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GS (General Service) Metal Bellows

The document discusses metal bellows seals, which can use flexible graphite instead of rubber or o-rings to seal at higher temperatures. Metal bellows seals maintain seal face pressure using the bellows instead of springs. They typically only require one static o-ring to seal shaft leakage and withstand various chemical services due to compatible o-ring materials. When installed correctly, metal bellows seals provide long service for chemical applications where other materials are incompatible. Formed bellows seals were commonly used in waste water and agriculture but welded bellows are stronger and better suited to maintaining seal faces.

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GS (General Service) Metal Bellows

The document discusses metal bellows seals, which can use flexible graphite instead of rubber or o-rings to seal at higher temperatures. Metal bellows seals maintain seal face pressure using the bellows instead of springs. They typically only require one static o-ring to seal shaft leakage and withstand various chemical services due to compatible o-ring materials. When installed correctly, metal bellows seals provide long service for chemical applications where other materials are incompatible. Formed bellows seals were commonly used in waste water and agriculture but welded bellows are stronger and better suited to maintaining seal faces.

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GS (General Service) Metal Bellows

Metal Bellows seals can seal with Flexible Graphite


instead of a rubber boot or o-ring Elastomers allowing it to
be used in higher temperature applications
No Springs to clog.
Metal Bellows seals are a very effective method of
maintaining seal face pressure on the seal face.
Metal Bellows seals that do use o-rings only require one
static o-ring to seal off any leakage along the shaft in
Chemical Service this o-ring can be Aflas, EPDM, Nitrle,
Viton, Encapsolated PTFE, Ameri-rez, or PTFE
Because the o-ring is static it will not wear on the shaft.
W hen installed correctly metal bellows seals will provide
exceptionally long service. Metal bellows seals are and
excellent solution on chemical applications where Kalrez,
Chemrez,Viton, FKM, Buna, Aflas or EPDM are not compatible.
For many years an inexpensive form of metal bellows seals have been used very successfully in the waste
water / sewage industry and in the agricultural fields pumping irrigation water. These seals were
generally made of a formed bellows rather than a welded bellows. W elded bellows seals are much
stronger and have superior flex and recovery characteristics which are more ideal to holding seal faces
together but cost more to manufacture. W elded metal bellows seals are less prone to metal fatigue and
are available in single and double ply.

Seal Dash Number


.000
-.002
B REF
-16
1"
-18
1.125"
-20
1.25"
-22
1.375"
-24
1.5"
-26
1.625"
-28
1.75"
-30
1.875"
-32
2"
-34
2.125"
-36
2.25"
-38
2.375"
-40
2.5"
-42
2.625"
-44
2.75"
-46
2.875"
-48
3"
-50
3.125"
-52
3.25"
-54
3.375"
-56
3.5"
-58
3.625"
-60
3.75"
-62
3.875"

"A" Shaft size


C .030
1.562
1.687
1.812
1.937
2.062
2.187
2.312
2.437
2.562
2.687
2.812
2.937
3.187
3.312
3.437
3.625
3.75
3.875
4
4.125
4.25
4.375
4.5
4.625

D REF
1.25
1.25
1.312
1.437
1.437
1.437
1.437
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.562
1.562
1.562
1.625
1.625
1.844
1.844
1.909
1.909
1.909
2.052
2.052
2.072
2.072

E REF
1.438
1.565
1.719
1.845
1.97
2.095
2.22
2.345
2.471
2.595
2.721
2.846
3.096
3.221
3.347
3.502
3.727
3.772
3.897
4.022
4.147
4.272
4.397
4.522

1.235
1.362
1.516
1.641
1.716
1.841
1.966
2.09
2.216
2.34
2.466
2.59
2.79
2.915
3.04
3.201
3.327
3.442
3.567
3.629
3.817
3.942
4.067
4.192

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