MOUVEX - mechanical seal
The design of the mechanical seal consists mainly of two parts: a movable part and a fixed part. The fixed part is usually a ring that is fixed in the pump housing. The movable part is mounted on the shaft and is pressed against the fixed part by means of a spring. Mechanical sealing is achieved using secondary seals (bellows, rubber rings) and a friction pair. When choosing a mechanical seal, it is important to choose the material of the secondary seals and friction pairs.
Materials for Mouvex mechanical shaft seals
- Rubber material:
- NBR (nitrile butadiene rubber), temperature resistant -20 to +120 C
- EPDM (ethylene propylene rubber), temperature resistance -30 to +170 C
- Viton (fluoroelastomer), temperature resistant -30 to +185 C
- PTFE (fluoroplastic), temperature resistance -260 to +260C
- Friction couples
- SUS - metal (stainless steel)
- CAR - graphite
- CER - Ceramics
- SIC - silicon carbide
- TC - tungsten carbide
It is visually difficult to understand how these materials differ from each other (except for PTFE), so it is easier to choose a material based on the pumped medium and its temperature. Contact us, we will help you to determine the material and choose the right seal for your Mouvex pump.
