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Athalon Filters™

For hydraulic and lubrication oils
Betax(c)≥2000 Rated Stress Resistant filter
Technology (SRT)Keeping Fluids the Cleanest, Lo
The Ultimate inFilter Performance
Pall’s Athalon™ hydraulic and lube
oil filters combine Betax(c)≥2000 rated,
stress-resistant filter technology anda full range of housings to provide thegreatest overall filter performance andvalue available in industry today.

Consistent Filtration Performanc
Filter Element

System Requires
ISO 14/13/11
Cleanliness to Ensure
Proper Equipment
Protection

Pall Athalon Filters

Laid Over Pleat (LOP) Filter Media Geometry Maximizes filtration area
 Increases flow handling capability
 Reduces filter element size

ISO 20/19/17

ISO 12/7/2

ISO 12Stress-Resistant Filter Medium Improves fluid cleanliness consistency

Point where filter should bechanged to provide desired
component protection

 Improves performance in ‘real world’ conditions

OtherFilters

Anti-Static Construction
 Minimizes static charge generation
 Prevents damage to filter element, housing, or
fluid due to static discharge						Coreless/Cageless Construction
 60% lighter than comparable filter elementswith cores Reduces disposal costs (filter elements areincinerable, shreddable or crushable)
Simple to Install and Inexpensive to Maintain Common port and mounting interfaces andcover servicing makes maintenance quick
and easy to perform with the minimum ofbasic tools

ISO 20/19/17

ISO 13/12/10•• At installation, both
filters clean the fluid
to an acceptable 		cleanliness level• The Athalon filter willreach target cleanlinessquicker due to its highßx(c)>2000 efficiency
rating• Athalon’s low clean 		differential pressure 		
contributes to a lower
energy consumption ofthe system

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ISO 15/14/12•• Over time, the fluid 		cleanliness level 		deteriorates for the‘other’ filter due to its
lower CST performance.
The filter continues tooperate, but with 		increased risk to 		equipment failure anda higher energy 		requirement• The Athalon filter 		
continues to maintain therequired fluid cleanliness,maintaining system 		
protection

Fongest, for the Greatest Valuee Throughout a Long Service Life
Cost

Energy Cost from Higher ∆P

Component Wear Cost

Filter Change Out(Reached Replacement ∆P)

Eliminate Contamination
Induced Downtime

2/7/2

ISO 13/11/9

ISO 14/13/11

Eliminate Contamination
Related Costs

Filter Change Out(ReachedReplacement ∆P)

ISO 17/15/13

Time•• In the system with the‘other’ filter, fluid 		cleanliness continues todeteriorate, increasing therisk of equipment failure• In addition, pressure drop
across the ‘other’ filter
rises to the point where thefilter needs to be changed• The Athalon filter continues
to maintain the required
fluid cleanliness due to
its more consistent
performance

ISO 13/12/10

ISO 15/14/12•• With a new ‘other’ filter
installed, clean up begins
again. By having to cleanup the system again, theservice life of the ‘other’filter will be reduced

At no time can you
assess the fluid
condition with thenaked eye. All bottle
samples look thesame.

• The Athalon filter keeps
the fluid at or better than
the target fluid cleanlinessfor the full life of the filter
element• The Athalon filter is 		
eventually changed on
indication at a clean
fluid cleanliness level

Athalon filter
housings

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Athalon Filter Elements
BetaX(C)≥2000 Rated Stress-Resistant Filters
Over the years, Pall’s continuous media development
program has made many advances in the state-of-theart in fluid clarification.
Athalon filters represent another industry first for lubeand hydraulic filters with an unequalled Betax(c) ≥2000
removal efficiency rating. This enhanced performanceensures equipment protection and extends component
and fluid life.

Medium Substrate
Support Layer(not shown)‘Setting new standards infilter element design’
Betax(c) ≥2000 rated Stress Resistant media
Technology in a Laid-Over Pleat configuration:
Inert, inorganic fibers securely bonded in a fixed,
tapered pore structure with increased resistance tosystem stresses such as cyclic flow and dirt loading.

Upstream andDownstream
Drainage MeshO-ring
Seal

Proprietary
Outer
HelicalWrap

Coreless/CagelessDesignCorrosion Resistant
End Caps featuring
Auto Pull Element
Removal Tabs

Proprietary
CushionLayer

Why Betax(c) ≥2000?
Athalon Filters
ßx(c) ≥2000(99.95%)1,000,000
particles>6 µm(c)Contamination
Challenge

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ßx(c) ≥1000(99.9%)• 10x better efficiency 		

500

compared to the common
performance standard filter
with ßx(c) ≥2000 rating• Significantly fewer passes

1000

required to reach target
cleanliness level• Reduces equipment 		ßx(c) ≥200
(99.5%)

5000Beta Ratio(% Eff.)Downstream
fluid quality

maintenance andunscheduled 			downtime costs

The Athalon
Design Advantage
Laid-over Pleating Allows more filtration area to be packed into a given
filter element envelope Creates uniform flow distribution through the filter element
 Protects against pleat collapse and bunching

UnusedVolumeMesh
Layer

MeshLayer

Core

FilterMediumFilterMedium

Mesh
Layer

Mesh
Layer

Figure 2. Ultipleat filter element construction, showing uniform
flow distribution.

