Back-up Rings
Parco is a leading supplier of contoured, rubber back-up rings for use with O-rings in high-pressure applications. Pressure applied evenly to both sides of a seal normally has no effect on sealing performance. When a pressure difference is anticipated, elastomer selection must also consider differential pressure resistance. High differential pressures will cause improperly specified O-rings to extrude, resulting in seal damage and eventually failure. The use of back-up rings allows for substantial improvement in extrusion resistance. Parco’s 90-durometer back-up rings offer the protection you need for high-pressure applications.
Below is a list of our popular compounds for back-up rings.
Elastomer | Compound | Durometer (Shore A) |
Color | Key Properties |
---|---|---|---|---|
Nitrile | 2067-90 | 90 | Black | Extrusion and abrasion resistant; high pressure resistant |
Nitrile | 4900-90 | 90 | Black | Low cost; general purpose |
Fluorocarbon | 9009-90 | 90 | Black | High-temperature resistant; AMS 7259 and AMS R 83248 and MIL R 83248 compliant; QPL-listed |
Learn more about O-ring Extrusion.