GRAPHALLOY Pump Application Guide

GRAPHALLOY is a graphite/metal alloy used extensively for pump bushings and

wear rings.
GRAPHALLOY enables rings and bushings to be designed with tighter clearances
which can improve efficiency, increase output, reduce vibration. In addition the
stuffing box bushing will also reduce leakage of external seal flush into the
process fluid. GRAPHALLOY can also be used in the gland as a backup or
disaster bushing reducing process fluid leakage in the event of a seal failure.
GRAPHALLOY’s non-galling, dimensionally stable, toughness enables the pump
to operate at these tight fits without the risk of metal-on-metal rubs or seizure.
GRAPHALLOY Case Wear Rings for Impoved Pump Reliability
Graphalloy can be designed to run at 50% of API’s recommended clearances for
metallic wear part materials. Tighter clearances decrease vibration, shaft
deflection, and leakage across wear rings and this can result in several
percentage point increases in efficiency. The reduction in vibration levels also
result in fewer seal and bearing failures.

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