Polymeric Seals and Sealing Technology

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Polymeric Seals and Sealing Technology is written by J. A. Hickman and published by iSmithers Rapra Publishing. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1859570968 (ISBN 10) and 9781859570968 (ISBN 13).

This report surveys the main types of seal, static and dynamic as well as those with more specific applications such as pneumatic and diaphragm seals. It then goes on to look at seal manufacture and the range of polymeric materials available for use in seal design from natural rubber and EPM to fluorosilicone rubbers and PTFE, providing data on their maximum and minimum usage temperatures. An additional indexed section containing several hundred abstracts from the Rapra Polymer Library database provides useful references for further reading.