The general relationships between O-ring designs and their performances are well known; however, O-ring extrusion failure is still frequently encountered in various applications. As a result, there ...

The precision-made BHJ O-ring cutter has a triangular-shaped head with three carbide cutting blades. When one blade wears down, the head can be quickly rotated to the next one. See All 27 Photos ...

FREUDENBERG, Germany (April 19, 2011)—Freudenberg Simrit L.P. presented its new range of FKM O-rings, which it said can be used permanently at temperatures of up to 150°C, in cooling water and oil.

The relationship between free-volume change typically reported on material data sheets and actual volume change of an O-ring in the gland is: Squeeze-volume change = 1.958 + (0.648 × V) – (0. ...