Main Failure Causes of O-ring and Its Preventive Measures
Improper design and use of O-ring will accelerate its damage and lose its sealing performance. The experiment shows that if each part of the sealing device is reasonably designed and the pressure is simply increased, the O-ring will not be damaged. Under the working conditions of high pressure and high temperature, the main reasons for O-ring damage are the permanent deformation of O-ring materials and the gap bite caused by O-ring being squeezed into the sealing gap. The primary O-ring appears distorted during movement. 1. Permanent deformation Because the synthetic rubber material used for O-ring seal ring is viscoelastic material,…