All seal components that come in contact with pumped fluid are chemically inert materials like PTFE, GFT and pure Ceramic. The heart of the seal is the flexible PTFE Below made from virgin grade Teflon. Springs and other metal parts are in Haste alloy-C, Alloy-20 etc. The rotary face is of glass filled Teflon. The Stationery face is pureceramic. These seals are always installed externally.