The measurement »b«, which is the width of the O-Ring groove, has to be larger than the defor- med O-Ring. Depending upon application the groove may be open on one side. However, the pressure applied to the medium to be sealed must have full access to the O-Ring. The surfaces of the groove and the opposed surfaces should have more or less rounded processing traces to permit peak-to-valley-heights of 44 — 25 um. Groove sizes Static application & t b de t b 1 08 13 5 4 65 18 41 19 5,33 43 69 16 42 2a 55 45 7A 178 13 23 57 465 7A 19 14 24 6 4.95 78 2 15 26 65 54 84 24 18 34 699 585 on 25 19 32 7 5,85 1 262 20 34 75 63 97 27 24 35 8 675 104 3 23 39 84 7.15 109 35 27 45 a5 725 110 353 27 45 9 7 17 36 28 ar 95 82 12,3 4 315 52 10 8.65 13 45 36 58 In case of applying back-up rings the width of groove »be is increased by the width of the back-up ring resp. in case of support on either side by the double width of the back-up ring.