Pump Shaft Seals

Face Materials

Pump Seals come in a wide range of face combinations.

Face Materials

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In-line Pump Seals

The term In-line seals refers to seals that are mounted to a shaft or sleeve inside the pump..

In-line Pump Seals

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Metal Bellows

Metal bellows mechanical seals feature a welded bellows core made of one of several metallurgies.

Metal Bellows

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PTFE Pump Seals

Mechanical seals often need PTFE to be compatible with chemical applications.

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Pump Shaft Seals

Mechanical seals are engineered for most pumps, mixer and agitator applications. In many cases the designs have been proven to be workhorses over years of use. In difficult seal applications, the pump seals must be designed for specific industrial demands.

Mechanical pump seals deliver a full range or rotary configurations and component materials - to handle virtually and fluid moved by any equipment. When you specify engineered pump seals you have the advantage of the most advanced pump seal technology, the latest in field proven design. Most applications do not require an engineered pump seal. We know the history of what pump shaft seals work in which applications, and are happy to share that expertise with technical support.

Rotating face units are the dependable pump seal answer for worn equipment when your shaft seals must be replaced. They are ideal for new equipment designs or to improve the usefulness of existing equipment by converting from pump packing or inferior stock shaft seals to mechanical pump seals.



Mechanical seals feature:

  • Invisible leakage
  • Seals a pumps shaft while allowing it to rotate
  • Less friction/power loss
  • No to little wear on the shafts or sleeves
  • Flexibility - to accommodate shaft deflections and "End Play"
  • No period maintenance
  • Long Life

Mechanical seals feature:

In practical use, the basic rotating face pump seal principle is adaptable to serve a tremendous number of sealing needs: standard pump seals can suit most requirements-including temperatures to 500 degrees F and shaft speeds to 3600 RPM through the choice of secondary seal and the combination of seal and seat face materials which are offered. Seals can be ordered in balanced configurations to seal pressures above 200 psi, or used in a multiple for extremely high pressures or especially severe fluid services....Special pump seals can be furnished to meet the most demanding of industrial applications considering pressure, temperature, speed or fluid.

Mechanical seal designs range from the work horse "single spring" pump seals, to highly engineered double cartridge seals for extreme applications. The basic of each type follows:

Single spring pump seals:

Utilize a single spring coiled in a right of left hand design to accommodate left and right hand turning pumps. They have the flexibility to accommodate misalignment, shaft deflection, and break away shock loading. It resists clogging in extremely viscous fluids.

All pump seals are constructed of three basic sets of parts:

1) A set of primary seal faces: one that rotates and one that remains stationary.
2) A set of secondary seals known as shaft packings and insert mountings, such as o-rings, rubber boots, PTFE or Grafoil wedges, or V-Rings.
3) Pump Seals have hardware including gland rings, collars, compression rings, pins, springs, retaining rings and bellows.

Pump Seals can be classified by Arrangement

Pump Seals can be classified by Design

Pump Shaft Seals
Pump Seals for rotating shafts

A pump seal works though the use of two very flat (generally within 3 light bands flat) lapped faces which make it difficult for leakage to occur (beyond a vapor). As mentioned above one face is stationary and one rotates with the shaft. One of the two faces is usually a non-galling material such as carbon-graphite. The other will be a harder material providing dissimilar materials making contact and allowing one to be a sacrificial. The softer pump seal face usually has the smaller mating surface and is commonly called the "wear nose" of the mechanical Seal.

The Easiest seal to install as a replacement for pump packing is a cartridge type pump seal:

The Beauty of cartridge seals are they are self-contained. Holding all the elements of a pump seal set:

* Rotating Face Seal

* Stationary Seal face or faces

* Shaft sleeve

* Gland

Cartridge Pump Seals :

Are the easiest seal for a mechanic to install. Only being required to slide onto the pump shaft and bolt to the pump gland, the cartridge seal cannot be miss installed.

Cartridge Seals must fit the stuffing box there is a form on www.americansealandpacking.com under pump seals with this and other information on it to help the customer make sure the seal fits there pump.

Installation of single spring, metal bellows or multiple spring seals require much more effort to be sure of an effective long lasting seal. Ask your American Seal & Packing sales representative for installation directions.

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