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Viton® Fluoroelastomer Table of Contents

• O-rings and Seals Last Longer With Viton® fluoroelastomers
• Viton® Has Superior Thermal Stability
• Viton® Chemical Resistance
• Viton® Permeation Resistance To Reduce Emissions
• Selecting the Type of Viton® That Is Best For You
• Viton® Consists of Four Families of Polymers
• Comparison of General Use and High Performance Grades
• Viton® Properties
• Viton® Extreme™ for Chemical Challenges
• Viton® in Aerospace Applications
• Viton® in Automotive Applications
  • Automotive Fuel Seals
  • Seals and Gaskets
• Authentic Viton®: Look to Us for Parts of Genuine Viton®

Kalrez® O-rings and Seals

• Critical Properties
• Comparison Chart
• Kalrez® o-ring, seal and part availability
• Kalrez® Industries
  • Chemical Processing Industry
  • Semiconductor Industry
    • Ultrapure™ Post-Cleaning and Packaging
    • Kalrez® TriLobe™ Seals
  • Pharmaceuticals and Food Industries
    • Sanitary Seals
    • FDA Statement of Compliance
  • Aircraft and Aerospace Industries
  • Oil and Gas Industries

Simriz®

• Simriz® 1070: -10° to 300° C: High Temperature Applications
• Simriz® Properties
• Simriz® Applications
• Simriz® Chemical Resistance For Valves, Flanges, O-Rings and Seals
• Simriz® Thermal Stability

Elastomers

• Selecting A Sealing Elastomer
• Types of Polymers
• O-ring and Seal Materials
• Common Polymers in Semiconductor Process Equipment
• Nitrile (Buna-n) O-rings
• Teflon Encapsulated O-rings
• History of Polymers
• Elastomer Processing - Part 1
• Elastomer Processing - Part 2
• Elastomer Processing - Part 3
• Elastomer Processing - Part 4
• Material Specifications - Part 1, ASTM D 2000
• Material Specifications - Part 2, Japanese Industrial Standard (JIS) B 2401 O-rings
• Material Specifications - Part 3, Other Specifications
  

Properties of Elastomers

• Seal Selection by Environment
• The Physics of Rubber
• Elastomer Properties - Hardness
• Elastomer Properties - Tensile Stress/Strain
• Elastomer Properties - Bulk Modulus/Resiliency
• Elastomer Properties - Compression Set/Creep
• Elastomer Properties - Stress Relaxation/Retained Sealing Force
• Elastomer Properties - Shear Modulus/Tear Strength/Dynamic Stress-Strain
• Elastomer Properties - Abrasion/Coefficient of Friction/Electrical Properties
• Elastomer Properties - Miscellaneous Properties
• High Pressure Seal Performance
• Vacuum Seal Performance
• Seal Thermal Stability
• Chemical Seal: Chemical Compatibility

Seal Design Theory

• Incompressibility, Viscoelasticity and Thermomechanical Considerations
• Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis (FEA)
• Static Seal Gland Design
  • Static Seal Gland Dimensions - Axial-Static Glands
  • Static Seal Gland Dimensions - Axial Vacuum - Static Glands
  • Static Seal Gland Dimensions - Trapezoidal Vacuum
  • Static Seal Gland Dimensions - Conical
  • Static Seal Gland Dimensions - Tube Fitting Boss Seals
  • Static Seal Gland Dimensions - Radial
• Dynamic Seal Gland Design
  • Dynamic Seal Gland Dimensions - Rotary Seals
  • Dynamic Seal Gland Dimensions - Reciprocating Seals
• Gland Design - Special Considerations, Part 1
  • Gland Design - Special Considerations, Part 2
  • Gland Design - Special Considerations, Part 3
• Elastomers for Semiconductor Plasma Environments
• O-Rings and Seals in Vacuum Environments
  • Permeation
  • Outgassing and Vacuum Weight Loss
  • Trapped Gas

Seal Failure Analysis

• Environment Analysis
• Seal Design Analysis
• Elastomer Analysis
• General Factors: Leaking, Contamination and Appearance Change
• Seal Failure Part 1: Extrusion, Over-Compression and Spiral Failure
• Seal Failure Part 2: Chemical Degradation, Thermal Degradation and Explosive Decompression
• Seal Failure Part 3: Plasma Degradation, Contamination and Abrasion
• Seal Failure Part 4: Compression Set, Outgassing/Extraction and Installation Damage

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