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Variable 76 – Type of gasket

Table 4 — Gasket material and contact widths: Gasket factors (m) for operating conditions and minimum design seating stress (y)

No.

Gasket Material

Gasket Factor
m

Minimum design seating stress y
in N/mm²

1

Rubber with cotton fabric insertion

1,25

2,8

2

Vegetable fibre

1,75

7,6

3

Corrugated metal

Soft aluminium

2,75

25,5

4

Soft copper or brass

3,00

31,0

5

Iron or soft steel

3,25

37,9

6

Monel or 4 % to 6 % chrome

3,50

44,8

7

Stainless steels

3,75

52,4

8

Grooved metal profile

Soft aluminium

3,25

37,9

9

Soft copper or brass

3,50

44,8

10

Iron or soft steel

3,75

52,4

11

Monel or 4 % to 6 % chrome

3,75

62,0

12

Stainless steels

4,25

69,5

13

Flat metal profile

Soft aluminium

4,00

60,6

14

Soft copper or brass

4,75

89,5

15

Iron or soft steel

5,50

124

16

Monel or 4 % to 6 % chrome

6,00

150

17

Stainless steels

6,50

179

18

Ring joint

Iron or soft steel

5,50

124

19

Monel or 4 % to 6 % chrome

6,00

150

20

Stainless steels

6,50

179

21

Elastomer

Natural rubber

0,5

0

22

SWR

0,5

0

23

Viton

0,5

0

24

EPDM

0,5

0

25

Silicon

0,5

0

26

Neoprene

1,0

1,38

27

Nitrile

1,0

1,38

28

Butyl

1,0

1,38

29

CNAF

1,0

1,38

30

PTFE

PTFE sheathing

2,0

13,8

31

PTFE massive 1,5 mm

2,75

25,4

32

PTFE massive 3 mm

2,0

11,0

33

PTFE braided

2,0

11,0

34

User-defined gasket specifications

Variable 108

Key

1 Full penetration joint

2 Pivot of HD

3 Center

4 Appropriate gasket

Fig. 12 — Spherically dished bolted covers with a narrow-face gasket