
Materials

Advantage Seal manufactures seals in a variety of materials. Below is listing of our standard materials. If you have special material needs please contact an Advantage Representative at (630) 226-0200
Advantage Seals STANDARD Materials
| Carbon | AS-106™, a High-duty Upgrade to CTI-6, F-50, or P-66 |
| ValCarb™ | High-quality Upgrade to Phenolic |
| Ceramic | 99.5% Alumina Oxide |
| Silicon Carbide | Reaction Bonded Silicon Carbide |
| Tungsten Carbide | Nickel Bound |
| Elastomers | Buna is FDA & UL; Viton is UL; EP (Ethylene Propylene) |
| Metal Components | 316 Stainless Steel |
Advantage Seals ALTERNATE Materials
| Seal Faces | AS-191™ High Temp Carbon, AS-181™ Antimony Carbon Sintered Silicon Carbide Graphite Loaded Silicon Carbide Ni-Resist 210 |
| Elastomers | Neoprene Zetpol™ (HNBR) Aflas™ Teflon™ PTFE (Type 81 and 91 Only) Kalrez™ (O-ring Mount Design Only) |
| Metal | 304SS Monel 400 Hastelloy-C |
The Phenolic Disadvantage
The preferred choice, ValCarb™ seals offer the same cost savings as phenolic seals along with superior performance.
Although economical, seals made with phenolic suffer from chemical attack, low strength thresholds, and limited thermal properties.
Advantage Seal offers a high-quality value-added alternative with seals made of ValCarb. ValCarb is chemically resistant, 40% stronger than phenolic, and has an operating temperature limit of 500°F.
In 2002, veterans from pump and mechanical seal industry teamed up together to create a company that can provide affordable, high quality products in the sealing industry. As the "big" corporations are more focused on increasing the value of their stock shares rather than their customers, the industry is in dire need of a company that focuses on affordable, quality products and attentive service; hence the rise of Advantage Seal.
Advantage Seal offers only the best in quality elastomer bellows seals. Our crimped rotating head design and hex-drive distribution system provide enhanced operation levels, superior reliability, increased durability, and greater ease-of-use as compared to other seal designs.