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FKM (Viton®-type) AS568 O-Rings (Inch Series)

Temperature range, chemical and fluid compatibility, hardness and the full dimensional range for this compound.

FKM (Viton®-type) AS568 O-Rings (Inch Series) are supplied to fluoroelastomer, typically 75 Shore A. Corrosion behaviour is excellent resistance to heat, fuels, and most chemicals; poor with ketones and hot water/steam, the material is non-magnetic, and the usable service range is approx. -20 °C to +200 °C. In practice this grade is specified where temperature or chemical exposure exceeds nitrile.

Grade
fluoroelastomer, typically 75 Shore A
Corrosion resistance
Excellent resistance to heat, fuels, and most chemicals; poor with ketones and hot water/steam
Magnetic response
Non-magnetic
Service temperature
approx. -20 °C to +200 °C

Property values are typical for the grade. Certified mechanical test data is available on request for production orders.

FKM (Viton®-type) AS568 O-Rings (Inch Series) reference image

FKM (Viton®-type) (fluoroelastomer, typically 75 Shore A) is specified where temperature or chemical exposure exceeds nitrile. When as568 o-rings (inch series) are specified in this grade, the dimensions remain per AS 568; the material determines corrosion behavior (excellent resistance to heat, fuels, and most chemicals; poor with ketones and hot water/steam) and the service temperature range (approx. -20 °C to +200 °C). Both are covered below with the size table.

Why Choose FKM (Viton®-type) for AS568 O-Rings (Inch Series)

Specified where temperature or chemical exposure exceeds nitrile. For as568 o-rings (inch series), this matters when excellent resistance to heat, fuels, and most chemicals; poor with ketones and hot water/steam is the primary requirement.

Mechanical & Physical Properties

Grade designationfluoroelastomer, typically 75 Shore A
Magnetic responseNon-magnetic
Service temperatureapprox. -20 °C to +200 °C
Corrosion characteristicExcellent resistance to heat, fuels, and most chemicals; poor with ketones and hot water/steam

Galvanic & Galling Considerations

Galvanic and galling behavior do not apply to as568 o-rings (inch series) in FKM (Viton®-type) — the relevant compatibility questions are chemical: confirm the elastomer against the fluid, the temperature and any cleaning agents in service, and check the gland or groove dimensions give the intended compression on the section.

Comparable Grades

For as568 o-rings (inch series), consider NBR where the service is ordinary mineral oil and the cost matters, or EPDM for hot water and steam, which attacks FKM. Elastomer selection is decided by the medium, the temperature range and whether the seal is static or dynamic — not by strength.

Sizes of AS568 O-Rings (Inch Series) Available in FKM (Viton®-type)

Dash numberInner diameter d1 (in)Inner diameter d1 (mm)Cross section CS (in)Cross section CS (mm)Groove width (mm)Reference standard
AS568-0010.0290.740.0401.021.42AS 568
AS568-0020.0421.070.0401.021.42AS 568
AS568-0030.0561.420.0401.021.42AS 568
AS568-0040.0701.780.0401.021.42AS 568
AS568-0050.1012.570.0401.021.42AS 568
AS568-0060.1142.900.0701.782.49AS 568
AS568-0070.1453.680.0701.782.49AS 568
AS568-0080.1764.470.0701.782.49AS 568
AS568-0090.2085.280.0701.782.49AS 568
AS568-0100.2396.070.0701.782.49AS 568
AS568-0110.3017.650.0701.782.49AS 568
AS568-0120.3649.250.0701.782.49AS 568
AS568-0130.42610.820.0701.782.49AS 568
AS568-0140.48912.420.0701.782.49AS 568
AS568-0150.55114.000.0701.782.49AS 568
AS568-0160.61415.600.0701.782.49AS 568
AS568-0170.67617.170.0701.782.49AS 568
AS568-0180.73918.770.0701.782.49AS 568
AS568-0190.80120.350.0701.782.49AS 568
AS568-0200.86421.950.0701.782.49AS 568
AS568-0210.92623.520.0701.782.49AS 568
AS568-0220.98925.120.0701.782.49AS 568
AS568-0231.05126.700.0701.782.49AS 568
AS568-0241.11428.300.0701.782.49AS 568
AS568-0251.17629.870.0701.782.49AS 568
AS568-0261.23931.470.0701.782.49AS 568
AS568-0271.30133.050.0701.782.49AS 568
AS568-0281.36434.650.0701.782.49AS 568
AS568-0291.48937.820.0701.782.49AS 568
AS568-0301.61441.000.0701.782.49AS 568

