J: Additional code is added here as an identifier when two or more seals have exactly the same type codes and dimensional numbers.
- Features and Benefits
- 2. Hydraulic Systems Silicone gaskets are used in hydraulic systems to provide a seal between moving parts and prevent leakage.
- An oil tank gasket is an essential component of any oil tank system. It serves as a seal between the tank and the rest of the system, preventing oil leaks and ensuring that the tank operates efficiently. Without a properly functioning oil tank gasket, your oil tank system can experience a range of problems, from oil leaks to decreased performance.
This is one of the frequent reasons for oil seal failure, and this is majorly because of the volatility of any of the elastomer’s constituents. These causative constituents may be part of the elastomer formulation, or gases that got entrapped in the elastomer during the molding process. The deceiving fact about this failure is that sometimes the oil seal won’t show any visual sign of out-gassing, however, sometimes when the out-gassing is extreme, they shrink.
A more comprehensive study of aeration by Dinzburg8 showed that even a minimal level of aeration of an aggressive European SF oil led to protection of a VDF/HFP/TFE compound, but to severe deterioration of an HNBR compound. He notes that aeration increases the severity of aging in oil for silicone and acrylic elastomers, while decreasing the severity for FKM elastomers.
An oil seal type that is resistant to oils, fuels, and solvents, fluorosilicone also offers temperature stability. Primarily found in aerospace fuel applications and automotive fuel emission control, this o ring material is fast becoming popular in more and more oil-based applications across a wide spectrum of industries.