May 31, 2002 - TriGuard™ gaskets provide positive sealing in fluid piping on fragile flanges or flanges with irregularities, where bolt torque and gasket compression stress must be limited. Expanded PTFE material combines sealing characteristics of elastomers with temperature and chemical resistance of PTFE. Gas-tight sealing can be achieved at 250 psi. They are available in 1/2 to 28 in. ANSI ring and full face gasket sizes for contamination services and highly aggressive fluids.
(Archive News Story - Products mentioned in this Archive News Story may or may not be available from the manufacturer.)
Testing Shows New Gore-Tex(R) TriGuard(TM) Gaskets Provide Dramatically Tighter Seal
Elkton, Md., May 20, 2002 - GORE-TEX® TriGuard™ gaskets from W. L. Gore & Associates are designed for positive sealing of aggressive fluid piping applications on fragile flanges or flanges with irregularities, where bolt torque and gasket compression stress must be limited.
Gore's unique, patented gasket construction technique using 100% expanded PTFE material successfully combines the sealability characteristics of elastomers with the temperature and chemical resistance of PTFE. As a result, reliable sealing can be achieved at very low gasket compressions. Outside testing completed in April 2002 by Ecole Polytechnique demonstrated successful gas-tight sealing at 250 psi, which is one-tenth the stress required with other PTFE gaskets.*
ASTM F-37 sealability testing at lower bolt loads also shows that these gaskets provide a seal many times tighter than other forms of ePTFE and PTFE gaskets can accomplish. Plus, the gasket's high creep resistance reduces the need for retorquing.
GORE-TEX® TriGuard™ gaskets are ideal for contamination services and highly aggressive fluids, including chlorine and many monomer services. They are available in 1/2" to 28" ANSI ring and full face gasket sizes.
* Test conditions: Helium at 100 psi internal pressure; 250 rms flange surface, 5.88" outside gasket diameter.
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. is a creative technology company with over 6,000 associates and 48 plants in 16 countries around the world. For over 25 years the Sealant Technologies Group has been developing innovative PTFE gaskets, seals, and other fluid-sealing products for both standard and unique sealing and pumping applications. Each product is engineered to be the best performing and highest quality product in its class. For more information, call 1-800-654-4229, or visit the corporate web site at www.gore.com/sealants. Company Information: Name: Gore, W. L., & Associates, Inc. Address: 551 Paper Mill Rd. City: Newark State: DE ZIP: 19711 Country: USA Phone: 302-738-4880 FAX: 302-738-7710 http://www.wlgore.com/
News provided by ThomasNet News® (TNN). TNN is a comprehensive source
of new and timely product information in the industrial marketplace. TNN supplies new product
information to the web sites, e-marketplaces and print publications that serve the
industrial marketplace. For press release submissions please go to
http://news.thomasnet.com/submitpr.html.
BY ACCESSING, BROWSING AND/OR USING THIS WEB SITE AND/OR ANY WEB SITES PROVIDED BY
ProductNews.com, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF USE
AGREEMENT.
del.icio.us
DIGG
Facebook
Reddit
StumbleUpon
Twitter
![[Get Copyright Permissions]](http://license.icopyright.net/images/icopy-w.gif){kind=small}
