Significance and Use

These test methods provide acceptable procedures for quality control purposes and for the determination of engineering characteristics.

1. Scope

1.1 These test methods describe the procedures for determining the physical properties of O-rings and changes in these properties due to aging.

1.2 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the standard. The values given in parentheses are for information only.

1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

2. Referenced Documents (purchase separately) The documents listed below are referenced within the subject standard but are not provided as part of the standard.

ASTM Standards

D297 Test Methods for Rubber Products--Chemical Analysis

D395 Test Methods for Rubber Property--Compression Set

D412 Test Methods for Vulcanized Rubber and Thermoplastic Elastomers--Tension

D471 Test Method for Rubber Property--Effect of Liquids

D573 Test Method for Rubber--Deterioration in an Air Oven

D865 Test Method for Rubber--Deterioration by Heating in Air (Test Tube Enclosure)

D1329 Test Method for Evaluating Rubber Property--Retraction at Lower Temperatures (TR Test)

D1415 Test Method for Rubber Property--International Hardness

D2240 Test Method for Rubber Property--Durometer Hardness

D4483 Practice for Evaluating Precision for Test Method Standards in the Rubber and Carbon Black Manufacturing Industries

E691 Practice for Conducting an Interlaboratory Study to Determine the Precision of a Test Method

Aerospace Standard

Keywords

aging tests; o-rings; physical properties;Aging--rubber; Compression testing--rubber; Corrosivity; Elongation--rubber; Engineering applications; Hardness (indentation)--rubber; Liquids immersion--effect on rubber; Mold shrinkage; O-rings; Quality control (QC)--rubber; Rubber property analysis; Rubber rings; Rubber seals; Shrinkage--rubber; Tensile properties/testing--rubber/relatged materials;

ICS Code

ICS Number Code 21.140 (Seals, glands)

DOI: 10.1520/D1414-94R08

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ASTM D1414