Generally, when two metal objects work in a position where they are physically connected to each other, there is a great risk of breakage and leakage. So in a situation where two metal objects are working together with one physical one, a joint is needed. The spiral wound gasket is actually used as a filler between the two metal objects working together. The use of gaskets reduces the cost of using machines. The filling between the mechanical objects is basically a mechanical seal lining resulting in long-lasting machine operations.
Spiral wound gasket can be manufactured with abundant raw material. Examples of these raw materials are silicon, rubber, paper, and many more. The use of raw material for a gasket depends mainly on the type of use and the place and temperature where the gasket is supposed to be placed. For some applications, the gaskets can be made of asbestos. The main objective of the joint is to hermetically fill the space including the irregularities between the two metal objects, so it is manufactured with the material that best suits the situation.
Material
Spiral wound gaskets are manufactured with a combination or mixture of metallic material and filler material, normally a high carbon stainless steel is used as the material of choice for the manufacture of spiral wound gaskets.
Shape
Although many other shapes can be used for the product, the circle shape is the most common.
The filler material is generally made of flexible graphite that is wound in the same directions but starting from the opposite side. The resulting product is a combination of growing circles of alternating layers of charges and metals.
Spiral wound gaskets are an expensive product. The use of Spiral Wound Gaskets is very durable and reliable. It lasts very long, so it gives the user in question the guarantee that it is worth all the money spent on it while making their purchase. It has a strong structure, which is the main reason for its durable and long-lasting nature.
The durability of the spiral wound gasket depends mainly on the mechanical characteristics of the metal strips in use, as opposed to the virtue of traditional integral gaskets. Therefore, it can be easily preferred to the traditional gasket due to its great advantages.
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