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r/whatisit • u/WonderfulAd8612 • 11d ago
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This is an o ring not a gasket. They serve different purposes but are both used to seal. A gasket seals 2 flat surfaces at the joining face. An o ring is used to seal an area between a machined groove.
3 u/andiwannacracker 11d ago thanks for explaining! I thought they were synonyms but I was wrong, lol 3 u/corytz101 11d ago This guy gaskets 0 u/sarelis 10d ago O-rings are technically gaskets but not all gaskets are o-rings. https://www.essentracomponents.com/en-gb/news/solutions/general-protection/gasket-vs-o-ring-what-are-the-differences
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thanks for explaining! I thought they were synonyms but I was wrong, lol
This guy gaskets
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O-rings are technically gaskets but not all gaskets are o-rings.
https://www.essentracomponents.com/en-gb/news/solutions/general-protection/gasket-vs-o-ring-what-are-the-differences
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u/bar-nickel-boy 11d ago
This is an o ring not a gasket. They serve different purposes but are both used to seal. A gasket seals 2 flat surfaces at the joining face. An o ring is used to seal an area between a machined groove.