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Dimensions & Specifications (AS 568)

Dash numberInner diameter d1 (in)Inner diameter d1 (mm)Cross section CS (in)Cross section CS (mm)Groove width (mm)Reference standard
AS568-0010.0290.740.0401.021.42AS 568
AS568-0020.0421.070.0401.021.42AS 568
AS568-0030.0561.420.0401.021.42AS 568
AS568-0040.0701.780.0401.021.42AS 568
AS568-0050.1012.570.0401.021.42AS 568
AS568-0060.1142.900.0701.782.49AS 568
AS568-0070.1453.680.0701.782.49AS 568
AS568-0080.1764.470.0701.782.49AS 568
AS568-0090.2085.280.0701.782.49AS 568
AS568-0100.2396.070.0701.782.49AS 568
AS568-0110.3017.650.0701.782.49AS 568
AS568-0120.3649.250.0701.782.49AS 568
AS568-0130.42610.820.0701.782.49AS 568
AS568-0140.48912.420.0701.782.49AS 568
AS568-0150.55114.000.0701.782.49AS 568
AS568-0160.61415.600.0701.782.49AS 568
AS568-0170.67617.170.0701.782.49AS 568
AS568-0180.73918.770.0701.782.49AS 568
AS568-0190.80120.350.0701.782.49AS 568
AS568-0200.86421.950.0701.782.49AS 568
AS568-0210.92623.520.0701.782.49AS 568
AS568-0220.98925.120.0701.782.49AS 568
AS568-0231.05126.700.0701.782.49AS 568
AS568-0241.11428.300.0701.782.49AS 568
AS568-0251.17629.870.0701.782.49AS 568
AS568-0261.23931.470.0701.782.49AS 568
AS568-0271.30133.050.0701.782.49AS 568
AS568-0281.36434.650.0701.782.49AS 568
AS568-0291.48937.820.0701.782.49AS 568
AS568-0301.61441.000.0701.782.49AS 568
AS568-0311.73944.170.0701.782.49AS 568
AS568-0321.86447.350.0701.782.49AS 568
AS568-0331.98950.520.0701.782.49AS 568
AS568-0342.11453.700.0701.782.49AS 568
AS568-0352.23956.870.0701.782.49AS 568
AS568-0362.36460.050.0701.782.49AS 568
AS568-0372.48963.220.0701.782.49AS 568
AS568-0382.61466.400.0701.782.49AS 568
AS568-0392.73969.570.0701.782.49AS 568
AS568-0402.86472.750.0701.782.49AS 568
AS568-0412.98975.920.0701.782.49AS 568
AS568-0423.23982.270.0701.782.49AS 568
AS568-0433.48988.620.0701.782.49AS 568
AS568-0443.73994.970.0701.782.49AS 568
AS568-0453.989101.320.0701.782.49AS 568
AS568-0464.239107.670.0701.782.49AS 568
AS568-0474.489114.020.0701.782.49AS 568
AS568-0484.739120.370.0701.782.49AS 568
AS568-0494.989126.720.0701.782.49AS 568
AS568-0505.239133.070.0701.782.49AS 568
AS568-1020.0491.240.1032.623.66AS 568
AS568-1030.0812.060.1032.623.66AS 568
AS568-1040.1122.840.1032.623.66AS 568
AS568-1050.1433.630.1032.623.66AS 568
AS568-1060.1744.420.1032.623.66AS 568
AS568-1070.2065.230.1032.623.66AS 568
AS568-1080.2376.020.1032.623.66AS 568
AS568-1090.2997.590.1032.623.66AS 568
AS568-1100.3629.190.1032.623.66AS 568
AS568-1110.42410.770.1032.623.66AS 568
AS568-1120.48712.370.1032.623.66AS 568
AS568-1130.54913.940.1032.623.66AS 568
AS568-1140.61215.540.1032.623.66AS 568
AS568-1150.67417.120.1032.623.66AS 568
AS568-1160.73718.720.1032.623.66AS 568
AS568-1170.79920.290.1032.623.66AS 568
AS568-1180.86221.890.1032.623.66AS 568
AS568-1190.92423.470.1032.623.66AS 568
AS568-1200.98725.070.1032.623.66AS 568
AS568-1211.04926.640.1032.623.66AS 568
AS568-1221.11228.240.1032.623.66AS 568
AS568-1231.17429.820.1032.623.66AS 568
AS568-1241.23731.420.1032.623.66AS 568
AS568-1251.29932.990.1032.623.66AS 568
AS568-1261.36234.590.1032.623.66AS 568
AS568-1271.42436.170.1032.623.66AS 568
AS568-1281.48737.770.1032.623.66AS 568
AS568-1291.54939.340.1032.623.66AS 568
AS568-1301.61240.940.1032.623.66AS 568
AS568-1311.67442.520.1032.623.66AS 568
AS568-1321.73744.120.1032.623.66AS 568
AS568-1331.79945.690.1032.623.66AS 568
AS568-1341.86247.290.1032.623.66AS 568
AS568-1351.92448.870.1032.623.66AS 568
AS568-1361.98750.470.1032.623.66AS 568
AS568-1372.04952.040.1032.623.66AS 568
AS568-1382.11253.640.1032.623.66AS 568
AS568-1392.17455.220.1032.623.66AS 568
AS568-1402.23756.820.1032.623.66AS 568

