Alphabet Soup
Abbreviated as ID and CSD
What is Inner Diameter and Cross-Section Diameter?
Supplier of high quality, cost effective extruded FKM cordstock
Who is Eagle Elastomer?
Material category often called Viton or FKM
What is Fluoroelastomer?
The Shore A durometer of a hockey puck
What is 90?
Common groove design for inverted or upside-down seal
What is a dovetail or half-dovetail groove?
Elastomer know as NBR
Nitrile-Butadiene Rubber
Industry leader in expanded PTFE
Who is W.L.Gore?
Typical filler in black FKM o-rings
What is Carbon Black?
Credited with being the first to vulcanize rubber
Who is Charles Goodyear?
Elimination of air in a variable capacity storage tank with a floating lid
Why to use an inflatable gasket?
The T & C’s attached to purchase orders.
What are Terms and Conditions?
Supplier of a wide range of seal technologies suited for medium level production volumes or highly engineered solutions
Who is Parker?
Kalrez material most often recommended for applications requiring high temperature performance
What is Kalrez 8900?
Realistic maximum temperature for an elastomeric material
What is 327C?
Elastomer recommended for harsh chemical environment
What is Kalrez
Member distributors are invited to attend online training sessions
What is ISD or International Sealing Distributors?
Responsive and flexible producer of custom mold products on BaySeal speed-dial.
LMP Molded Rubber Products
Parker materials VG109, VX065, and FF400 all excel in the same condition
What is a lower temperature range?
The sum of the inner diameter and the cross-section diameter times PI
What is the equation for o-ring cut length?
Requirement to seal high speed rotary motion with relatively tight tolerance between shaft and cylinder wall
When to use spring energized PTFE lip seal or FlexiSeal
The meaning of PTFE
What is PolyTetraFluoroEthylene?
Industry leading Kalrez materials and unparalleled engineering support.
Who is DuPont?
Popular DuPont material used in “Wet” applications
What is Kalrez 6375?
Inspection tools used to measure dimensions of BSC spliced o-ring
What are calipers and PI tape?
The most robust and cost effective technology to seal between two surfaces.
What is an o-ring?