Today, the o-rings are the most widely used seals in a variety of fields including aerospace, automotive or general engineering because of their inexpensive production methods and their ease of use. O-Rings are vulcanized in molds and are characterized by their circular form with annular cross section. The dimensions of the O-Ring are defined by the inside diameter (ID) d1 and the cross section (CS) d2. O-Rings are used either used as sealing elements or as energizing elements for hydraulic slipper seals and wipers.
TRELLEBORG o-rings can be used to seal practically all liquid and gaseous media and they are available in elastomeric and other materials including EPDM, FKM, NBR, HNBR, as well as their proprietary FFKM, Isolast®. Special products apart from rubber o-rings such as o-rings in PTFE based Turcon® material and Wills Rings® metal o-rings are also available.
They are offered in cross sections (CS) of approximately 0.35 mm (0.014 inch) to 40 mm (1.575 inch) and inside diameters (ID) up to 5,000 mm (196.850 inch) and more. They can be used in operating conditions of -40 °C to 200 °C and 25 MPa max pressure. The o-rings are used predominantly for static sealing applications as a radial static seal, e.g. for bushings, covers, pipes, cylinders, rods or as an axial static seal, e.g. for flanges, plates, caps. O-Rings in dynamic applications are recommended only for moderate service conditions and they are limited by the speed and the pressure against which they are to seal.
Compared with other sealing elements, the TRELLEBORG o-rings have a wide range of advantages:
- Simple, one-piece groove design reduces hardware and design costs
- Compact design allows smaller hardware
- Easy, failsafe installation reduces risk
- Applicable to a wide range of sealing problems: static, dynamic, single- or double-acting
- Wide compound choice for compatibility with most fluids
- Ex-stock availability of many sizes worldwide for easy maintenance and repair
Please also refer to the attached Part Number Guide for Aerospace applications.