Video: FKM (Viton®-type) AS568 O-Rings (Inch Series)

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O-Ring Sizing Tools

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Inside the plant

Manufactured in our own plant

This part is cold-formed, threaded, heat-treated and finished in-house. The stages below are where its class and finish are actually decided.

  1. Wire rod feeding into a cold heading machine
    01

    Cold heading

    Wire rod is drawn to size and cold-formed into blanks. Forming rather than cutting keeps the grain flow continuous around the head, which is where a bolt is most likely to fail.

    Head dimensions and under-head radius checked at set-up and per shift.

  2. Thread rolling machine producing bolt threads
    02

    Thread rolling

    Threads are rolled between hardened dies rather than cut. Rolled threads are stronger in fatigue than cut threads and hold pitch and flank angle far more consistently across a batch.

    Go / no-go ring gauges to ISO 965 tolerance class 6g.

  3. Baskets of bolts staged for heat treatment
    03

    Heat treatment

    Quench-and-temper brings carbon and alloy steel to the property class ordered — 8.8, 10.9 or 12.9 — with the furnace charge tracked so a finished lot can be traced back to it.

    Core hardness and tensile tested per lot to ISO 898-1.

  4. Zinc plated bolts in a treatment basket
    04

    Surface treatment

    Zinc, zinc-nickel, hot-dip galvanizing, black oxide, phosphate and Dacromet, selected against the service environment rather than against the price list.

    Coating thickness and neutral salt spray hours to ISO 9227.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can FKM (Viton®-type) replace stainless steel structurally?

No — stainless A2/A4 cannot match class 10.9 / 12.9 strength. Stainless is selected for corrosion, not raw strength.

Are FKM (Viton®-type) AS568 O-Rings (Inch Series) magnetic?

FKM (Viton®-type) AS568 O-Rings (Inch Series) are non-magnetic.

What corrosion resistance do FKM (Viton®-type) AS568 O-Rings (Inch Series) offer?

FKM (Viton®-type) AS568 O-Rings (Inch Series) provide excellent resistance to heat, fuels, and most chemicals; poor with ketones and hot water/steam with a service range of approx. -20 °C to +200 °C.

When should I move from fluoroelastomer, typically 75 Shore A to class 8.8 for AS568 O-Rings (Inch Series)?

Step up to class 8.8 when the joint preload approaches the proof load of the current class. The higher class adds preload at the same diameter, often saving size and weight.

How do I request a quotation?

Use the technical drawing on this page to pick the exact configuration, then submit it with the quote form. We respond within one business day.