Spiral Wound Gaskets

Gaskets are designed to fit between two sections of pipe that are flared in order to provide higher surface area. They are produced in a variety of sizes, shapes and are categorized by their inside diameter and their outside diameter. They are numerous types of Gaskets, an example follows:

Spiral wound gaskets are also used in high pressure pipelines, made with stainless steel outer and inner rings, and a centre filled with spirally wound stainless steel tape wound together with graphite and Teflon.