Garlock Fluid Sealing Products Technical Manual
Styles 5500 and 5507
Compressed Inorganic Fiber Gasket
BENEFITS:
Tighter Seal
» Inorganic fiber gasketing offers excellent thermal stability with
minimal weightloss
+» Reduced creep relaxation and improved torque retention
provide optimal sealabilty
‘Temperature resistant
» Non-oxidizing fibers withstand a continuous operating
temperature of up to 880°F {280°C}, and maximum spike of
00°F (425°C)
» Style 6500 has passed the Garlock Fire Test and is ABS Fire
Sate Type Approved
‘TYPICAL PHYSICAL PROPERTIES*
Media
Style 5500
» Water, aliphatic hydrocarbons, ols, gasoline, saturated steam,
inert gases, most efrigerants
Style 8507
» Water, saturated steam’, mild chemicals and rid alkalies
5500 BOF ores:
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Temperature! Maximum a0 250 007 aos esas corunss
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Nitrogen rite 10 10 ett ad = 2000p
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Recovery (ASTM F361 % 250 350 Reine
Tonle Strength acioss gan asi 1500 1.500 Togs
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Density bot? le 1001160) 106 0 681 New nar 5)
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For steam service above 160 psig contect Applications Engineering
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