XY Type Mechanical Face Seal
Heavy duty static and dynamic sealing technology is concerned with providing sealing solutions for machinery applications in which conventional seal lack the required durability.
The drive mechanisms for tracked vehicles and construction machinery,or the power transmission equipment for conveyor systems,sand conditioning plant,concrete and cement mixers,mining machinery and similar heavy plant are subjected to extreme abrasive stresses in the environments in which they work.
Failures can severely disrupt operations,and repairs are very costly.Our metallic mechanical face seals have served well in such arduous conditions for years.Robust and efficient,they guarantee customers high serviceability,durability and maximum productivity of their equipment.
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ZHONO XY Type Mechanical Face Seals are heavy-duty floating sealing systems. XY type mechanical face seal consist two asymmetric metal ring and two O rings. Unlike conventional symmetrical mechanical face seal designs, the X and Y seal halves have different profiles and work together as a matched sealing pair.
Also known as XY Type Floating Seals or XY Floating Oil Seals, this design is used in heavy-duty rotating equipment where the existing housing or OEM sealing system is designed around an X/Y seal geometry. The inverted seal ring design provides a considerable savings potential with respect to the cross section and the manufacturing technology.
An XY Type Mechanical Face Seal consists of:
◆ One X-profile metal sealing ring
◆ One Y-profile metal sealing ring
◆ Two elastomer O-rings
The X and Y metal components are asymmetric complementary sealing halves, rather than two identical metal rings.
ZHONO supplies multiple XY sizes for construction machinery, mining equipment, conveyor systems, gearboxes, axles and other equipment operating in abrasive and contaminated environments.

| Part No. | D1 | D2 | H | h1 | h2 | D3 | D4 | t1 | t2 |
| XY0540 | 70.3 | 54 | 32.2 | 10.2 | 22 | 70.8 | 47.5 | 35.5 | 18.1 |
| XY0660 | 82.3 | 66 | 32.5 | 10.5 | 22 | 82.7 | 59.5 | 39.5 | 22.5 |
| XY0760 | 93.3 | 76 | 32.3 | 10.3 | 22 | 92.7 | 69.5 | 39.2 | 22.5 |
| XY0820 | 99 | 82 | 30.5 | 10 | 20.5 | 98.7 | 75.5 | 39.7 | 22.5 |
| XY2167 | 237.5 | 205 | 31 | 15.1 | 15.9 | * | * | * | * |
| XY2423 | 262.8 | 242.3 | 39.6 | 19.5 | 20.1 | * | * | * | * |
| XY2500 | 270 | 250 | 25 | 10 | 15 | * | * | * | * |
| XY3270 | 354 | 327 | 33.5 | 14.5 | 19 | * | * | * | * |
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Mechanical Face Seals are predominantly used to protect rotating elements/devices from external/internal heavily contaminated environment,with a mixture of wear(abrasion) chemical compatibility (corrosion),pressure(from outside to inside or vice versa).
These include:
Market segments as:
-Agriculture
-Mining
-Construction
-Industrial
-Military Equipment
Applications such as:
-Gearboxes
-Axles
-Undercarriages
-Tunnel Boring Machines
-Conveyor Systems
-Mixers
-Stirrers
-Conveyor systems
and other applications with similar conditions or where maintenance-free lifetime sealing is expected.
DO, DF and XY mechanical face seals all provide heavy-duty face sealing, but their geometry and secondary sealing configurations are different.
| Feature | DO Type | DF Type | XY Type |
| Metal ring configuration | Two symmetrical rings | Two matched metal rings | Asymmetric X + Y ring pair |
| Secondary sealing element | Toric O-rings | Diamond/trapezoidal elastomers | O-rings |
| Main design characteristic | Standard O-ring loaded configuration | Reduced axial space and trapezoidal elastomer | Complementary X/Y metal profiles |
| Selection basis | DO housing geometry | DF housing geometry | OEM/X-Y housing geometry |
| Interchangeable without checking housing? | No | No | No |
Mechanical face seal reliability depends on the consistency of the metal material, hardness, dimensional accuracy and lapped sealing surfaces.
ZHONO supports these critical areas with dedicated inspection and testing equipment.
ZHONO's dynamic lifetime testing equipment can simulate seal operation under controlled speed and temperature conditions while monitoring sealing performance.
Spectrometer testing is used to analyze the material composition of the mechanical face seal metal rings.
Hardness testing helps verify the material properties that contribute to wear resistance.
Metallographic examination is used to evaluate the internal structure of the metal and support material quality assessment.
ZHONO is a manufacturer and designer specializing in mechanical face seals and floating seals for mining, agricultural, construction and other heavy-duty equipment. ZHONO has passed ISO 9001:2015 quality management system certification. Our published quality system also references JB/T 8293-2014 and MT/T 784-2011 for floating seal performance and quality control.
Our inspection capabilities include metal composition analysis, Rockwell hardness testing, metallographic examination and dynamic lifetime testing.
These checks support consistent production quality for repeat orders.
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