Rubber Seals for Water Applications

Industrial plants struggle with leaks resulting from cracks in technical seals and rubber gaskets, including mechanically damaged silicone gaskets. How to deal with this? Welcome to the POWER Rubber Specialists' Guide.

Seals made from various materials - Power Rubber store offer

At Power Rubber we offer various types of rubber gaskets made from different materials and in various sizes. Depending on the material, they feature unique properties (e.g. resistance to abrasion, hydraulic fluids, fuel, high pressure) and can be applied in different working environments (e.g. gas and water installations).

Rubber gaskets that guarantee peace of mind

High-quality technical seals are a guarantee of peace of mind. Components of many industrial devices used in various machines and equipment are easily damaged if they have not been well selected – which is confirmed by the lack of knowledge of the industry's specifications. Properly selected gaskets for a given application allow long-term use and internal comfort and – most importantly – reduction of production costs.

Technical sealing and cost reduction

As is often the case in our lives and as we well know: Quality costs, and quality is comfort — this allows us to reduce total costs despite initially higher unit costs for individual technical seals. The quality of materials offered by POWER Rubber has proven results. This is especially visible for the use of O-rings in manufacturing companies. The unit cost of a seal is higher, but it eliminates the need for a greater number of technological stoppages.

Rubber seals O-rings

When we say rubber gasket, the first thing that comes to mind is the O-ring type gasket. The POWER Rubber rubber shop allows you to purchase O-rings made from various materials. Among them you can choose, among others, silicone rubber rings for high temperatures, as well as oil-resistant gaskets. It is worth remembering the correct selection of the rubber compound — rubber materials, derivatives of rubber — when purchasing, which is why we advise you to share this information with us so that O-rings and other technical seals serve as long as possible and are selected correctly, as they should be.

Fiber gasket for water

In our wide offer we also have dedicated technical solutions. One of these solutions are fiber gaskets. Gaskets dedicated for contact with water, which over time affects the seal by increasing its volume through the swelling process. This process results in the almost complete filling of grooves by the gasket, which positively affects the tightness in the given system. Fiber gaskets are also recommended for contact with high friction forces, which confirms their high resistance to thinning, and resistance to fats and small contaminants allows the use of fiber gaskets in systems such as: water meters, radiators, heaters, water gauges, that is water meters, pressure gauges and faucets.

Kryngielit – Kryngielit Gaskets

One of the most commonly used materials as water gaskets are gasket sheets Kryngielit. Kryngielit sheets are highly water-resistant. Their construction allows applications even up to 7.8 atmospheres and in a temperature range up to +200°C. It is also worth adding that Kryngielit gaskets are resistant to basic actions of greases and oils, such as industrial oil, most commonly known as heating oil, which allows for a wide range of use in many branches of industry. These seals can be found in petrochemicals, automotive industry, and even in power plants. This is also due to resistance to steam as well as acids and alkalis. In the offer we cut Kryngielit gaskets with thicknesses from 0.5mm up to 5mm. Also for this type, double plates, and even triple ones are often used, which allows achieving a thickness of up to 15mm.

Flange / flat gaskets

Flat flange gaskets are intended for high-pressure hydraulic devices or steam. They are used to seal connections between two elements, e.g. pipes. Such products for flange connections are made of rubber, felt, gasket sheet, cardboard, thermal insulation paper.

EPDM rubber gaskets

The material dedicated to contact with water is the EPDM rubber compound. Depending on the type of EPDM rubber, the temperature range starts at -40°C and ends at +110°C for the sulfur-cured variant, and up to +177°C for the peroxide-cured variant. A feature that characterizes the EPDM compound is resistance to steam as well as ozone and UV radiation. EPDM O-rings are also used in air conditioning systems. This allows maintaining system tightness and caring for the surrounding environment.

Silicone rubber gasket

Different grades of rubber are intended for specific applications. Among the materials used for gasket production, silicone is undoubtedly dedicated to contact at high temperatures, reaching even up to +300°C. Additionally, silicone gaskets are among the most frequently used seals in the food industry. Technological development and FDA certification (Food and Drug Administration) allow safe contact with food, drinking water and human skin. Silicone gaskets are intended, among others, for use in broadly understood medicine, the pharmaceutical industry and the food industry. From the VQM and MVQ rubber compounds, rubber profiles are also produced, as well as dedicated rubber products molded to the orders of our Customers.

A feature of silicone that confirms this application is also resistance to contact with seawater and freshwater, and together with FDA certification it confirms use in sealing elements where the medium encountered is drinking water.

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