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Soft Cut Gaskets
Compressed Asbestos Fiber
(CAF) gaskets served industry’s
needs for many years. With the
shift to Comrpessed Fiber gaskets,
gasket manufacturers have
developed a myriad of replacement
products. Some of the initial
materials developed proved
inferior to their asbestos based
predecessors in regard to temperature,
chemical resistance, creep
resistance and sealing characteristics.
More recently Flexitallic has
developed compressed fiber gasket
sheet products approaching,
and in some instances surpassing
the capabilities of asbestos sheet
gaskets. Some of these products
have been fiber reinforced grades, manufactured by the traditional calendering or sheeter process. Other
product ranges are fiber-free and some of these materials have exceptionally good properties which exceed
the capabilities of CAF.
Flexitallic Thermiculite is a versatile gasket material based upon the exfoliated vermiculite mineral. The
product is available with a metal reinforced core or coreless and is designed for use at temperatures which
exceed the capability of graphite based sheets. The temperature capability of CAF is also exceeded by
Thermiculite.
The Flexitallic Sigma range of biaxially orientated PTFE products has superb chemical resistance, far
exceeding that of CAF. These materials can be used at temperatures from cryogenic to 260°C (500°F).
Being intrinsically clean they are especially suitable for use in the food, pharmaceutical and electronics
industries.
Flexicarb is the name given to Flexitallic’s range of graphite based products. The range includes graphite
foil as well as graphite laminates which contain reinforcing metal cores to overcome the fragility of the
non-reinforced foil. Graphite products have excellent stress retention properties and are resistant to most
chemical media with the exception of strong oxidizing agents. Reinforced Flexicarb sheets are the standard
sealing product for many arduous applications in the petrochemical and refining industries.
The Flexitallic SF product ranges are rubber bound, fiber reinforced sheets made by the traditional calendering
or sheeter process. A wide range of fiber types are used, often in combination, ranging from cellulose,
rockwool and glass to aramid and carbon.
Soft cut gasket sheets are typically used in Class 150 or Class 300 flanges. The temperature capability of
the fiber/rubber products is highly thickness dependent, with thin gaskets having a wider service envelope
than thicker ones.
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