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DONIFLEX® Engineered Graphite Sealing Materials

Doniflex® GR-EM

Composite gasket material consisting of advanced graphite-based, "beater-addition" facing material mechanically bonded to a galvanized low carbon expanded mild steel insert with exceptional radial strength, significantly improved tensile strength and resilience.


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  • Properties and application
  • Dimensions
  • Technical data
  • Media Resistance

Properties and application 

Doniflex® GR-EM is composite gasket material consisting of advanced graphite-based, "beater-addition" facing material mechanically bonded to a galvanized low carbon expanded mild steel. Due to expanded metal reinforcement, the gasket material features a number of outstanding properties as compared to conventional soft materials. It provides exceptional radial strength, significantly improved tensile strength, resilience and other fluid resisting properties required of a reliable material capable to cope with higher combinations of pressure and temperature stress.

The expanded metal reinforcement permits the optimization of surface pressure distribution on assembled gasket. Thanks to optimum properties and dimensions of expanded metal reinforcement gasket material also exhibits high sealability against gases at elevated temperatures. Doniflex® GR-EM can, therefore be used as a general purpose material for many industrial-sealing applications, as well as a high-performance gasketing material for dynamically and thermally stressed joints. Typical applications include sealing of water, steam, oils, hydrocarbons and chemicals where the medium to be sealed allows the use of a zinc-galvanized steel reinforcement. It can be used in flanges, fittings, pumps, valves, exhaust systems, engines, vessels and heat exchangers in automotive, petrochemical, pulp and paper, food, pharmaceutical industry, in power stations as well as in shipbuilding.

Basis

Aramid fibers, Graphite, NBR

Color

Black

Surface treatment

Branded, without coating.
A special silver colored non-stick top and bottom layer as well as other additional surface treatments (silicone, PTFE) are available on request.

Dimensions of standard sheet

Sheet size

mm

1500 x 1480

Thickness

mm

1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0

 

 

Technical data

Typical values for a thickness of 1.0 mm

Density

DIN 28090-2

g/cm3

1.75 - 1.95

Compressibility

ASTM F 36/J

%

15 - 25

Recovery

ASTM F 36/J

%

min 20

Stress resistance (50 MPa, T=300°C, 16h)

DIN 52913

MPa

min 40

Stress resistance (50 MPa, T=175°C, 16h)

DIN 52913

MPa

min 42

Immersion in oil IRM 903, 5h, 150°C

ASTM F146

- thickness increase

%

max 10

- weight increase

%

max 20

Immersion in ASTM Fuel B, 5h, 20°C

ASTM F146

- thickness increase

%

max 10

- weight increase

%

max 20

Specific Leak Rate

DIN 3535/6

mg/(s.m)

max 0.1

Specific Leak Rate at 100°C

DIN 28090/2

mg/(s.m)

max 0.05

Specific Leak Rate at 300°C

DIN 28090/2

mg/(s.m)

max 0.1

Creep deformation - 50 MPa

- change in thickness at 300°C

%

max 10

- change in thickness at 450°C

%

max 15

Maximum continuous temperature

°C

400

Short-term peak temperature

°C

500

Media resistance

Media resistance chart serves only as a guideline for the selection of material for particular application. Due to the variety of assembly and operating conditions, the data may not be used to support any warranty claims.

ACETALDEHYDE

liquid solutions

MALEIC ANHYDRIDE

liquid solutions

AIR

oil, mineral oil products

MARLOTHERM

gas

ALLYL CHLORIDE

miscellaneous 

MERCURY

liquid solutions

ALUM

liquid solutions

MERCURY SALTS

liquid solutions

ALUMINIUM CHLORIDE

oil, mineral oil products

MINERAL OIL

liquid solutions

ALUMINIUM SULPHATE

oil, mineral oil products

MINERAL OIL

liquid solutions

products

AMMONIUM PHOSPHATE

oil, mineral oil products

MOTOR OIL

liquid solutions

ANILIN-HYDROCHLORIDE

oil, mineral oil products

 

 

ASPHALT

liquid solutions

NICKEL SALTS

oil, mineral oil products 

ASTM OIL NO.1 FUEL

gas

NITROGEN

oil, mineral oil products

ASTM OIL NO.2 FUEL

 

 

 

ASTM OIL NO.3C FUEL

oil, mineral oil products 

OIL ACID

oil, mineral oil products

ASTM FUEL A

 

 

 

ASTM FUEL B

oil, mineral oil products 

PARAFFIN

oil, mineral oil products

ASTM FUEL C

oil, mineral oil products 

PETROLEUM

oil, mineral oil products

ASTM FUEL D

liquid solutions

PHOTOGRAPHIC EMULSIONS

oil, mineral oil products

AZ 20 (32+125)

liquid solutions  

PHTHALIC ANHYDRIDE

oil, mineral oil products

 

oil, mineral oil products

POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL

 

