Gardico, Inc.

used for ease of installation in common ring gasket sizes generally in vegetable fiber, 116" and 18" thick Custom gaskets to fit individual applications, irregular shapes where pieces of machinery mate such as mounting accessories to engines or machines: frequently made of vegetable fiber where equipment boxes are closed: commonly made of foam such as CCNS or Poron, often with Pressure Sensitive Adhesive (PSA) adhesive Dove-tail gaskets, for large sizes Materials to 4" thick Odd shapes

Expanded PTFE extruded: pH 0-14, temperature to 600, pressure to 3000 psi Seals with low bolt loads, resists cold flow and has good torque retention vs other PTFE materials 18" to 1"

Expanded PTFE (Teflon): Conforms easily, very high density when compressed pH 0-14, temp -400 to +500o F, pressure to 1450 psi Graphited yarn over inconel: High temperature, high pressure steam applications pH 2-12, temp to 1200o F, pressure to 2500 psi

Lead times: from 7 to 10 days for a new product to 1 to 2 days for an existing product • usual quantities from 5 or 10 to tens of thousands • from stock materials or customer provided materials: rubber, foam, vegetable fiber, cloth, cork, felt, gasket sheet, thin plastics and foils.

New standards have larger than nominal size inside diameter to 12" size - above 12" the ID is same as nominal Old ANSI standards have same ID as the nominal size For water: neoprene, red rubber, ½" to 36"; full-face and raised face (ring) For fuels & oils: ½" to 24" full-face and raised face (ring) nitrile (NBR, buna-n), Viton®, vegetable fiber and compressed sheet: Gardico 522T, Klinger C-4401, Garlock 3200 For steam to 750o F: ½" to 36" full-face and raised face (ring) compressed sheet, aramid fiber with nitrile binder Gardico 522T, Klinger C-4401, Garlock 3200 For engine applications to 1200o F: synthetic fiber and nitrile with metal insert: Gardico 596B. For exhaust systems to 1800o F: vermiculite & ceramic fiber with metal insert Gardico 596E, 596G

Used to connect machinery to piping Used to isolate one pipe from another For water: neoprene For fuels & oils: nitrile (NBR, buna-n), Viton® Single & double arch, rubber & solid steel flanges