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    How to Recognize and Avoid the Common Causes of O-ring Failure (.PDF Download)

    Feb. 4, 2016
    As the name implies, O-rings are shaped like a donut. (Torus is the geometric term.)

    As the name implies, O-rings are shaped like a donut. (Torus is the geometric term.) They are installed in cavities known as glands and then compressed. The resulting zero clearance within the gland provides the...

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