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Comparison of Relative Performance of Common Sealing Materials

2024-12-12

It can be applied to industries such as petroleum, chemical, automotive, military, and papermaking, as well as to food, pharmaceuticals, and nuclear industries.
Comparison of Relative Performance of Common Sealing Materials
Key Material Characteristics SP SIC Pressureless Sintered Silicon Carbide Reactive Sintered Silicon Carbide Tungsten Carbide Alumina
Performance against Carbon Graphite Better Excellent Excellent Good Average
Self-Wear Performance Better Fairly Good Fairly Good Poor Poor
General Corrosion Resistance Better Better Average Average Average
Heat Resistance Better Excellent Excellent Fairly Good Poor
Wear Resistance (in Slurry Conditions) Better Better Good Good Average
Economics (Mass Formability) Better Excellent Poor Average Excellent
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