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Why Rubber Gaskets Fail

Posted June 06, 2020 11:56 AM by Doug Sharpe
Pathfinder Tags: gasket failure rubber gasket rubber gaskets rubber gaskets fail

Rubber gaskets fail for a variety of reasons. MTAP, an acronym that helps engineers design better gaskets, explains four common causes of gasket failure. If you want better rubber seals, design them with media (M), temperature (T), application (A), and pressure (P) in mind. Otherwise, you risk sealing failures that can have expensive, inconvenient, dangerous, or even tragic consequences.

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