Mil-spec O-ring family, fluorosilicone, four slash sheets

M25988 O-rings: fluorosilicone 60, 70, 75 and 80 to MIL-DTL-25988

M25988/X-XXX is a fluorosilicone (FVMQ) O-ring for oil and fuel service under MIL-DTL-25988, the same document as MIL-R-25988. The slash sheet sets the class and grade: /1 is Class 1 Grade 70, /2 is Class 3, /3 is Grade 60 and /4 is Class 1 Grade 80. The base document is inactive for new design, the four slash sheets are Active, and a government qualified products list, QPL-25988, exists.

Polymer
Fluorosilicone (FVMQ)oil and fuel resistant
Durometer
70, 75, 60, 80/1, /2, /3, /4
Documents
MIL-DTL-25988/1 to /4Active, 2026-04-21
QPL
Yes, QPL-25988government, DLA QPD

Specification: documents, status, material

M25988 family: documents, status, material and compound pairings. Status strings as DLA ASSIST and SAE Mobilus print them.
ItemValueSource
Base documentMIL-DTL-25988 (= MIL-R-25988), fluorosilicone, oil and fuel resistant, sheets, strips, molded parts and extruded shapes: Inactive; revision D Notice 1 (2025-06-11) notes it in part superseded by SAE-AMS-R-25988 and inactive for new design; the record carries a Qualification linkDLA ASSIST ident 18213, read 2026-09-24; the Notice 1 text, read 2026-09-28
Slash sheet /1MIL-DTL-25988/1, O-rings, Class 1, Grade 70: Active, revision B Notice 1 (validation), 2026-04-21DLA ASSIST ident 18214, read 2026-09-24
Slash sheet /2MIL-DTL-25988/2, O-rings, Class 3: Active, revision A Notice 1 (validation), 2026-04-21DLA ASSIST ident 18215, read 2026-09-24
Slash sheet /3MIL-DTL-25988/3, O-rings, Grade 60: Active, revision A Notice 1 (validation), 2026-04-21DLA ASSIST ident 18216, read 2026-09-24
Slash sheet /4MIL-DTL-25988/4, O-rings, Class 1, Grade 80: Active, revision A Notice 1 (validation), 2026-04-21DLA ASSIST ident 18217, read 2026-09-24
SAE parallelSAE-AMS-R-25988: Revised, current AMSR25988B, 2023-06-27. SAE cancelled revision A in August 2017; DoD's notice of 2018-01-02 withdrew its adoption and named MIL-DTL-25988 as the superseding document; SAE revised the document to B in June 2023; and MIL-DTL-25988D Notice 1 (2025-06-11) names SAE-AMS-R-25988 as superseding the MIL document in partSAE Mobilus, read 2026-09-27; DLA ASSIST: the withdrawal of adoption notice (ident 211298) and MIL-DTL-25988D Notice 1, read 2026-09-28
Related SAE materialSAE-AMS3325, fluorosilicone 55 to 65: current AMS3325H, revised 2024-09-11; ParkerĀ® ORD 5700 (2021) Table 8-4 lists the /3 compound, LM158-60, against itSAE Mobilus, read 2026-09-27; Parker ORD 5700 (2021) Table 8-4, read 2026-09-24
Base polymerFluorosilicone (FVMQ)the document titles and the MIL-DTL-25988 scope (DLA ASSIST, read 2026-09-24)
Durometer/1 = 70 and /4 = 80 (Grade in the titles); /3 = Grade 60 (title); /2 = Class 3, supplied at 75 by manufacturers (the title prints no grade)DLA ASSIST titles, read 2026-09-24; Parker ORD 5700 (2021) Table 8-3, read 2026-09-24
Boss variantNone on record: DLA ASSIST lists five MIL-DTL-25988 records, the base document and the four O-ring slash sheets, and no boss sheet; Freudenberg's 2024 aerospace cross-reference lists M25988 parts only with three-digit dashesDLA ASSIST Document ID search, read 2026-09-28; one manufacturer's cross-reference (2024), read 2026-09-27
QPLYes, government: QPL-25988 in DLA's Qualified Products Database; ask with the quote for the current listDLA Qualified Products Database, read 2026-09-25; the MIL-DTL-25988 record's Qualification link (DLA ASSIST, read 2026-09-24)
ServiceOil and fuel resistant (the document title)the MIL-DTL-25988 title (DLA ASSIST, read 2026-09-24)
Compounds manufacturers pair with this documentParker ORD 5700 (2021) Table 8-3 pairs LM159-70 with Grade 70 (/1), L1077-75 with Class 3 Grade 75 (/2), LM158-60 with Grade 60 (/3) and LM160-80 with Grade 80 (/4); Table 8-4 lists the same four against AMS-R-25988 and LM158-60 against AMS3325Parker ORD 5700 (2021) Tables 8-3 and 8-4, read 2026-09-24

Status strings are quoted as DLA ASSIST and SAE Mobilus print them (Canceled is ASSIST's spelling; Inactive means inactive for new design; Withdrawn is SAE's word). Conquest Seal is a distributor and is not itself listed on any qualified products list.

