MC Series Standard Mass Flow Controller

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MC Series Standard Mass Flow Controller 00587

Gas mass flow controllers must be fast and accurate to establish stable flow. Our mass flow controllers reach their setpoints faster than any others, which enables them to suppress fluctuations in line pressure before they affect your process downstream. Customized valve options and factory PID tuning ensure that your mass flow controller will perform well in your specific application.

The MC series is Alicat’s standard mass flow controller, with models that can measure flow rates as high as 5000 slpm or as low as 0.0025 sccm. The MC series uses small proportional valves for control at lower flow rates and is suitable for use with non-corrosive gases. The MC series is also available for use with aggressive or corrosive gases (MCS), where the valve is upgraded to 303 stainless steel, the sensor to 316L stainless steel, and the elastomers to FFKM to withstand corrosion.

Alicat MC series flow controllers can be custom built with your choice of options. Choose your communications protocol, display, process connections, elastomers, flow totalizer, and calibration. Other build options include your choice of valve options to ensure optimal performance under your expected process conditions. Need further customization? Contact us and we’d be happy to help you build the instrument you need.

Each flow controller comes with a NIST-traceable calibration certificate and an Alicat operating manual. Power supply sold separately.

Other Alicat Flow Controllers
The MCW, or “Whisper”, is best for low pressure drop applications, which makes these controllers ideal for controlling mass and volumetric flow rates when there is little available system pressure. The MCQ flow controller delivers the fast control response of our standard controller to applications that require higher line pressures (160 - 320 PSIA).

• 50-100 ms speed of response stills upstream fluctuations
• Accessible PID valve tuning for best speed and stability
• Custom valve orifice sizing yields full-range stability
• Control mass flow, volumetric flow or absolute pressure with one device
• No warm-up: ready to control process flows in one second
• Patented differential pressure-based flow measurement technology
• Numerous user-selectable engineering units
• Includes COMPOSER™ gas composition firmware
• Easy integration into your digital industrial network with various communication options
• Built with IP66 ingress protection for environmental hardiness
• Lifetime warranty

Maximum Available Range	0 - 5000 slpm
Minimum Available Range	0 - 0.5 sccm / 0 - 500 sμlm
Turndown Ratio	200:1
Standard Accuracy Calibration	± (0.8% of the reading + 0.2% of FS)
Optional High-Accuracy Calibration	± (0.4% of the reading + 0.2% of FS)
Repeatability	0.2% of FS
Typical Measurement Response Time	50 - 100 ms (as low as 25 ms with PID tuning)
Compatible Gases	98
Operating Temperature	-10°C - 60°C
Max Internal Pressure (Static)	145 PSIG (160 PSIA)
Proof Pressure	175 PSIG (190 PSIA)
STP/NTP Default	25°C & 1 atm STP/0°C & 1 atm NTP
Ingress Protection	IP66
Wetted Materials	303 and 302 Stainless Steel, Viton®, Heat Cured Silicone Rubber, Glass Reinforced Polyphenylene Sulfide, Heat Cured Epoxy, Aluminum, Gold, Silicone, Glass
Valve Options	MC: small proportional control valve for flow ranges of 20 slpm and below MC with PCA designation: high-performance proportional control valve used for some applications with higher pressures MCP: small proportional control valve with the largest orifice (not available for corrosive configurations) MCH: hammerhead configuration, which pairs two small valves working side-by-side as one valve MCR: nearly frictionless large Rolamite proportional valve for flow rates of 50 slpm and above