O Ring Design Guide

Technical o ring handbook.

O ring design guide.

O ring groove design guides offer default dimensional guidance on the most basic o ring groove design applications. Choose a standard size as568 o ring using this o ring size chart. It is calculated by dividing the cross sectional area csa of the o ring by the cross sectional area of the gland. Gland csa d x w.

Machining specifications the gland fill is the percentage of the gland that is occupied by the o ring. Contact us with your questions or use our online size search and free o ring gland calculator. Apple rubber products is a learning company that has embraced the challenge to explore and develop a variety of manufacturing methods. Designing the parts of an application where o rings will be applied is broadly termed o ring groove design.

O ring groove design considerations and engineering guides for static face seals metric o rings static dovetail o rings static rod piston o rings and dynamic rod piston o rings. The best o rings are useless without the right groove design which becomes increasingly important the more demanding the application environment. The eriks o ring manual is a guide which assists you in the selection of the best o ring out of the correct rubber compound in the right application. All standard and non standard o ring sizes.

O ring guide parker hannifin prdifa technology division contents contents parker s safety programme 4 introduction 6 sealing compounds 9 deformation force 25 design information and installation guidelines 31 o ring dimension 41 parbak back up ring 8 xxx sizes 87. Design and dimension the groove that your o ring will go into by researching our o ring groove design guide. You can also submit an engineer request to work directly with our design engineers with over 30 years of design experience. The design of the groove where the o ring sits plays a major role in how the o ring performs its sealing role.

In order to seal properly the o ring has to deform in the application by being compressed and stretched in any number of ways. Review the general o ring groove design considerations before moving onto the. Still have questions about finding a standard or non standard size. Otherwise contact us and we can custom mold any size or shape o ring you need.

Our goal is to maximize our ability to provide quality products and services that meet or exceed our customer s requirements. For those who are unfamiliar with o ring design it is rec ommended to fi rst study this introductory section becoming familiar with the basic principles of o ring seals their com mon uses and general limitations.