Designator to AS568 size

M25988/1-XXX, /2-XXX, /3-XXX and /4-XXX are the AS568-XXX size, per Freudenberg Sealing Technologies' Aerospace Part and Material Cross-Reference (brochure, July 2024); the slash sheet changes class and grade, never the size. No boss variant is on record.

Our compilation for ten common dashes; dimensions from the AS568 size chart on this site. Every dash links to its size page.
M25988/1M25988/2M25988/3M25988/4AS568 dashID inW inID mmW mm
M25988/1-006M25988/2-006M25988/3-006M25988/4-006 AS568-006 0.114 0.070 2.90 1.78
M25988/1-010M25988/2-010M25988/3-010M25988/4-010 AS568-010 0.239 0.070 6.07 1.78
M25988/1-012M25988/2-012M25988/3-012M25988/4-012 AS568-012 0.364 0.070 9.25 1.78
M25988/1-112M25988/2-112M25988/3-112M25988/4-112 AS568-112 0.487 0.103 12.37 2.62
M25988/1-114M25988/2-114M25988/3-114M25988/4-114 AS568-114 0.612 0.103 15.54 2.62
M25988/1-116M25988/2-116M25988/3-116M25988/4-116 AS568-116 0.737 0.103 18.72 2.62
M25988/1-210M25988/2-210M25988/3-210M25988/4-210 AS568-210 0.734 0.139 18.64 3.53
M25988/1-214M25988/2-214M25988/3-214M25988/4-214 AS568-214 0.984 0.139 24.99 3.53
M25988/1-222M25988/2-222M25988/3-222M25988/4-222 AS568-222 1.484 0.139 37.69 3.53
M25988/1-325M25988/2-325M25988/3-325M25988/4-325 AS568-325 1.475 0.210 37.47 5.33

Millimeter values are converted from the inch table. The dash is a size lookup and never a material; the same dash on another family on the mil-spec hub is the same size in a different document. Full chart: AS568 size chart.

M25988/1, /2, /3 and /4 part numbers with their own page

Each of the 134 part numbers below has its own page: the size in inches and millimeters with tolerances, the document it is procured to, its status and the same size under the other documents. Open a series to find the dash on your print.

M25988/2

M25988/2 part numbers, 0xx series (3)

M25988/2-016, M25988/2-019, M25988/2-023

M25988/2 part numbers, 1xx series (2)

M25988/2-130, M25988/2-136

M25988/2 part numbers, 2xx series (4)

M25988/2-212, M25988/2-218, M25988/2-224, M25988/2-233

Where the documents stand

MIL-R-25988 became MIL-DTL-25988 by prefix change; it is one government record for fluorosilicone sheets, strips, molded parts and extruded shapes, and the four slash sheets are its O-ring sheets. DLA ASSIST lists the base document inactive for new design at revision D Notice 1 of 2025-06-11, while each slash sheet carries a validation notice dated 2026-04-21, reads Active and has its next review due on 2031-04-20. SAE cancelled its parallel AMS-R-25988 in August 2017 at revision A, and DoD's notice of 2018-01-02 withdrew its adoption, naming MIL-DTL-25988 as the superseding document; SAE then revised AMS-R-25988 to B in June 2023, which SAE Mobilus shows as its current revision. The 2025-06-11 notice that made MIL-DTL-25988D inactive for new design points the other way: it names SAE-AMS-R-25988 as superseding the MIL document in part.

The two notices are stated here with their dates because they point in opposite directions, and neither changes the M25988 part numbers. The slash sheets are Active, QPL-25988 exists, and the SAE material document is at revision B, so the callouts stay valid. Quote the slash sheet the print names.

The base polymer

The polymer behind this family is fluorosilicone (FVMQ). The Parker O-Ring Handbook ORD 5700 family range for Fluorosilicone (FVMQ) (section 2.2, read 2026-09-14) is -73 C to 177 C; that is the polymer family's range, not this document's requirement, and the compound sheet for the qualified grade governs. Parker notes that specification temperature limits do not necessarily represent operating temperature limits.

