Comdiflex Kammprofile Gaskets Technical Catalogue.
Comdiflex Kammprofile Gaskets Technical Catalogue.
Comdiflex Kammprofile Gaskets Technical Catalogue.
“High integrity seals for most demanding
environments”
Characteristics
• Solid core with machined grooves and soft material
facing (graphite, PTFE, others)
• Pass partition bars with the same profile.
• SS304L, SS316L, SS321 and other materials available.
•Low seating stress, excellent tightness and
extraordinary stability
•Ability to cope with fluctuating temperatures and
pressures: heat exchanger’s services
Kammprofile Gaskets, or Grooved Gaskets are suitable for the most difficult applications such as
superheated steam, high pressure hydrocarbon or chemical service. These gaskets can be find from
conventional Electric Power Plants as well as in the Nuclear Power Plants, chemical and petrochemical
industries.
Gasket Profiles and limiting values
Materials/ KO K1 RZ *
Profile Cross‐section
Coating [N/mm] [mm] (µm)
B7A
15 bD 1,0 bD 25 to 50
B9A
15 bD 1,0 bD 50 to 100
B15A
Graphite
PTFE
E7A
A.F.
50 bD 1,0 bD 25 to 50
B27A
A1
Silver
B29A
70 bD 1,0 bD 12,5 to 25
B25A
100 bD 1,0 bD 12,5 to 25
E27A
* Recommended surface roughness of flange sealing surfaces
Characteristics and Details
In order to avoid damage to the flanges with the metal core of grooved gaskets,
they are generally used with layers of graphite, PTFE, aluminium or silver, providing
total protection to the flanges and a secure seal even at low minimum surface
pressures.
A triaxial stress is created in the profiling of the metallic carrier which has been
filled with the layer material. The stability of this combination is therefore
significantly higher than with a pure PTFE, graphite, or aluminium seal.
Grooved gaskets can be manufactured in wide range of sizes: from a few millimeters to a diameter of 3,600
mm. For gaskets in heat exchangers with pass partition bars, it is necessary to insert partitions with grooves
of the same profile.
Kammprofile gaskets with standard profiling
In the standard profile, the peaks of the groove are on one level and the troughs are parallel to them. This
profiling is designed in accordance with DIN EN 1514‐6. The layer thickness should be 0.5 mm and for PTFE
0.35 mm.
This profiling should be used with gaskets for flange
connections with male or female faces or tongue and groove
flanges.
Surface Pressure
In order to avoid collapse, the sealing surface pressure must be between min and max:
Surface Pressure (N/mm2)
Profile Materials T = 20ºC T = 300ºC
min max min max
Carbon Steel/Graphite
Carbon Steel/PTFE 15 350 30 (1) 210 (1)
B7A, B9A 1.4541/Graphite
B15A 15 500 30 (1) 420 (1)
1.4541/PTFE
E7A
1.4541/Aluminium 80 500 95 420
1.4541/silver 125 500 140 420
Carbon Steel/Graphite
15 350 20 (1) 210 (1)
Carbon Steel/PTFE
B27A
1.4541/Graphite
B29A 15 500 20 (1) 420 (1)
1.4541/PTFE
B25A
E27A
1.4541/Aluminium 70 500 80 420
1.4541/silver 100 500 110 420
The PTFE - enveloped grooved gaskets
PTFE-enveloped gaskets consist of a stable gasket insert (flat, corrugated or grooved) and a PTFE envelope.
Only high-quality PTFE is used for the envelope of these special gaskets, so as to protect the insert against
chemical attack.
There are different options for the PTFE envelopes, which can be open onto the outer or inner diameter, or
encase the entire insert. (depending on the customer requirements)
PTFE-enveloped gaskets are used In flange connections where there are high levels of chemical attack.
Because of their outstanding sealing properties and high chemical resistance, this type of gaskets have
demonstrated excellent performance at fluctuating pressures and temperatures ranging from -190 °C to +250
°C.
Also PTFE is physiologically harmless, and can be used in the food and pharmaceutical sectors.
Profile Cross‐section
PF7
PF9
PF15
PF27
PF29
PF25
* Recommended surface roughness of flange sealing surfaces
The sealing layer made from soft material creates a thicker padding at the
profile centre line than in the internal and external zones. The layer
thickness for soft materials as a Graphite should be 0,5 mm and for PTFE
0,35 mm.
The specific surface pressure is greatest at the profile centre line, causing the sealing layers to flow well into
the unavoidable irregularities and roughness on the flange surface.
Surface Pressure
The minimum surface pressure V is determined by the layer material used with the convex grooved gasket.
The highest permissible surface pressure at a temperature of v is V and this determines the “allowable
gasket load reaction”. The maximum allowable surface pressure V is determined by the material used in the
metal core.
v [N/mm2] Possible Temperature in the Gasket Area (ºC)
0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700
PTFE 15 16 ‐20
Graphite 15 16 17 20 22 25
Aluminium 70 70 75 80
silver 100 100 105 110 115 120 125 125
v [N/mm2] Possible Temperature in the Gasket Area (ºC)
0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700
Copper 200 180 150 115
20090
Pure Iron 1.1003 350 310 260 210 170
Steel St 35 1.0308 400 380 330 260 200
Steel 15 Mo 1.5415 450 400 360 330 270 220
Steel 13 Cr Mo 44 1.7335 450 450 420 390 330 280
Stainless Steel 1.4541 500 480 450 420 390 350 280
Stainless Steel 1.4828 600 600 570 540 500 460 240 160
Stainless Steel 1.4876 550 550 520 460 400 340 280 190
TECHNICAL DATA
Conforms to EN 1514‐6 for DIN flanges
Grooved Gasket Types with soft‐material layers
IR Type LR Type
NR Type
With integrated With loose sheet
Centring ring Metal centring ring
TECHNICAL DATA
Conforms to EN 1514‐4 for DIN flanges
(PN 10 to PN 100)
d₁: Int. diameter (mm)
d₂: Ext. diameter (mm)
EN 1514‐4
Flanges and their joints.
Dimensions of gaskets for
PN‐designed flanges.
Part 4: Corrugated, flat or
grooved metallic and filled
metallic gaskets for use with
steel flanges