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    What Are The Methods Used To Produce The Product?

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    The document summarizes the methods used to produce O-rings and the materials involved. It states that the manufacturing process begins with obtaining high quality elastomer that is extruded and injection molded into an O-ring shape. Common polymers used include nitrile, ethylene propylene rubber, fluorocarbon, neoprene, polyurethane, and silicone. Additives are also included to enhance properties and may consist of zinc oxide, stearic acid, plasticizers, vulcanization agents, and antioxidants.

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    What Are The Methods Used To Produce The Product?

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    The document summarizes the methods used to produce O-rings and the materials involved. It states that the manufacturing process begins with obtaining high quality elastomer that is extruded and injection molded into an O-ring shape. Common polymers used include nitrile, ethylene propylene rubber, fluorocarbon, neoprene, polyurethane, and silicone. Additives are also included to enhance properties and may consist of zinc oxide, stearic acid, plasticizers, vulcanization agents, and antioxidants.

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    The document summarizes the methods used to produce O-rings and the materials involved. It states that the manufacturing process begins with obtaining high quality elastomer that is extruded and injection molded into an O-ring shape. Common polymers used include nitrile, ethylene propylene rubber, fluorocarbon, neoprene, polyurethane, and silicone. Additives are also included to enhance properties and may consist of zinc oxide, stearic acid, plasticizers, vulcanization agents, and antioxidants.

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    The document summarizes the methods used to produce O-rings and the materials involved. It states that the manufacturing process begins with obtaining high quality elastomer that is extruded and injection molded into an O-ring shape. Common polymers used include nitrile, ethylene propylene rubber, fluorocarbon, neoprene, polyurethane, and silicone. Additives are also included to enhance properties and may consist of zinc oxide, stearic acid, plasticizers, vulcanization agents, and antioxidants.

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    What are the methods used to produce the product?

    The process of manufacturing starts with the acquisition of best quality elastomer. The
    elastomer is being prepared using extruded and then the O-ring is moulded using an injection
    moulding unit within a moulding presses. 1 There is another method being adopted by industries
    in the past for the manufacturing of O-ring gaskets in which the gaskets were produced using a
    preform(mould) which can produce several gaskets in single moulding. There exists a segment
    between all these gaskets through which it could be separated easily. The manufacturing
    process is then followed by sorting and quality to control to ensure only the best quality
    product can make its way to the market. 2
    What polymers are used? Why? What Additives are present?
    O-ring has a vast range of application in different industries. The material used for the
    fabrication varies based on the application and operating conditions in which the O-ring gasket
    is required to be used. Mostly O-rings are made of rubber which is also called elastic polymer or
    elastomer. the material required for the manufacturing is selected based on environment for
    which the O-ring is required.3 The designers and the contractor make the selection of O-rings
    based on the efficiencies and deficiencies of specific type in certain environment. The selection
    is either make based on the temperature, pressure, pH and shear stress or based on the
    working experience. There are different types of the materials. Such as
    nitrile (Buna-N) it is being used for a temperature range of -54 oC to 150oC. the O-ring with this
    material is best suited for petroleum oils, water and hydraulic fluids. It is not advisable to be
    used for automotive brake fluid, ketones, phosphate esters and halogenated hydrocarbons. The
    second material used is ethylene propylene rubber (EPR) it also works for the same
    temperature range. It has ability to survive in corrosive environment also works well with
    skydrol and different hydraulic fluids i.e. steam, water silicon oils and alcohols. This material
    type gasket is not recommended for a wide range of application due to its high wear and tear
    issue. Fluorocarbon is also used to produce O-ring it has very versatile applications in
    automotive, appliance and chemical processing industries. The Gasket made of Neoprene is
    used for the refrigerant systems. It is not very resistant to lubricants and oxygen. Polyurethane
    is used to produce O-rings for the abrasive and extrusion related applications due to its high
    toughness. Silicone gaskets are used for high temperature range 84 oC to 230oC. PTFE material is
    used for the manufacturing of O-rings that are required for high shear applications such as
    paint gun and automotive steering devices etc. 4
    Along the type of polymer used for the manufacturing of O-ring there are many other additives
    added for the manufacturing of gaskets to enhance certain properties. It may include powdered
    zinc oxide, stearic acid, dibenzyl sebacate, wax plasticizer, cure accelerator, vulcanization agent
    and phenol-beta-naphthylamine. 2
    References:

    1. Fluroelastomeri B-PO in. Manufacturing process. https://www.o-rings.eu/processo-


    lavorazione.asp. Published 2019.
    2. George P. Leistensnider M, Gaskets MO. Method For Making O-ring gasket. 1960:5.
    https://patents.google.com/patent/US2945263A/en.
    3. KB DELTA. WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF O-RINGS? https://kbdelta.com/blog/different-
    types-o-rings.html. Published 2020.
    4. Thomas. Choosing O-Rings Based on Material Makeup. 2020:4.
    https://www.thomasnet.com/articles/hardware/o-rings-material-makeup/.

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