Includes:

• Computes expiration date from cure date in quarters
• O-ring shelf life
• Neoprene rubber shelf life
• rubber synthetic shelf life
• Hose shelf life
• Battery shelf life
• Grease shelf life
• Tires and shelf life
• Shelf life definitions
• Example shelf life policy so you can document your shelf life procedure
• Storage conditions

The decision as to whether or not a product will have a limit placed upon the time that it may remain in storage is a function of the agency responsible for the product's ultimate use. - MIL-HDBK-695D (change 1)

"Field experience has demonstrated that STORAGE CONDITIONS are much more important in determining the useful life of elastomeric seals than is TIME. Controlling storage time only serves to de-emphasize the need for adequate control of storage conditions. Adhering to this time-based storage philosophy may result in deteriorated seals, or in the wasteful destruction of perfectly good seals" Parker O'ring Handbook page 2-24

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