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【 Knowledge of O-rings 】 Product characteristics of silicone rubber (SIL) O-rings
Category:Industry news Source:This station Datetime:2023-10-16 09:00:00 Hits:318

As we all know, the O-ring is made of a variety of rubber materials, and the rubber material of Haide Paike is fully covered. The commonly used O-ring materials are nitrile butadiene rubber (NBR), hydrogenated nitrile butadiene rubber (HNBR), EPDM, fluororubber (FKM/FPM), fluororubber (F-SIL/FVMQ), silicone rubber (SIL/VMQ), rubber. Neoprene rubber (CR), perflurane rubber (FFKM), tetrapropyl fluoro rubber (AFLAS), acrylic rubber (ACM) and so on. Faced with so many materials, how do we choose the right material O-ring? We share with you the advantages and disadvantages of different materials of O-rings, hoping to help you with O-ring material selection.

Silicone rubber in English, referred to as SIL or VMQ, silicone rubber O-rings are also very common in production equipment, especially in the food and medical industry silicone rubber seals are widely used.


Advantages of Silicone rubber (SIL) O-rings:

1. Silicone rubber O-ring has good heat resistance and can be used for a long time at 180 ° C.
2. Silicone rubber O-ring has good oxygen resistance, ozone resistance, ultraviolet resistance, cosmic ray resistance and other characteristics.


Disadvantages of Silicone rubber (SIL) O-rings:

1. Silicone rubber O-rings are easily eroded by alkali, acid, fuel oil, chlorinated hydrocarbons, ketones, lipids, ethers, etc.
2. Silicone rubber O-rings are usually not recommended for use in places with superheated water steam.



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