Part 4 - Basics of O-Rings - O-Ring Profiles
We are excited to present to you part 4 of our O-ring webinar series. For this portion, Benjamin Mell, GFS Application Engineer and Regional Sales Manager, will delve deeper into specific O-ring profiles. While a traditional O-ring has a circular profile, additional O-ring profiles and sub categories have evolved over the years to solve specific application challenges. We are going to review each of these profiles and their benefits.
Part 4 will discuss:
1. Standard O-rings
- O-rings are doughnut-shaped objects, generally made from an elastomer
2. Cord-Rings
- A Cord Ring is a vulcanized O-ring made from extruded cord stock to create custom-sized O-rings
3. Quad Rings® / X-Rings
- The Quad-Ring™, also known as an x-ring, is a 100% retrofit option for any O-ring application, can and will outperform an O-ring in many technical areas
4. Encapsulated O-rings
- Encapsulated O-rings were developed for enhanced chemical resistance. An FEP or PFA exterior lining is pulled over an elastomer cord stock and bonded at whatever dimensions the customer requires. This offers the excellent chemical resistance of PTFE with the elastic behavior of an elastomer
5. Hollow O-rings
- Hollow O-rings have long been used in enclosure applications and many other static applications. Hollow O-rings can be extruded, spliced, and vulcanized to form extremely large o-rings that would be too costly to mold
6. D-Rings
- D-Rings are designed to replace traditional seals in radial seal applications. With bidirectional sealing capability, D-Rings provides exceptional sealing for static, reciprocating or oscillating, radial seal applications
Watch Part 4 of our video webinar O-ring series on profiles:
For more information about O-Rings or to speak to an engineer about your application/project, contact Gallagher Fluid Seals today.