Material page: Fluorosilicone (FVMQ) O-rings. Temperature ranges by family: O-ring temperature ranges.

How we quote this family

Send the designator as printed with its slash sheet, for example M25988/1-XXX, with the dash, the quantity and the certification the order needs. We quote it supplied against MIL-DTL-25988 and the named slash sheet (or AMS-R-25988 where the print calls the SAE document), in the fluorosilicone class and grade the sheet calls for, made by a manufacturer on the document's qualified products list, with a certificate of conformance and lot traceability. If the print gives a class and grade instead of a slash sheet, we map it: Class 1 Grade 70 is /1, Class 3 is /2, Grade 60 is /3, Class 1 Grade 80 is /4.

Orders are handled under Conquest Seal's AS9100D quality management system, whose certificate scope includes distribution.

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Frequently asked

What is an M25988/1 O-ring made of?

Fluorosilicone (FVMQ), Class 1 Grade 70, under MIL-DTL-25988/1, an oil and fuel resistant document. The slash sheet is Active with a validation notice of 2026-04-21, and the base document carries QPL-25988. Parker ORD 5700 (2021) pairs LM159-70 with the Grade 70 line.

What is the difference between M25988/1, M25988/3 and M25988/4?

Grade, which is hardness: /1 is Class 1 Grade 70, /3 is Grade 60 and /4 is Class 1 Grade 80, as the DLA ASSIST titles print them; /2 is Class 3, which manufacturers supply at 75. All four are the same fluorosilicone polymer in the same AS568 sizes. Parker ORD 5700 (2021) pairs LM158-60, LM159-70, L1077-75 and LM160-80 with the four sheets.

When should I use a fluorosilicone O-ring instead of fluorocarbon?

When the print or the system specification calls for it; the document decides. As polymers, fluorosilicone keeps the flexibility of a silicone at low temperature while adding fuel and oil resistance, and fluorocarbon covers a wider chemical range at high temperature. The Parker ORD 5700 family ranges on the material pages show where each polymer sits. The choice belongs to your print or your system specification; send the callout it names and we quote that part.

Is MIL-DTL-25988 still active?

MIL-DTL-25988D Notice 1 (2025-06-11) notes the base document inactive for new design and in part superseded by SAE-AMS-R-25988. That runs the other way from DoD's notice of 2018-01-02, which withdrew its adoption of AMS-R-25988 after SAE cancelled it in 2017 and named MIL-DTL-25988 as the superseding document; SAE issued revision B in June 2023. The four O-ring slash sheets /1 to /4 are Active, each with a validation notice dated 2026-04-21, so the M25988 callouts stay valid (DLA ASSIST, read 2026-09-24 and 2026-09-28; SAE Mobilus, read 2026-09-27).

Does M25988 have a QPL?

Yes, a government one: QPL-25988 in DLA's Qualified Products Database, and the DLA ASSIST record for MIL-DTL-25988 carries a Qualification link. We supply parts made by the listed manufacturers and the listing appears on the certification. The DLA database is searched by governing specification.

Sources

DLA ASSIST document details, idents 18213 (MIL-DTL-25988), 18214, 18215, 18216, 18217 (slash sheets /1 to /4), read 2026-09-24; DLA ASSIST Document ID search for MIL-DTL-25988 (five records: the base document and slash sheets /1 to /4), read 2026-09-28; DLA ASSIST: the SAE-AMS-R-25988 withdrawal of adoption notice (2018-01-02, ident 211298) and MIL-DTL-25988D Notice 1 (2025-06-11, inactive for new design, in part superseded by SAE-AMS-R-25988), read 2026-09-28; DLA Qualified Products Database: QPL-25988 under MIL-DTL-25988D, read 2026-09-25; SAE Mobilus: AMSR25988B (revised June 2023; revision A cancelled August 2017) and AMS3325H (revised 2024-09-11), read 2026-09-27; Parker O-Ring Handbook ORD 5700 (2021), Tables 8-3 and 8-4, for the compound pairings, read 2026-09-24; Freudenberg Sealing Technologies, Aerospace Part and Material Cross-Reference (brochure, July 2024), read 2026-09-27, for the dash-to-AS568 correspondence and the three-digit part forms; Parker O-Ring Handbook ORD 5700, 2021 printing, section IX, AS568 size tables, pages 9-2 to 9-11, read 2026-09-27. Facts are stated in our own words and our own arrangement; no standard's text or table and no manufacturer's cross-reference table is reproduced. Compound pairings are the named manufacturer's published statements, not qualified products list entries.

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