Figure 1. Conventional pleated filter element construction, showing
Non-uniform flow distribution in a traditional fan-pleat filter.

Betax(c) ≥2000 Stress-Resistant Technology
 Maximum control of damaging particles
 Consistent, superior performance over the full service 			life of the filter
 The ultimate protection against contaminant induced costs

Giving customers
what they pay for

Comparative Performance

A critical measure of a filter’s performanceis it’s ability to sustain fluid cleanlinessthroughout its service life.

While all filters provide good fluid cleanlinessearly in service life, only Athalon filters
produce sustained fluid cleanliness overthe life of the filter.

Particles/mL >6μm(c)This graph compares an Athalon 7μm(c)rated filter to competitors’ productswith equivalent ratings.

1000

800

Particles/mL >6μm(c)ContaminatedComp D>100xComp D
Comp CComp A
Comp B
X Pall Athalon

600
Comp C
>50x

400

200

Comp B >15xComp A >10x
X Athalon0
New Filter- 50% of Life

- 90% of Life

Clean

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The Athalon Seriesof Housings High pressure, return line, and in-tank filter designs
 Pipe, flange, and manifold connection options
 Simplex and duplex configurations
 Pressures to 420 bar (6100 psi)

UH210

UH310
UR210UR610
UR690

41(600)10(145)Return Line28(400)

UR310

UT310

UT210

UT610

Tank TopMax Filter Pressure Rating Bar (psi)420(6100)

High Pressure Flows up to 1500 l/min (400 USgpm)

0230(60)

265(70)Max Filter Flow Ratel/min (US gpm)

600
(160)

760(200)

835(220)

1140
(300)

Athalon Auto-Pull mechanism

Cover Service for safer handling

Predictable Element servicing• When the filter cover is unscrewed,• Cover service makes filter element• Athalon filters can be fitted withtabs on the filter element endcaps
lock into hooks in the coverchange simple, quick and safer
for operators• As the cover is removed, the filter• The filter element is withdrawn

element is automatically pulled fromthe tube, eliminating the need tohandle or forcefully pull the elementfrom the housing

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as the cover is unscrewed.

Pall’s Deltadyne™ electrical ormechanical differential pressure
indicators, or on tank-top mounted
filters, a visual pressure gauge.
• Activation gives early warning of theneed for filter change

Athalon Element Specifications
Fabrication Integrity (ISO 2942)
Fabrication integrity is validated and assured during themanufacturing process by numerous evaluations andinspections including Bubble Point testing.

Element Collapse/Burst Rating (ISO 2941)
10 bard (150 psid)
Flow vs. Pressure Drop (ISO 3968)
See appropriate Ultipleat SRT housing literature.
Fluid Compatibility (ISO 2943)
Compatible with petroleum oils, water glycols, water-oil
emulsions, and high water containing fluids. Fluorocarbon
seals are standard, enabling use with industrial phosphateesters, diesters, and specified synthetics.
Flow Fatigue (ISO 3724)
Contact factory; filter element pleats are fully supported,
both upstream and downstream to achieve excellent
fatigue cycle life.

Temperature Range
Fluorocarbon seals: -29˚C (-20˚F) to +120˚C (+250˚F)
Note: Maximum 60˚C (140˚F) in water based fluids.
Other seal materials available on application
Quality Control
All filter elements are manufactured by Pall to exacting
procedures and strict quality controls. Filter elements arechecked against rigorous ongoing validation test protocols
within Pall Corporation. Pall is accredited to ISO 9001
and QS 9000.

Multi-pass filter ratings (per ISO 16889)
10,000ASAPFiltration Ratio (ß)

AZANAT

2,000

100

10

1024

681012141618202224 26

Particle Size (µm(c))

Cleanliness Code Ratings
Code		ßx(c)≥2000per ISO 16889

CST Rating*AZ

307/04/01

AP

511/08/03

AN

713/09/04

AS

1215/11/06

AT

25

16/14/08* CST: Cyclic Stabilization Test to determine filter rating under stress conditions,based on SAE ARP4205
Note these ISO codes are laboratory measurements under standard conditions.
Cleanliness measured in actual operation will depend on operating conditions
and sampling method.

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January 2016