BEER

liquid solutions

POTASH

liquid solutions

BENZINE

liquid solutions

POTASSIUM ALUM

oil, mineral oil products

BITUMEN

liquid solutions

POTASSIUM BROMATE

oil, mineral oil products

BORAX

liquid solutions

POTASSIUM BROMIDE

liquid solutions

BRAKE FLUID (GLYCOL BASIS)

liquid solutions

POTASSIUM CARBONATE

oil, mineral oil products

BUTADIENE

liquid solutions

POTASSIUM PHOSPHATE

oil, mineral oil products

BUTENE (BUTYLENE)

liquid solutions

POTASSIUM SALT

oil, mineral oil products

 

liquid solutions

POTASSIUM SULPHATE

 

CALCIUM CHLORIDE

gas

PROPYLENE OXIDE

liquid solutions

CALCIUM NITRATE

 

 

liquid solutions

CARBON DIOXIDE

liquid solutions

SACCHAROSE

gas

CHLORINE GAS DRY

liquid solutions 

SALT

gas

CHROME ALUM

oil, mineral oil products

SANTOTHERM 66

liquid solutions

COCONUT OIL

liquid solutions

SEA WATER

oil, mineral oil products 

CONDENSATE WATER

oil, mineral oil products

SILICONE GRAESE

water, steam

COPPER SALT

liquid solutions

SILVER SALT

liquid solutions

 

liquid solutions

SOAP SOLUTION

 

DEMINERALIZED WATER

liquid solutions

SODA

water, steam

DEXTRINE

liquid solutions

SODIUM BROMIDE

liquid solutions

DIESEL FUEL

liquid solutions

SODIUM CARBONATE

oil, mineral oil products

DIPHYL ( HEAT CARRIER OIL)

liquid solutions

SODIUM CHLORIDE

oil, mineral oil products

 

liquid solutions

SODIUM DISULPHITE

 

ETHYLCELLULOSE

liquid solutions

SODIUM DITHIONITE

liquid solutions

 

liquid solutions

SODIUM FLUORIDE

 

FRUIT JUICE

liquid solutions

SODIUM HYDROGEN-CARBONATE

liquid solutions

FLUE GAS

liquid solutions

SODIUM HYDROGEN-SULPHATE

gas

FURNACE GAS

liquid solutions

SODIUM HYDROGEN-SULPHITE

gas

 

liquid solutions

SODIUM IODIDE

 

GEAR OIL

liquid solutions

SODIUM PERBORATE

oil, mineral oil products

GELATIN

liquid solutions

SODIUM PHOSPHATE

liquid solutions

GENERATOR GAS

liquid solutions

SODIUM SILICATE

gas

GLAUBER SALT

liquid solutions

SODIUM SULPHATE

liquid solutions

GLUCOSE

liquid solutions

SODIUM SULPHITE

liquid solutions

GLYCOL

liquid solutions

SODIUM THIOSUPHATE

liquid solutions

GLUE

oil, mineral oil products

SPINDLE OIL

liquid solutions

 

oil, mineral oil products

SPIRITS

 

HEAT CARRIER OIL

liquid solutions

STARCH SOLUTION

oil, mineral oil products

HEPTANE (-n)

water, steam

STEAM

oil, mineral oil products 

HEXANE (-n)

gas

SULPHUR DIOXIDE

oil, mineral oil products

HOT WATER

oil, mineral oil products

SYLTHERM 800

water, steam

HYDRAULIC OIL

oil, mineral oil products

SYNTREL 350

oil, mineral oil products 

HYDROSULPHITE

 

 

liquid solutions

 

liquid solutions

TANNIC ACID

 

INERT GAS

oil, mineral oil products 

TAR

gas

ISOOCTANE

oil, mineral oil products

TEST BENZINE

oil, mineral oil products 

ISOPROPYL ACETATE

oil, mineral oil products

TETRAETHYL LEAD

liquid solutions

 

oil, mineral oil products

TRANSFORMER OIL

 

KEROSINE FUEL

liquid solutions

TRI SODIUM PHOSPHATE

oil, mineral oil products 

 

oil, mineral oil products

TURBINE OIL

 

LANOLINE (WOOL GREASE)

 

 

liquid solutions

LATEX

oil, mineral oil products

VASELINE

liquid solutions

LAUGHING GAS

oil, mineral oil products

VEGETABLE FAT

gas

LIGHTING GAS

oil, mineral oil products

VEGETABLE OILS

oil, mineral oil products 

LINK UP MEDIUMS

gas

VINYL CHLORIDE

liquid solutions

LINSEED OIL

 

 

liquid solutions

LITHIUM BROMIDE

liquid solutions

WASCHING AGENT

liquid solutions

LUBRICATING OIL

gas

WASTE GAS

oil, mineral oil products

 

liquid solutions

WASTE WATER

 

MACHINE OIL

 

 

oil, mineral oil products

MAGNESIUM SALT

liquid solutions

ZINC SALTS

liquid solutions