Gaskets General
Gaskets General
Gaskets General
Flange gaskets are used to create a static seal between two flanges faces, Feb 26, 2022
at various operating conditions, with varied pressure and temperature
Pad flanges added to
ratings. A gaskets fills the microscopic spaces and irregularities of the
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flange faces, and then it forms a seal that is designed to keep liquids and
gases. Correct installation of damage-free gaskets and demage-free flange Dimensions Pad Flanges
faces is a requirement for a leak-free flange connection.
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Types of Flanges
Non-Metallic gaskets are usually composite sheet materials are used with Dimensions INCH WN flanges
flat-face and raised-face flanges in low Pressure Class applications. Non-
metallic gaskets are manufactured from arimid fiber, glass fiber, elastomer, Questions and Answers
Teflon® (PTFE), graphite etc.. Full-face gasket types are suitable for use
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with flat-face flanges. Flat-ring gasket types are suitable for use with raised
face flanges. Heat Exchangers
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ASME B16.21 covers types, sizes, materials, dimensions, dimensional Hot Tapping and Line Stoppin
tolerances, and markings for non-metallic flat gaskets.
Piping Isometrics
ASME B16.20 covers materials, dimensions, dimensional tolerances, and heat exchangers MIC
markings for metallic and semi-metallic gaskets.
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Ring Type Joint gaskets are designed to seal by "initial line contact" or
wedging action between the mating flange and the gasket. By applying
pressure on the seal interface through bolt force, the "softer" metal of the
gasket flows into the microfine structure of the harder flange material, and
creating a very tight and efficient seal.
The necessity for a gasket to have the ability to recover cannot be over
emphasized. The effects of pressure and temperature fluctuations, the
temperature differential across the flange face, together with bolt stress
relaxation and creep, demand a gasket with adequate flexibility and
recovery to maintain a seal even under these varying service conditions.
The Spiral Wound Gasket is the precision engineered solution to such
problems, meeting the most exacting conditions of both temperature and
pressure in flanged joints and similar assemblies and against virtually
every known corrosive and toxic media.The spiral wound gasket meets the
most exacting conditions of both temperature and pressure in flanged joints
and similar assemblies and against every known corrosive and toxic
media.
The completed gasket is fitted into a steel ring of specific thickness. When
the gasket is fitted into a flange and the bolt load is applied, flange closure
is governed by the outer steel ring of the gasket. To further improve the
pressure rating of the spiral wound gasket, a steel ring may be added to
the inside. This gives an additional compression limiting stop and provides
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a heat and corrosion barrier protecting gasket windings and preventing
flange erosion. It is customary to select inner ring material to be the same
as the metal winding.
ASME B16.20 which covers spiral wound gaskets requires the use of solid
metal inner rings in.. Pressure Class 900, nominal pipe sizes 24 and larger,
Pressure Class 1500 from nominal pipe sizes 12 and larger, Pressure
Class 2500 from nominal pipe sizes 4 and larger and all PTFE filled
gaskets. In the same standard is also described how a spiral wound gasket
should be characterized, below you will find a image on it.
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Camprofile gaskets
Camprofile or "Grooved" gaskets have proven themselves in all industrial
applications. Camprofile gaskets are found in industrial power plants and in
the primary circuits in nuclear installations. Used either between flanges or
in Heat Exchanger units in nuclear applications. The Petro and chemical
industry benefit too, as the gaskets are used in applications where high
pressures and temperatures are maintained and consequently high bolt
loads need to be controlled.
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They are traditionally used for Heat Exchanger applications, pumps and
Valves, however the resilience and recovery properties of these gaskets
are limited. Metal Jacketed gaskets require smooth flange surface finishes,
high bolt loads and flange flatness in order to seal effectively.
There are many different styles of jacketed gaskets available. In the main
Menu "Gaskets" you will find a link to the dimensions of double jacketed
flange gaskets. In that type the filler material is completely enclosed by a
two piece metal jacket, which covers both the inside and outside diameters
and both contact surfaces.
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Typical Application
Oval and Octagonal RTJ's are designed to seal pressures of up to 6,250
psi in accordance with ASME B16.20 and up to 5,000 psi in accordance
with API 6A pressure ratings. Typical high pressure and temperature
applications where these gaskets are used include Valve and pipe-work
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assemblies in oil field drilling and refining applications. In addition, these
gaskets are installed in high pressure vessels and pumps.
Re-Use
Ring type joints are designed to have a limited amount of positive
interference, which ensures that the ring type joint seats correctly into the
groove on compression. Their reuse is not recommended for two reasons..
1. The initial seating of the gasket will be impaired
2. When the gasket is plastically deformed, work hardening of the external
metal surface occurs. This may result in permanent damage to the groove.
Hardness of Materials
On compression of the flange assembly, it is imperative that the ring type
joint be significantly softer than the flange groove so that the gasket
plastically deforms and not the groove. The use of harder ring type joints
can result in flange groove damage. For this reason, ring type joints are
supplied with the following maximum hardness values..
Maximum Hardness
Soft Iron 90 56 D
4 - 6% Chrome
130 72 F5
1/2% Moly
Type 304
1.4301 160 83 S304
Stainless Steel
Type 316
1.4401 160 83 S316
Stainless Steel
Type 347
1.4550 160 83 S347
Stainless Steel
Notes..
(1) Measured with 3000 kg load except soft iron which is measured with
500 kg load.
(2) (Rockwell) measured with 100 kg load and 1/16in diameter ball.
Protective Coating
In accordance with API Specifications, soft iron, low carbon steel, and
other ferrous materials ring type joints are protected from corrosion with
electroplated zinc or cadmium to a maximum thickness of 0.0005 in.
Alternative material coatings can be supplied.
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