SYMPOSIA PAPER
Published:
01 January 1977
STP27942S
Testing Gasket Materials for Design Purposes
SourceEnergy, pollution abatement, and economic factors are increasing the sealing requirements for gaskets. Sealability, Creep Relaxation, and Gasket Compression Tests are described which permit the logical design of a gasket to make and assure a long time satisfactory seal for each application. Test equipment is described and an example of sealing wavy flanges is given.
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Swick, RH
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Developed by Committee: F03
Pages: 23–27
DOI: 10.1520/STP27942S
ISBN-EB: 978-0-8031-4693-8
ISBN-13: 978-0-8031-0370-2