Graphite packing

Graphite packing belongs to the compression-packing category and is installed as compressed rings in a stuffing box around a moving member or shaft; it is not a static flat flange gasket. Yarn or braid construction, graphite content, lubricant and service envelope vary by product. Equipment, medium, motion, temperature and gland adjustment must be matched to the exact data sheet.

Application and duty

Stuffing-box sealing after selecting a graphite packing construction for the equipment and medium

TECHNICAL REFERENCE

Selection summary

Flanged-joint sealing matched to facing, pressure, temperature and fluid

A gasket must match flange facing, class, fluid, temperature, thermal cycling and bolt load; nominal size alone is insufficient.

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