Description
API SEALS RING GASKET
| Stainless Steel: | Seals Ring | Api: | Gasket |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wellhead: | Ring Joint Gasket | Asmeb16.20: | Asme |
The working of ring joint gaskets (RTJ Gasket) can be explained by the axial compressive load causing them to deform and flow to irregularities in the flange grooves that it seals. As load bearing area of ring joint gaskets (RTJ Gasket) are small high surface stresses are produced between the sealing face and the groove, making it poor in recovery characteristics and unfit for reuse.
| Common Materials | |||
| Material | Brinell Hardness | Temperature Limitations | Identification |
| Soft Iron | 90 | -60 to +400 °C | D |
| Low carbon steel | 120 | -40 to +500°C | S |
| 4%-6% Cr ½% Mo:F5 | 130 | -125 to +500°C | F5 |
| Stainless steel 304/304L | 160 | -250 to +650°C | S304 or 304L |
| Stainless steel 316/316L | 160 | -196 to +800°C | S316 or 316L |
| Stainless steel 321 | 160 | -250 to +870°C | S321 |
| Stainless steel 347 | 160 | -250 to +870°C | S347 |
| Stainless steel 410 | 170 | -20 to +500°C | S410 |
| Inconel 625 | – | 1000°C | 625 |
| Incoloy 825 | – | 1000°C | 825 |
| Hastelloy C-276 | – | 1000°C | C-276 |
| Duplex | – | 800°C | S31803 |
| Titanium | – | 540°C | TI |
| GASKET MATERIALS | BRINELL HARDNESS NUMBER (max) | ROCKWELL HARDNESS NUMBER (max) | IDENTIFICATION |
|---|---|---|---|
| Soft iron | 90 | 56 | D |
| Low carbon steel | 120 | 68 | S |
| 4-6% Chrome 1/2% molybdenum | 130 | 72 | F5 |
| 304 Stainless Steel | 160 | 83 | S304 |
| 316 Stainless Steel | 160 | 83 | S316 |
| 347 Stainless Steel | 160 | 83 | S347 |
