Lynn Hanover wrote:

That was a different idea, where a large diameter solid copper bare wire
would be used as the "O" ring. The copper would cold flow, and with silicone
around it, I think it would work just fine as an "O" ring.

Would the repeated thermal cycles serve to work harden the copper?

Russell Kent

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