Gaskets
What are Spiral Wound Gaskets?
A Spiral Wound Gasket is the most common metallic gasket used in industrial plants. A properly selected and installed spiral wound gasket can withstand high temperatures and pressures, preventing leaks throughout their intended lifespan.
A spiral wound gasket consists of three elements:
Outer ring. Made of carbon steel, this outer ring is sometimes called the centering ring or guide ring. It’s used to center the gasket when you insert it into a bolted flange joint.
Inner ring. The inner ring is pivotal for the gasket because it prevents windings from buckling inside the pipe. When a gasket buckles, parts of it get sucked into the pipe. From there, pieces of the gasket will typically flow through the pipeline until they get caught on something. Often, they’ll get wrapped around rotating equipment like a pump. The mess that results is known as a “bird’s nest.” Inner rings help you avoid this problem.
Sealing element. As you might guess from the name, the sealing element creates the seal that prevents leaks. A sealing element encompasses both windings and filler material. Most spiral wound gaskets in oil and gas refineries will use a flexible graphite filler material rated for high temperatures. A flexible graphite filler also allows the gasket to be more tolerant of flange distortion and joint misalignment. Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) is another common filler material. PTFE is not rated for high-temperature applications, however. Meanwhile, most winding materials in refineries will be stainless steel and monel.
A Spiral Wound Gasket is the most common metallic gasket used in industrial plants. A properly selected and installed spiral wound gasket can withstand high temperatures and pressures, preventing leaks throughout their intended lifespan.
A spiral wound gasket consists of three elements:
Outer ring. Made of carbon steel, this outer ring is sometimes called the centering ring or guide ring. It’s used to center the gasket when you insert it into a bolted flange joint.
Inner ring. The inner ring is pivotal for the gasket because it prevents windings from buckling inside the pipe. When a gasket buckles, parts of it get sucked into the pipe. From there, pieces of the gasket will typically flow through the pipeline until they get caught on something. Often, they’ll get wrapped around rotating equipment like a pump. The mess that results is known as a “bird’s nest.” Inner rings help you avoid this problem.
Sealing element. As you might guess from the name, the sealing element creates the seal that prevents leaks. A sealing element encompasses both windings and filler material. Most spiral wound gaskets in oil and gas refineries will use a flexible graphite filler material rated for high temperatures. A flexible graphite filler also allows the gasket to be more tolerant of flange distortion and joint misalignment. Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) is another common filler material. PTFE is not rated for high-temperature applications, however. Meanwhile, most winding materials in refineries will be stainless steel and monel.
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Solid Copper Gasket
> Single use seal on ultra high vacuum flanges > Solid Copper Gasket fit between the same size UHV/CF flanges to make a impermeable seal > Copper is relatively soft, the steel knife edges of the flanges bite down on the copper as the flanges are tightened toward each other.
Braided Graphite Tape
The Braided Graphite Tape knitted with an innovative expanded pure graphite yarn. The shape structure compacting braided with high strength, usually used as the packing and gasket. With metallic wire reinforced is available.
Mica Tapes For Cables
These Mica Tapes For Cables tapes are applied to stranded wires, conductors and cables with strip winding machine overlapped 50% longitudinally or radially with one or more layers. This tape is highly flexible and allows it to be used on thinnest conductor such as Dia 0.8mm.
Corrugated Graphite Tapes
Corrugated Graphite Tapes with self-adhesive coating, with corrosion inhibitor, are all available on request.
Braided Graphite Tube
The Braided Graphite Tube is made of expanded graphite yarn, formed into a tube. It can be reinforced with metallic wire, and with a self adhesive film.
EPTFE Joint Sealant Adhesive Gasket Tape
EPTFE Joint Sealant Adhesive Gasket Tape made by 100% expanded PTFE gasket material and combined with a self-adhesive strip for easy application
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