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Silicone (VMQ)

Silicone offers the widest usable temperature range of any common elastomer and is available in FDA- and USP Class VI-compliant grades. It is a static-sealing material — mechanical strength and dynamic wear resistance are comparatively low.

FITCO silicone O-rings

Silicone (VMQ) O-rings in a range of sizes.

FITCO silicone O-rings nested

Silicone O-rings, food- and medical-grade compounds.

Material Data Sheet
Temperature range
-60°C to +200 °C (special grades to +300 °C)
Hardness range
20–80 Shore A
Resists
Extreme temperature range, ozone, UV, food/medical contact (FDA/USP Class VI grades)
Avoid with
Low tear/abrasion resistance, poor resistance to fuels and most oils

Applications

Where it's used

Food and beverage processing, medical and pharmaceutical devices, electrical/electronic enclosures, static seals across wide temperature swings.

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O-rings & products in this material

O-Ring Standard

AS568 O-Rings

AS568 (Aerospace Size Standard 568) defines the inch-based dash-numbered O-ring sizes used as the de-facto glo…

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O-Ring Standard

Metric O-Rings

Metric O-rings are specified by inside diameter and cross-section in millimetres and are the default on Europe…

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O-Ring Standard

ISO 3601 O-Rings

ISO 3601-1 defines metric O-ring dimensions and tolerance classes (Class A/B) and ISO 3601-2 defines gland dim…

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O-Ring Standard

Custom O-Rings

Where a standard AS568, metric or ISO 3601 size does not fit the application, FITCO produces custom O-rings to…

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