Talk:O-ring

message: (at top right) There's no explanation for the terms, no relationship between the ring sizes and the receptacle, the receptacle makes no sense (is it a cross-section?  It needs correct shading etc if so), and so on.
An engineer who understand this needs to do a new diagram that is accurate and understandable.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2001:8000:1BED:6D00:99A9:7727:641A:11D8 (talk) 13:30, 11 January 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  The diagram is garbage 

message: Q1: (unknown author on this talk page) What is the maximun resistance pressure and temperature?
A1: This varies widely by O-ring material and joint design, and also depends (as you might expect) on the lifespan during which you need the O-ring to seal. For common O-ring elastomers, max temps may be expected to be between 100 and 200 degC, with max pressures between 500 and 5000 kPa. Unclben 23:53, 29 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Pressure, Temperature, Storage 

message: I have a pdf file of the O-ring patent US2180795. I think it should be included or at least linked to, but I don't know how to execute such a thing?
:you can add a link to an online source of the pdf file, or to the the  US patant office copy (alternatiff plugin required to view) --Duk 19:57, 29 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Reference

message: the recent edit by Jerry Whitlock - The Seal Man™ was copied from http://www.epm.com/seal_failure_analysis.htm. I've sent an email requesting confirmation that the edit was made by the copyright owner (and was therefore a GFDL release). --Duk 20:23, 29 April 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: reverted copyvio--Duk 12:17, 4 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  copyright  

message: can anybody tell me how to make an o-ring.i have to make an assigntment about this subject  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.12.220.238 (talk) 01:44, 8 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  how to make an o-ring 

message: Can anybody put details up for Backup rings, Dynamic seals and semi dynamic seals.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.34.57.129 (talk) 16:32, 14 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: "PLEASE LIST DETAILS FOR BACK UP RINGS, DYNAMIC AND STATIC SEALS"

message: Is it proper to call an O-ring a gasket?  I have always understood the working principle of gaskets to be that the gasket would deform under applied pressure from the mating surfaces and fill imperfections in the surfaces.  Thus the seal is created.  O-rings decidedly do not act in any way like this.  They use the pressure of the fluid to slightly push themselves into the crevice on the other side of the groove.  In short, a gasket simply improves the seal between two surfaces while an O-ring is a seal in itself.128.6.73.200 (talk) 16:35, 31 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Gasket 

message: Would some mention of the appropriate dimensions for an o-ring groove be appropriate?  Maybe the theory behind it too? Grj23 (talk) 07:23, 9 March 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: One of the external links has a good discussion... "Dichtomatik O-ring handbook", written at an introductory level --Steve (talk) 03:00, 6 September 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Groove 

message: This section had been tagged as being unsourced since 2018.  And it contained nothing useful, and was self contradictory.  it said that better materials would replace o-rings,   but explained that in terms of making better o-rings, not replacing them.  It made vague general optimistic statements about nanotechnology that sound like PR without any source or sound justification.  Then it went on to describe what I believe are existing specialized materials for specific applications, not future materials.
So I deleted it.  If anyone feels that there was useful and important material there I think it should be built back up slowly with each addition based on a cited reference. Ccrrccrr (talk) 11:55, 30 April 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Future" section