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Articles on O-rings, hydraulic and mechanical seals and gaskets from Conquest Seal in Orange, California. Each one is reviewed before it is published; the guides cover the sizing and material questions in more depth.
Gasket material by temperature and media
The temperature at the flange and the fluid it holds decide the sheet family before anything else.
How to measure an O-ring: ID, OD and cross-section
An O-ring is sized by two numbers: the inside diameter (ID) and the cross-section (CS), which is the thickness of the rubber cord.
Is a Brand-Name Fluoroelastomer the Same as FKM?
Not exactly: Viton® is a registered trademark for the FKM polymer families of one maker, Chemours, which took the brand over from DuPont.
O-ring failure modes: how to read a failed seal
A failed O-ring usually shows its cause on its surface. A chewed edge on the low-pressure side is extrusion, a flat-sided oval is compression set, a corkscrew cut is spiral failure, and blisters are gas decompression.
X-ring vs O-ring: when a four-lobed seal makes sense
An X-ring is an O-ring with a four-lobed cross-section instead of a round one.
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