Gasket Design Fundamentals

Basic Guidelines

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Date: 23/07/2017

Version: v1.2
Define the Function

▪ What will it be expected to do?

▪ What are the…
– Valve/ Housing gasket (PiP)?
– Dynamic/ Static
– Friction?

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Material Selection

▪ Hardness?
▪ Chemicals?
▪ Stresses?
▪ Temperatures?

▪ Example of material requirement acc. to: ASTM D2000-12 M3 DA 710 A26 B36
C32 G21 Z1 Z2

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Seal Design

▪ Seal compression is typically between 10% to 30%

𝐿
– %𝐶𝑂𝑀𝑃. = 1 − 𝐿1 ∙ 100
2

▪ Dimensional design shall consider:

– MMC & LMC dimensions
– Cross sectional fill (typically 85% max.)

L1

L2

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Seal Design

▪ Continuous, one or more, seal lines

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Seal Design

▪ Thermal expansion shall be considered.

– Typical thermal expansion coefficients:
• EPDM Rubber: 160x10-6 [m/m/K]
• S.S 316: 16x10-6 [m/m/K]
• Ryton® R-7-220BL: x10-6 [m/m/K]
x10-6 [m/m/K]
x10-6 [m/m/K]
x10-6 [m/m/K]

∆𝐿
– Thermal expansion equation: = 𝛼∆𝑇
𝐿0

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Seal Design

-35°C - 2 ‫איור‬ 135°C - 1 ‫איור‬

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Dimensioning

▪ When giving tolerances always consider

the common tolerances the supplier is
able to meet.
▪ Tables from: ISO3302-1

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Advanced Seal Design

▪ Assembly force
▪ Mating components stand-off (especially in plastic)
▪ Contact Pressure: required to be x3 max Water-pump pressure Typically
between 1[MPa] to 1.5[MPa] over 1[mm] width.
▪ High temperature reduce the elastic modulus
– Higher elongation
– Lower max. tensile stress
– Less contact pressures
▪ Buckling