http://www.ret-monitor.com/articles/735/oil-seal-elastomers/ Specific mission-critical info for professionals Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:23:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 http://www.ret-monitor.com/articles/735/oil-seal-elastomers/comment-page-1/#comment-6173 Terry Sat, 22 Jan 2011 07:29:29 +0000 http://www.ret-monitor.com/articles/735/oil-seal-elastomers/#comment-6173 For high surface speed applications where cost is not an issue, like F1 or aircraft, the best shaft oil seal is a carbon face seal. Carbon face seals can tolerate higher surface speeds than elastomer lip seals, are more durable, and have less friction. But they are also less tolerant of angular misalignments. For high surface speed applications where cost is not an issue, like F1 or aircraft, the best shaft oil seal is a carbon face seal. Carbon face seals can tolerate higher surface speeds than elastomer lip seals, are more durable, and have less friction. But they are also less tolerant of angular misalignments.

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