Reliability (Mechanical Seals Failure Modes 2): Corrosion: Most seal rings materials are made of composite materials. In order to prevent selective corrosion, all phases of the seal ring material must be resistant to the pumped medium.

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Corrosion: Most seal rings materials are made of composite materials. In order to prevent selective corrosion, all phases of the seal ring material must be resistant to the pumped medium.

Martin Mc Neill · Accepted Answer

Corrosion in cemented tungsten carbide is typically seen as an attack on the
metallic binder phase.

Reliability (Mechanical Seals Failure Modes 2)

Corrosion: Most seal rings materials are made of composite materials. In order to prevent selective corrosion, all phases of the seal ring material must be resistant to the pumped medium.

Corrosion in cemented tungsten carbide is typically seen as an attack on the metallic binder phase.

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