A. Full face.
B. Spiral wound metallic.
C. Ring type.
D. Metal jacketed.
E. Inside bolt circle.
The most commonly used material
for Gasket is Compressed Asbestos Fibre. For high temperature &
high-pressure application Spiral Wound Metallic Gasket is used. While the selecting
the material of construction of Spiral Wound Metallic Gasket. These below mention points have to consider
A. The corrosive nature and
concentration of fluid being carried.
B. The operating temperature of
the fluid.
C. The relative cost of alternate
winding material.
Materials used for spiral wound
metallic gasket winding is Austenitic
stainless steel 304 with asbestos filler, Austenitic stainless steel 316 with
asbestos filler, Austenitic stainless steel 321 with asbestos filler.