Material Styles / Types
Style

Type of Elastomer
Typical
Shore A
Hardness
Temperature
Range °F(°C)
Relative
Price

Outer Heel

H1
Hard, dense, rugged aramid fiber oil resistant - rubber composition
95+
-65 to +250
(-54 to +177)
Low
H3
Rigid dense - aramid fiber oil resistant - composition
93
-20 to +250
(-29 to +121)
Medium
H5
Hard, dense, special aramid fiber - high temperature rubber composition of Resistan® (special formulation of fluoroelastomer)
95+
-40 to +400
(-40 to +260)
High
STH1
Style H1 with metal reinforcement in heel, body
95+
-65 to +300
(-54 to +149)
Low
Outer Heel
L3
Neoprene Nitrile
55
-40 to +200
(-40 to +93)
Medium
L5
Nitrile (replaces Style L10)
77
-20 to +250
(-29 to +149)
Low
L7
Nitrile
89
-30 to +300
(-34 to +149)
Low
L8
Neoprene - Fiber
93
-20 to +250
(-29 to +121)
Medium
L16*
Resistan® (special formulation of fluoroelastomer)
85
-40 to +400
(-40 to +260)
High
L17
PTFE* (Types TMA-L and TMA-S only)  
-300 to +350
(-184 to +177)
(+260)+500 intermittent
High
L50
Alaska NitrileTM (special formulation of Nitrile Elastomer)
85
-50 to +250
(-46 to +121)
Medium
L70
Alaska NitrileTM (special formulation of Nitrile Elastomer)
75
-70 to +250
(-57 to +121)
Medium

1. Other special application seal materials are available
2. Specialty Materials for use with the F/L and SlipTite designs are available for varying service conditions. Contact your American Seal & Packing Representative

* Registered DuPont trademark
* Style H5/L16 marked with narrow white band on heel body for identification purposes.


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