S.A.E. Felt

SAE F-1

is suitable for oil retention in installations where the felt is not compressed, for feeding low viscosity or light oil, and where unusual strength and hardness are required. Washers, bushings, wicks, door bumpers, polishing blocks and parts where wear and resistance to abrasion are required, are typical uses.

SAE F-2 & F-3

are recommended for vibration mountings and the same general purposes as F-1, but where a felt of slightly lower strength and hardness is satisfactory.

SAE F-5 & F-7

are recommended for dust shields, wipers, grease retainers washers, vibration mountings, and in uses where a resilient felt is required.

SAE F-10, F-11 & F-12

are recommended for grease and oil retention where the felt is confined and compressed in assembly. Also, recommended for dust shields under less severe operating conditions where F-5, F-6 and F-7 are not required.

SAE F-13 & F-15

are recommended for sound deadening, chasis strips, spacers, dust shields, and for mechanical purposes where abrasion and wear are not important factors.

SAE F-50

is recommended for ball and roller bearing oil retainer washers and small dust-excluding washers. Also for mechanical purposes where an accurate, thin, smooth high-grade felt is required.

SAE F-51

is recommended for the same general uses as F-50, but in installations where tolerances and length of life are not as important. Also for thinly cut parts, such as gaskets and liners.

Certifications

Certificates of compliance from AFFCO's complete in-house physical and chemical laboratory accompany Types I and II.

Capabilities

AFFCO manufacturers a complete line of engineered felts:

• Wool

• Synthetics

• Blends and Composites

• Needled and Pressed

Cushioning & Padding

Felt's tough, interlocking fibers provide excellent resilient protection against intermittent or sustained impact. Resiliency is controlled by selected combinations of densities and fibers. Some uses: orthopedic pads, bumpers, athletic equipment, industrial cushioning.

Gasketing & Sealing

Select combinations of physical properties, liquid absorption, low coefficient of friction, and resiliency position felt for many special applications requiring gaskets and seals. Airtight, water-tight, dust-tight seals, plain, treated, or laminated often serve as lubricating media as well. Impregnations and laminations open felt media to the wide spread applications.

Capabilities

AFFCO manufacturers a complete line of engineered felts:

• Wool

• Synthetics

• Blends and Composites

• Needled and Pressed

Vibration & Shock Control

Felt is a shock absorbing material. It has high resiliency, low compression set, and long life characteristics. Felt reduces large scale vibration and shock transmission by up to 85%.

Polishing

AFFCO's felt making process controls the texture and firmness of the felt in order to produce the desired degrees of abrasiveness for polishing the roughness and irregularities from a wide range of materials. In addition, felt has absorbent properties to hold rouge, waxes, and other polishing liquids.