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Oil Seal Materials & Specifications

The document discusses various materials used for oil seals and their properties and specifications. It provides information on nitrile, polyacrylate, silicone, and fluoroelastomer materials - listing their temperature ranges, oil and chemical resistance, advantages, and disadvantages. Tables 1-3 provide further details on material codes, ASTM specifications, fluid compatibility, and advantages/disadvantages of each material for different sealing applications and conditions.

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Oil Seal Materials & Specifications

The document discusses various materials used for oil seals and their properties and specifications. It provides information on nitrile, polyacrylate, silicone, and fluoroelastomer materials - listing their temperature ranges, oil and chemical resistance, advantages, and disadvantages. Tables 1-3 provide further details on material codes, ASTM specifications, fluid compatibility, and advantages/disadvantages of each material for different sealing applications and conditions.

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OIL SEAL MATERIALS & SPECIFICATIONS

The most important component of an oil seal is the clastomer material.


To consider the environmental conditions, the following properties
are important:

Good chemical resistance


Good resistance to heat and
low temperature
Good resistance to ozone
and weather aging
Good elasticity
High resistance to water
Low compression set
Raw material cost

In order to satisfy various sealing


conditions, EPM has many compounds
available for your choice.

TABLE 1

BASE
POLYACRYLAT FLUOROELASTOM
POLYME NITRILE SILICONE
E ER
R
Material
N P S V
Code
-80 F ~ 400 F
Temperatur -40 F ~ 250 F -20 F ~ 300 F -30 F ~ 400 F
(-60 C ~ 200
e Range * (-35 C ~ 120 C) (-30 C ~ 150 C) (-35 C ~ 200 C)
C)
Oil
E E G E
Resistance
Acid
G F F E
Resistance
Alkali
G X X F
Resisitance
Water
G F G G
Resisitance
Heat
G E E E
Resistance
Cold
G F E F
Resistance
Wear
E E G E
Resistance
Ozone
G E E E
Resistance
ASTM 2BG715B14B34E0 SDH710A26B16 2GE8O7A19B3 2HK710A110B38
D2000 14 B36EO16EO36 7
Spec. EO34EF11EF21 EO16EO36G1
1

* maximum temperature limits depend on other operating conditions.

TABLE 2

Advantage Disadvantage
Good temperature resistance. Fair resistance to water, dry
Commonly chosen as high temperature running.
FLUOROELASTOMER
replacement for Nitrile or Polyacrylate. Low temperature resistance
is fair.
Polymerised acrylic acidesters or PA and Poor cold temperature limit,
ACM. dry running ability, water
POLYACRYLATE Good resistance to mineral oil, hypoid gear resistance.
oil E.P. additive, greases, aging and flex Lower mechanical strength.
cracking.
Commonly referred to as Buna-N or NBR Poor resistance to ozone
and is copolymer of Butadiene and and weather aging.
Acryonitrile.
NITRILE Good resistance to petroleum oils, water,
silicone oil, greases, glycol base fluids.
Good abrasion resistance, cold flow, tear
resistance.
Broad temperature range. Low resistance to
Good ozone resistance hydrocarbon fluids like
SILICONE
Resistant to compression set. gasoline or paraffin fluids or
steam above to 50 psi.

TABLE 3 Fluid Compatibility

LIP MATERIAL
TYPE OF FLUID TO BE SEALED NITRILE POLYACRYLATE SILICONE FLUOROELASTOMER
Engine Oil E E G E
Gear Oil G G X E
Turbine Oil No.2 G G G E
Machine Oil No.2 G G F E
Automatic Transmission Fluid E E F E
Petroleum Base Lubricating Oil E E F E
Gasoline F X X E
Light Oil / Kerosene F X X G
Cutting Oil E G F E
Grease E E E E
E.P. Lubricants G E X E
Water - Glycol E X G G
Alcohol E X G F
20 % Hydrochloric Acid Solution F F F E
30% Sulfuric Acid Solution F F X E

E Excellent
G Good for most applications.
F Fair, can be used if no other materials available.
X Not recommended.
Phosphate Easter and Water Glycol hydraulic fluids are
not included in the table.
Water resistance includes steam. No material is ideally
compatible as lubricity of water is very poor.
PTFE, Ethylane Acrylate, and other elastomars are available.

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