SAE AIR1707

Patterns of O-Ring Failures

Month of publication: 1981-10-01

Date reaffirmed: December 1994

Developed by committee: Ams Ce Elastomers Committee

Annotation and contents

Source of this annotation and contents: SAE.

This document is intended to provide a guide for analyzing O-rings which have failed in order to correct the circumstances which have caused the failure. The information presented here describes the commonly observed patterns of O-ring failure by means of both text and illustration. Possible causes and corrective actions are indicated.