18-02-2015, 08:19 PM
Usage
In a typical application, the oil seal is installed adjacent to a bearing, sealing in or sealing out, as necessary, the various liquids, gases or solids encountered by the particular mechanism.
Materials or compounds
Oil and grease seals are available in the following compounds: felt, leather, urethane, nitrile, polyacrylate, ethylene-acrylic or polyacrylic (Vamac®), silicone, fluoro-elastomer, tetrafluoro-ethylene propylene (Aflas®) and PTFE.
Note: A seal's operating environment should be determined before selecting the sealing element or lip material. (Consult the technical section of the Timken Small-Bore Industrial Seal Catalog for tables and listings.)
Sizes
Timken industrial seals are available in small-bore sizes, zero to 13 inches, as well as in metric and high-temperature varieties.