Designing Silicone Gaskets for Spaceflight
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Thermal, Vacuum & EMI Considerations
Spaceflight hardware demands reliable sealing performance across challenging thermal, mechanical, and environmental conditions.
From material selection to gasket geometry and EMI shielding, making the right design decisions early can help reduce qualification risk and minimize costly redesigns.
Stockwell Elastomerics has developed this technical resource to help aerospace engineering teams evaluate high-performance silicone gasket solutions.
What’s Inside the Guide?
Temperature Performance
Explore silicone temperature capabilities ranging from -37°C to +260°C and considerations for thermal cycling.
Vacuum Considerations
Understand the importance of evaluating material outgassing and application-specific qualification requirements.
Material Selection
Understand the differences between silicone and fluorosilicone and when each material may be appropriate.
EMI Shielding
Explore conductive silicone options for compact avionics and electronic enclosure interfaces.
Compression & Sealing Reliability
Review compression targets, compression set, tolerance considerations, and gasket geometry.
Prototype & Design Validation
Learn how early prototyping and design-for-manufacturability reviews can help identify sealing challenges before production
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