O-ring chemical compatibility & 
Elastomer chemical compatibility

O-ring chemical compatibility

O-ring chemical compatibility is quick and easy to look up using the interactive wizard on PPE's website. The chemical compatibility is calculated for each o-ring elastomer type by the wizard. Users can select particular chemicals which the wizard will work out the chemical compatibility score of each o-ring elastomer type against each chemical individually and overall. Once the most chemical compatible o-ring elastomer type has been established, the wizard then lists the most appropriate o-ring elastomer grades available. These grades can then be sorted and ranked by various criteria including temperature, hardness, colour, compression set, etc. This allows engineers to select the most suitable chemically compatible o-rings for a particular application.

Elastomer chemical compatibility

Elastomer chemical compatibility is an extremely important consideration when selecting the correct o-ring or seal component for an application which involves process or cleaning chemicals, ie. food, dairy, brewing, pharmaceutical, paint and petrochemical industries.

PPE's Material Technologists are experts in chemistry and elastomer characteristics, and are available to provide advice and assistance, or recommend suitable compounds for a particular application based on elastomer chemical compatibility.

PPE's elastomer chemical compatibility wizard is designed to provide users with a quick and easy method of checking chemical compatibility of any elastomer type without the need for looking through pages of tables, and it is available completely free of charge.

For further information please call us or contact us for queries related to o-rings chemical compatibility or elastomer chemical compatibility.