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May 27, 2020

Rubber Chemical Compatibility Chart

Here is the rubber compatibility chart that rates some of the popular rubber materials that comes into contact with various chemicals and fluids. You can use […]
May 15, 2020

Properties of Thermal Interface Materials

Key Properties of Thermal Interface Materials Properties of Thermal Interface Materials can be broken down into 3 Key Properties. Thermal Properties, Electrical Properties, and Elastomeric Properties. […]
May 15, 2020

Thermal Interface Materials

Why use Thermal Interface Materials? The surface of a heat sink and it’s area that it’s cooling are never perfectly flat. There is a wide range […]
May 8, 2020

Test Weight Bags

Tired of sandbags for your load distribution testing? See what SSC can provide.
February 27, 2020

Durometer Explained

A durometer is a gauge instrument for testing the hardness of various plastics & rubber. ASTM D2240 Standard Test Method for Rubber Property, Durometer Hardness.   Hardness […]
February 20, 2020

Bonding a Gasket

Gaskets are substrates, typically foam, rubber or paper, that act as an interface or seal between two surfaces. They are found throughout industry, but are especially […]
February 15, 2020

Form-In-Place Gaskets

Form-In-Place Gaskets are a newer alternative to traditional sealing methods. State Seal is using liquid dispensed products that can either cure by air or be put […]
November 21, 2019

Our most Common Rubber Materials

Rubber Materials Are you looking for a specific rubber to make parts out of? This list below is some of most common rubber materials that we […]
November 16, 2019

Our most Common Suppliers

We get a lot of questions on what type of materials do we keep on hand or what types of materials can we obtain. To list […]
November 8, 2019

Comply with CE and FCC Regulations

Any sort of electronic device is now facing Regulation Conformity Demands.  You may have seen marking on your devices at home saying they were compliant. The […]
October 21, 2019

EM163, the Replacement to E0515.

At State Seal, we get a lot of requests to source O-Rings that are certified to NAS1613 Revisions 2 and 6. The most common request would […]