SAE AS568B (aerospace size standard for O-rings) · 4xx series

AS568-411 O-ring

Inside diameter 2.725" (69.22 mm), cross section 0.275" (6.99 mm), outside diameter 3.275" (83.20 mm).

Inside diameter
2.725"
69.22 mm · CS 0.275"

Dimensions

Published dimensions for AS568-411.
Dash numberAS568-411 · 4xx series
Inside diameter2.725" · 69.22 mm · tolerance not published here
Cross section0.275" · 6.99 mm · tolerance not published here
Outside diameter3.275" · 83.20 mm (computed, not published)
Standard statusStocked and catalogued, but not on the AS568B list of 369 standard sizes

Outside diameter is not a published AS568 dimension. The standard fixes the inside diameter and the cross section, and the outside diameter follows from them: OD = ID + 2 x CS. Every outside diameter on this site is that sum, not a figure read from a table, and it inherits both tolerances rather than carrying one of its own.

What the 4xx series is for

Industrial flange and piping

Every dash number from 425 to 475 in this series has the same 0.275 inch (6.99 mm) cross section. Choosing a size is choosing a bore, and the cross section follows from the series - which is why a seal that is the right diameter but the wrong series will sit in the groove and still leak.

Fitting an AS568-411

The dimensions above are the free-state size of the moulded ring. Whether it seals depends on the gland: the squeeze applied to the cross section, the stretch on the inside diameter when it is fitted, and the room left for the material to expand into. Those come from the equipment maker or the seal manufacturer's gland tables, not from the size chart.

Material matters as much as size. The same AS568-411 is made in nitrile, fluorocarbon, EPDM, silicone and more, and they behave differently with temperature, pressure and the fluid being sealed. The dash number specifies the shape; it says nothing about the compound.

Frequently asked questions

What size is an AS568-411 O-ring?

Inside diameter 2.725 inches (69.22 mm), cross section 0.275 inches (6.99 mm), so an outside diameter of 3.275 inches (83.20 mm).

What is the cross section of a 411 O-ring?

0.275 inches (6.99 mm), with no tolerance printed here because no two of the sources publish one for this size. Every dash number in the 4xx series shares that cross section: industrial flange and piping.

What is the outside diameter of AS568-411?

3.275 inches (83.20 mm). The standard tabulates inside diameter and cross section rather than outside diameter, so OD is ID plus two cross sections: 2.725 + 2 x 0.275 = 3.275 inches.

What is the tolerance on an AS568-411 O-ring?

No inside-diameter tolerance is printed for this size: fewer than two of the published tables carry one. No cross-section tolerance is printed either, for the same reason. These are dimensional tolerances on the moulded part and are separate from squeeze, stretch and gland design, which decide whether the seal actually works.

What this chart covers

This chart carries the five cross-section series - 0xx, 1xx, 2xx, 3xx and 4xx. It does NOT carry the 900 series, the 20 straight-thread boss gaskets AS568 also lists: those are boss seals rather than O-rings in the usual sense and are sized to the fitting, so they are left out rather than mixed in. Dash numbers -400 to -424 are carried and flagged: two of the four catalogues list them under AS568, and the AS568B list of 369 standard sizes does not.

Where these figures come from

Dimensions are as defined by SAE AS568B (aerospace size standard for O-rings). This site is an independent reference and is not affiliated with, endorsed by or approved by any standards body.

Every value on this page was cross-checked against 2 independent published sources:

Sources disagree here. No inside-diameter tolerance is printed for this size. Only one of the sources publishes one (as568-arc, plus or minus 0.02 in) and a single chart is not enough to print a tolerance from.

Nearby bores

Sizes either side in the 4xx series

Same bore, different cord

Similar inside diameter in other series

These have a comparable inside diameter but a different cross section. They are not substitutes - a thinner or thicker cord changes the squeeze the gland was designed for - but they are the sizes most often confused with this one.