Another critical factor to consider is the type of seal most suitable for particular machinery. When selecting your mechanical sealing solution, assess your machine’s shaft speed, temperature, pressure, environment, and the medium coming into contact with the seal during an operation. These factors help determine the color, size, sealing element, lip material to choose from, and if it can be sealed out or sealed in.
When the oil seal material and the chemical are not compatible, there will be a chemical attack, which increases at high temperatures. The only way to remedy this is to select the right material for your application. If you’ll be dealing with harsh chemicals, choose oil seals that are made with reliable materials for their compatibility.
Advantages:
– Good static sealing
– Compensation of different thermal expansion
– Reduced risk of fretting corrosion
– Effective protection against air side contaminants
– Higher bore surface roughness is allowed
– Installation in split-housings
– Modern lip design provides low radial forces
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