Design criteria flexitalic

Gasket Design Criteria
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Worldwide Customer Service Network

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Introduction

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Section I - Gasket Selection
Soft Cut Gaskets ..............................................................................................................................
Thermiculite™.....................................................................................................................................
PTFE Products - Sigma™ ...................................................................................................................
PTFE Products - Fluoroseal™ ............................................................................................................
Flexitallic Flexicarb®..........................................................................................................................
Compressed Non-asbestos Fiber Gaskets ....................................................................................
Sheet Materials Chemical Compatibility Selector Guide ..................................................................
Sheet Materials Chemical Compatibility Chart.................................................................................
Insulating Sets ..................................................................................................................................
Metal Jacketed Gaskets ...................................................................................................................
Spiral Wound Gaskets...................................................................................................................
Sizing Parameters for Spiral Wound Gaskets .................................................................................
Flexpro™ Gaskets ..............................................................................................................................
MRG Gaskets.................................................................................................................................
Ring Type Joints ..............................................................................................................................
Specialized Ring Type Joints ..........................................................................................................
Lens Rings.......................................................................................................................................
Weld Gaskets ..................................................................................................................................

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Section II - Joint Integrity Calculations
ASME Boiler &Pressure Vessel Code Calculations ........................................................................
PVRC Method ..................................................................................................................................

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Section III - Gasket Installation
Bolt Torque Sequence.....................................................................................................................
Troubleshooting ..............................................................................................................................
Metallic Gasket Materials ................................................................................................................
Useful Material Data........................................................................................................................
Bolting Data .....................................................................................................................................
Useful Technical Data ......................................................................................................................
Torque Required To Produce Bolt Stress...