AHPSeals' Spring-energized Teflon® Seals are used for linear or reciprocating rod and piston sealing applications, for rotating shafts as rotary seals, and for static and face sealing applications.

They are typically used in areas where elastomeric seals cannot meet the frictional, temperature, or chemical resistance requirements of the application. Seals made of Teflon® have exceptional resistance to high temperature, chemical reaction, and corrosion, and provide the lowest coefficient of friction of all sealing materials. Compared to other elastomeric sealing materials (e.g. Polyurethane, Nitrile and Viton® Rubber), Teflon® is a plastic material and offers little or no memory after being compressed; therefore, seals made out of Teflon® need to incorporate an energizing element made of an elastomer material, usually rubber (rubber-energized) or a metal spring (spring-energized).

AHPSeals is utilizing a variety of Teflon® (PTFE, Fluoropolymer) compounds, spring types and materials, lip configurations, and seal designs to meet the requirements of the most demanding seal environments.

 

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* Maximum values depend on seal material, seal configuration and working environment. For maximum seal life expectancy, do not operate your seal beyond 50% at the combined limits of the working conditions. Please consult our engineers or call 1-800-283-7140 for advice.

 

At American High Performance Seals, we pride ourselves on manufacturing the most durable Spring-energized Teflon Seals. Utilizing advanced materials designed specifically to offer our customers maximum durability, we manufacture the widest array of seals to meet the full range of industry fluids, temperatures, surface speeds and pressures.

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We design and manufacture the following types of Spring-energized Teflon®Seals:

VS Series - V-spring Seals SC Series - Slanted Coil Spring Seals HS Series - Helical Spring Seals

For your Seal application please, contact our engineers to help you in specifying a seal that’s best for your situation.

 

VS Series - V-spring Seals (More info)

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VS-PRS19	VS-S19E	VS-S19B	VS-RS19B	VS-RS19B2	VS-RS19A
VS-PS19A	VS-S19SE	VS-S19SI	VS-S19FI	VS-19FE
Special Seal Designs Other seal designs and materials for unique applications are available, please contact us for information regarding hardware design requirements and additional specifications.

VS-S19EBA High-pressure Back-up rings	VS-S19EBI Internal Back-up rings	VS-PS1953 Multi-Spring Loaded	VS-S19DS Large Sectional

> Hardware Surface Finish Guidelines

 

SC Series - Slanted Coil Spring Seals (More info)

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SC-PRS19B	SC-PRS19C	SC-PRS19D

> Hardware Surface Finish Guidelines

 

HS Series - Helical Spring Seals (More info)

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HS-PRS19B	HS-PRS19C	HS-PRS19D	HS-S19BFI	HS-S19BFE

> Hardware Surface Finish Guidelines

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Applications & Industries

AHP Seals Spring-energized PTFE Seals are suitable for service in the following industries:

Pharmaceuticals Liquid Chromatography Food Processing Space Exploration Tire Production Hydraulics Vacuum Service Oilfield Exploration and Production Paint and Solvents Steel Mills

Adhesives Cryogenic Service Liquid Handling Swivels Pumps and Valves Gas Production and Transportation Semiconductors Medical Equipment Gas Handling Equipment

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Materials:

Our extensive range of Seals are available in a wide variety of sizes and materials. Our materials include: Polyurethane, Nitrile, Viton®, H-Nbr, high-performance Polyurethane, water resistant (hydrolysis resistant) Polyurethane, EPDM, Silicone, FDA compliant materials, Aflas®, Hytrel®, Kalrez®, UHMWPE, Tefzel®, Nylon, Nylatron®, Engineering Plastics, Peek, and a range of proprietary-filled Teflon® (PTFE). Many special Duralast™, Permachem™ and Duraloy™ Engineering Plastics and Elastomers were developed to match real-world applications, and on many occasions we have developed a special grade to address a customer's application difficulty.

 

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