GORE Universal Pipe Gasket Style 800
GORE® Universal Pipe Gasket (Style 800) provides a reliable seal for steel, glass-lined steel and fiber reinforced plastic (FRP) flanges, in the full spectrum of strong acid, alkali, and solvent process media, including the most challenging thermal cycling and elevated temperature applications.
This single gasket solution can reduce the process safety and production downtime risks caused by the use of an incorrect gasket material. Highly conformable 100% ePTFE reliably seals irregular surfaces.
Achieving a durable, reliable seal across a range of pipeline applications can be challenging with many gaskets only "good" for certain temperatures or medias: accommodating diverse flange materials, process media and operating conditions can involve a large inventory of multiple pipe flange gasket types. But it doesn't have to be that way.
GORE Universal Pipe Gasket - ePTFE Gaskets
- Proprietary, patented technology. GORE Universal Pipe Gasket Style 800 uniquely combines two patented construction elements, each made of 100% expanded PTFE (ePTFE).
- A non-permeable barrier layer covers the inside diameter and gasket flange faces, creating a tight seal at low gasket stress.
- A conformable-yet-strong interior provides superior resistance to creep and cold flow.
- Chemically inert to virtually all acids, alkalis and solvents, except elemental fluorine and molten alkali metals.
GORE UPG Gaskets Provide Long-Term Reliable Sealing
Unlike conventional (filled and skived) PTFE, expanded PTFE (ePTFE) gaskets are highly conformable to common flange imperfections, creating a tight seal in challenging conditions.
With superior resistance to creep and cold flow, GORE Universal Pipe Gasket retains its dimensional stability through thermal and pressure cycles. Bolt load is maintained, to achieve a long-term reliable seal.
UPG 800 - One Gasket, Many Applications
The patented technologies of GORE Universal Pipe Gasket deliver a low stress-to-seal capability that is ideally suited for glass-lined steel and FRP piping systems, while maintaining the material strength required for outstanding performance in steel systems.
Chemically-inert GORE Universal Pipe Gasket provides a highly effective seal for strong alkali-, acid- and solvent-based chemical process systems. Made of 100% ePTFE, it is resistant to all media (pH 0-14) except molten/dissolved alkali metals and elemental fluorine.
GORE Universal Pipe Gasket creates a tight, reliable seal for multiple flange materials, so it can replace multiple other gasketing materials. By streamlining gasket ordering and inventories and standardizing the gasket selection and installation process, using GORE Universal Pipe Gasket across multiple pipe flange materials and process media reduces the process safety and production downtime risks from the use of an incorrect gasket material.
