Carbon Seals

Pure carbon graphite is strictly speaking a ceramic material, but in the form that it is used for seals it will usually be impregnated with other materials that are provided to variously improve the sealing by reducing porosity, improve the wear performance or increase strength. It is widely used, being one of the face pairs on the vast majority of mechanical seals, and also found as the most popular material for segmented circumferential seals and for piston rings in dry or marginally lubricated conditions.

Carbon is also a critical component in some of the hard face materials used in mechanical seals because it combines with metals at high temperatures to form metallic carbides. These materials include tungsten carbide and silicon carbide. Carbon sealing rings are used as the wear face of most mechanical seals for the sealing of fluids in all industries.

We, Omega Seals, are one of the leading manufacturers of Carbon seals. We have become the most reliable source for a complete range of mechanical seals and systems. Omega Seals manufactures a complete range of mechanical seals including pump seals, reactor seals, carbon seals, single seals, double seals, metal bellow seals, cartridge seals and others for pumps, glass lined reactors, blowers and other rotary equipment.