Technical Paper
Design Considerations for Static Seals: Integrating Material Properties into Design
2012-04-16
2012-01-0541
There are a number of approaches people take to develop solutions for static sealing applications. People use a range of designs for different situations intended for particular exposure conditions to different environments and expected levels of performance. In most cases, people look at seal design and material selection as two different and separate parts of a process that involve 1) selecting a material believed to be capable of acceptable performance in an environment, 2) selecting a design thought appropriate for an application, and 3) performing a durability test on the part made of that material in a simulated environment for the application. This works in most cases, but at best, it can only be characterized as an approach based on reasonable judgment, and trial and error.