SPRING ENERGIZED SEALS – SES

Spring-energized seals for dynamic, static, and highly demanding applications.

Energized seals in high-performance polymers

Spring energized seals – SES – are made from high-performance polymers. These include pure F10PTFE and filled F10PTFE, 3M™ Dyneon™ TFM™ modified PTFE and other high-performance polymers – F10HPP.

Energized seals are precision components machined on the latest generation of CNC machines: diameter and radial section are critical characteristics for seals. The typical “U” shape of the seal uses system pressure to expand and increase the surface load that ensures sealing.

The metal springs inside the energized seals provide the initial thrust needed to activate the sealing mechanism. Fluorten offers a wide range of solutions, both standard and non-standard, each optimized for the most critical applications.

Proper material and spring selection is an extremely important step, especially in the most demanding conditions, where proper spring thrust must be carefully evaluated. Some applications require very low thrust springs, while others require high loads.

High temperature resistant polymers

Fluorten’s spring energized seals – SES – are designed to operate from cryogenic temperatures as low as -270 °C to high temperatures in excess of 300 °C. Special designs can withstand extreme HTHP (High Temperature – High Pressure) combinations.

Spring energized seals – SES – are available in both radial and frontal designs, as both static and dynamic seals. Sizes ranging from a few millimeters to 2 meters are available to cover all possible combinations. Both seal design and spring selection are important for low friction applications. Fluorten’s spring energized seals – SES – are inert to all chemicals except molten alkali metals, high temperature fluorine gases and chlorine trifluoride. Available materials range from stainless steels such as 1.4301 to high alloys such as Elgiloy®, Hastelloy® and Inconel 718.

F10-XX materials in accordance with Norsok M-710 ED.3 and API 6A are available on request.

Solutions for the most demanding industries

Fluorten develops custom-engineered technical components for applications where reliability, precision, and performance are essential requirements.

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