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O-ring

An O-ring, also known as a packing or a toric joint, is a mechanical gasket in the shape of a torus; it is a loop of elastomer with a round cross-section, designed to be seated in a groove and compressed during assembly between two or more parts, forming a seal at the interface.

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History

Theory and design

Sizes

Material

Other seals

Failure modes

Space Shuttle Challenger disaster

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O-ring

Nodes91
Edges90
Triples117
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.021978
Components1

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O-ring

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related to history · 26
O-ring → April, By, Christensen, Danish-born, December, Despite, During World War II, He, His, Hydraulic, In, Litigation, Lundberg, May, Niels Christensen, Patent, Patent No, Serial No, Soon, Swedish
related to Space Shuttle Challenger disaster · 20
O-ring → Caltech, Due, During, Feynman, FKM, However, January, More, Morton-Thiokol, NASA, O-rings, On, Richard Feynman, Shuttle, Solid Rocket Booster, Space Shuttle Challenger, Tg, The, This, When
has application · 17
O-ring → Also, As, Because, But, For, Gow-Joule, High-vacuum, In, Instead, KF, O-rings, See Vacuum, Successful O-ring, Surface, The, This, Torr
related to Sizes · 14
O-ring → Aerospace Standard, AS568, Automotive Engineers, British Standard, BS, BS O-rings, CS, ID, Metric O-rings, Nitrile, O-rings, SAE, Society, Typical
related to Other seals · 13
O-ring → Although, O-ring's, O-rings, Q-ring, Quad Ring, Square, The, There, This, When, When O-rings, X-ring, X-rings
related to Theory and design · 12
O-ring → AS568-214, BS, BS001, BS932, In, ISO, O-rings, SAE AS568C, Several, Sizes, The UK, US
related to Failure modes · 8
O-ring → At, Chemical, Elastomers, For, NBR, Other, Swelling, There
related to Material · 2
O-ring → Synthetic, Thermosets
related to External links · 1
O-ring → Otto Gehrckens
see also · 1
O-ring → Cooper RingDiaphragm

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seal o-rings rubber applications low also used pressure resistance materials material seals high ring standard oils temperature silicone ozone fluid

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
ultravioletinstance ofO-rings are well-protected from less-penetrating radiation0.80text
soft X-raysinstance ofO-rings are well-protected from less-penetrating radiation0.80text
but more-penetrating radiation such as neutrons may cause rapid deteriorationinstance ofO-rings are well-protected from less-penetrating radiation0.80text
O-ringhas applicationSuccessful O-ring0.60section
O-ringhas applicationThis0.60section
O-ringhas applicationAs0.60section
O-ringhas applicationThe0.60section
O-ringhas applicationFor0.60section
O-ringhas applicationBut0.60section
O-ringhas applicationSurface0.60section
O-ringhas applicationIn0.60section
O-ringhas applicationInstead0.60section

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