Santoprene Seals and Gaskets
Offering Performance Industries Demand
Santoprene is a reliable, cost-effective sealing solution with exceptional chemical resistance and mechanical durability, ideal for tank and hose applications in the chemical transport industry. It emphasizes the material’s success in sealing challenging chemicals like amines and ketones while outperforming more expensive alternatives. Additionally, it notes Santoprene’s long service life, suitability for food-grade uses, and its leak-tight performance under pressure testing, making it a proven industry standard since 1987.
Changing business climate
Environmental regulations from agencies like OSHA and the EPA have pushed chemical shippers to prioritize zero emissions and leak prevention, leading to routine vacuum and pressure testing. This has created a need for cost-effective seals that can handle a wide range of chemicals and maintain tight, leak-proof performance. The solution presented is Santoprene—a reliable and affordable sealing material.
The Solution: Santoprene
Santoprene is a cross-linked thermoplastic rubber known for its exceptional chemical resistance and superior mechanical properties compared to other elastomers in its class. Despite its high performance, it’s more affordable than many lower-grade rubber materials with limited resistance. Introduced to the tank truck industry by Hart Industries in 1987, Santoprene has become the go-to seal for chemical transport, storage, and distribution applications.
Why Santoprene?
Santoprene performs exceptionally well in demanding applications involving tough chemicals like amines, ketones, and diisocyanates, delivering reliability where many materials fail. Its elasticity prevents common seal failures such as cold flow, tearing, and scarring, resulting in cost and time savings. With broad chemical compatibility, food-grade options, and clean manufacturing free of release agents, Santoprene is a top choice for leak-tight seals across chemical and food industries. Ready to get yours? Contact our sales team today or purchase it santoprene at this link.
Please request chemical resistance tables for a specific chemical’s resistance rating.
CAUTION: Because of the diversity of applications in chemical fluid sealing, it is impossible to predict how
a seal will perform under the exact conditions you may encounter. Therefore, immersion testing, in as
close to actual operating conditions as possible, Is ALWAYS RECOMMENDED PRIOR TO USE.
Santoprene is a registered trade name of Celanese.
