Thanks a bunch, this greatly improves my understanding of what really happens when it gets compressed and has altered my attack of the problem just a bit. Thanks for the explaination and education, it should reduce my experimentation time. I appreciate it.
Thanks Harry, We are using a solid PTFE o-ring and I understand that it will creep, my question more lies in determining the width of the flat created across the top and bottom at a given force with the OD and ID unconstrained. The second part of my question is does a change in the given cross...
I am a manufacturing engineer trying to come up with a standard for determining the proper o-ring configuration for seals we use. I have no formal plastics training, but I am a mechanical engineer so I understand most of the physics behind what is going on. Can someone tell me if there isan...