Both material characteristics and material compatibility are critically important when specifying a sealing solution for an application. In this lesson you will learn about the different material types and their properties. 

• Choice of material 
• Vulcanization 
• Mechanical properties 
• Temperature properties 
• Chemical properties 
• Material groups 

This lesson looks at the the considerations to be made in the design stage, in particular the layout of an O-Ring and its housing. 

• O-Ring and housing layout including groove design
• Determining parameters for the housing dimensioning 
• Surface finish of the counterparts 
• Precautions for assembly

This lesson explores how to use the O-Ring Calculator correctly and efficiently. It includes example calculations to demonstrate the proper usage of the software.

• Start the program
• How to calculate with this software
• Special functions
• Example calculations