Round Cords and Round Cord Rings

Endless Round Cords for Static Applications

Round cords are manufactured by extrusion and delivered by the meter. Compared to O-rings, round cords can be used as endless round cords or with a joint as a round cord ring. However, they are subject to larger tolerances in the inner diameter (d1) as well as in the cord diameter (d2). Round cords are used for sealing larger pipe joints and cover sealing, e.g. in tank construction. They are often used for on-site repairs, where they are joined "to size". Cords cannot be used in a vacuum.

The cords can be joined together to form a bonded O-ring using cyanoacrylate or 2-component adhesives. For more special applications like in seawater, bonding using a final vulcanization process is required. In general, it is possible to fabricate any of our compounds into O-rings, gaskets or extrusions.

Benefits at a Glance

• High flexibility
• Delivery takes place on cardboard spools
• Resistance of cord materials as for O-rings. The joint must be considered separately
• Tolerances for NBR, FKM and EPDM according to ISO 3302-1 E1, for VMQ according to ISO 3302-1 E2
• The material VMQ 60 is suited for contact with food. The corresponding reference tests are compliant with FDA requirements (21 CFR § 177.200) and LFGB recommendation XV (EC 1935/2004)
• Good lifetime
• Very good price-performance ratio
• Suitable for many industrial applications

Important note: Dichtomatik products comply with common industrial standards and therefore are suitable for many applications excluding safety-critical ones like Automotive. Premium Freudenberg products are the right choice for all applications ensuring highest quality and safety standards and therefore optimal total cost of ownership.