New O Ring Design Offers Enhanced Sealing and Durability
A team of engineers from the University of Michigan has developed a novel O-ring design that could improve the performance and longevity of various industrial and consumer products. The new O-ring, called “X-ring,” features a cross-sectional shape that provides better sealing and resistance to wear and tear than traditional O-rings.
According to the team’s study, published in the journal Applied Materials Today, the X-ring outperformed conventional O-rings in several tests, including compression set, extrusion resistance, and friction coefficient. The researchers […]
