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Elastomeric Gaskets Are Made Of One Type Of Solid Rubber Which Is Either Cut From A Sheet/Roll Or Moulded/Extruded To A Specification. These Gaskets Are Suited For Low Pressure, Low Heat Environments And Will Create A Seal With A Low Bolt Load. This Is Ideal For Flanges That Use Low Grade Low Quality Bolts And/Or Non-Asme Flanges And Joints. O-Rings Fall Into This Class Of Gasket And Are Particularly Suited To Tongue And Groove Applications. The Use Of These Gaskets Are Limited To The Operational Working Conditions That The Type Of Rubber Exhibits. And Since Rubber Gaskets Will Not Compress, Only Deform, Excess Bolt Load Will Only Extrude The Gasket Out Of Position Into The Inner Diameter Of The Flange Causing A Disturbance Of The Process Fluid And Cause The Gasket To Lose Thickness And Allow A Loss Of Seal. Cellular Elastomers Such As Foam/Sponge Are Made By Mechanically Or Chemically Expanding Uncured Rubber Compounds. Closed Cell Foam Is Made With Separate Cells Of Trapped Gas Within Its Structure. This Makes The Foam Highly Compressible And Impermeable To Fluids. They Are Ideal For Use As Weather Seals. Elastomeric Gasket Can Also Have A Reinforcing Fabric Material To Provide Higher Strength. They Can Contain One Or More Plies Of The Material Which Is Made Of Several Fibers, Typically Nylon, Cotton, Polyester, As Well As The Less Frequently Used Asbestos And Glass.

Insulating Gasket Sets Or Flange Insulation Kits Play An Important Role In Such Cases. They Are Designed For Electrically Insulating The Flanges. They Act As An Insulator Between Dissimilar Metallic Flanges.The Use Of Insulating Gasket Is To Avoid Electrical Charge Continuity And It Is Mostly Used At Above Ground & U/G Interphase To Avoid Cathodic Protection. Very Common In Pipelines Where Insulating Joint, Which Is Very Costly, May Be Avoided By Using Insulation Gasket Assembly This Is Also Used Extensively At Dissimilar Metal Flanged Joint Wherein The Difference Of Electronegativity Of The 2 Disimilar Metal May Lead To Galvanic Attack/Corrosion.Insulation Kit Gaskets Provides Greater Resistance To Over Compression And Cracking. These Insulation Kits Are Also Used To Electrically Isolate Flange Joints, Preventing Flow Ofelectrostatic Charges Along The Pipeline.For Best Results, The Flanges Must Be Wrapped With Flange Band Protectors. So Foreign Materials Are Prevented From Collecting And Creating A Bridge, Thus Shorting Out The Isolation. Flange Isolating Gasket Kits Flanges, The Most Common Trouble Area, Need To Be Sealed Properly To Prevent Leakage And Must Also Be Cathodically Isolated To Prevent Stray Currents Which Cause Undo Corrosion And Eventual Breakdown Of The Metal. Advance Products & Systems Manufactures And Maintains A Supply Of Quality

Flexible Graphite Gaskets Will Handle Higher Temperatures Than Any Elastomeric Of Non-Asbestos Gasketing And Handle A Ph Range From 0-14. Developed Originally By Union Carbide Under The Brand Name ” Grafoil “. Common Grades Include Ghl, Ghe, Ghr, Gtb, Gta, Ghp Flexible Graphite Solves Industries Difficult Sealing Applications. Flexible Graphite Is Manufactured From Mineral Graphite (Expandable Flake Graphite). It Is Also Called Graphite Foil, Or Referred To By A Brand Name Such As Grafoil. As Its Name Indicates, Flexible Graphite Is Flexible And Conformable, An Ideal Property As A Gasket Material. Flexible Graphite Can Also Be Used In Many Other Thermal, Electronic Or Electrochemical Applications.Flexible Graphite Is A Soft Sheet Form Of Compressed Natural Graphite Made From Exfoliated Mineral Flake(Crystalline) Graphite. Due To Its Flexible Texture, It Is Referred To As Flexible Graphite To Distinguish It From Other Forms Of Graphite Materials: Flake Graphite, Amorphous Graphite, Artificial Graphite (Hard Graphite), Graphite Electrodes, Graphite/Carbon Fiber, Etc. Sometimes Flexible Graphite Is Also Referred To By A Manufacturer’S Brand Name Like Grafoil.

Ring Type Joints Are Primarily Used By The Oil, Gas, Petrochemical And Offshore Industries, They Are Also Commomly Used On Valve, Pipe Work Assmebilies And With Some Integrity Vessel Joints. Ring Type Joints Are Use To Seal Flanged Connections Subject To High Pressures And Teperatures. These Precision Made Solid Metal Gaskets Form A Metal To Metal Seal With The Flanges. The Gasket Cross-Sections Are Designed To Concentrate The Bolt Load Over A Small Area To Produce A High Seating Stress. The Gasket Metal Should Always Be Softer Than The Mating Flanges. The High Seating Stress Causes ‘Plastic-Flow’ Of The Gasket Into The Flange Faces To Create The Seal. The ‘Rx’ And ‘Bx’ Gaskets Are Designed To Be Pressure Activated By The Sealed Media Which Improves The Efficiency Of The Seal As The Internal Pressure Of The System Increases. ‘R’ Series Ring Type Joints Can Contain Pressure Up To 10,000 Psi ‘Rx’ And ‘Bx’ Series Ring Type Joints Can Contain Pressure Up To 20,000 Psi The Gasket And Flanges Must Be Manufactured To Precision Dimensions, Surface And Hardness.

Heat Exchanger Gaskets.For Many Years Now, The Heat Exchanger Gasket Design Has Served Industries Sealing Needs, Providing A Cost Effective, Quality Seal With The Introduction Of Improved Gasket Manufacturing Processes And Materials, This Trend Is Deemed To Continue For Many More To Come. Heat Exchanger Gaskets Compromise Of A Soft/Non Asbestos Material Either Partically Or Totally Enveloped In A Metallic Sheath. This Gasket Arrangement Allows For A High Strength, Quality Gasket Seal Suitable For Use On Standard Flage Assemblies, Valves, Pumps, Heat Exchangers And Other Similar Services.