Laminates for Insulation Gasket

Description of Laminates for Insulation Gasket

Steel & Insulation sheet composites (SIC) material is made with combination of Glass Reinforced Epoxy (GRE) and steel core offering the strength and integrity of a mental which also maintains the Isolation characteristics of traditional GRE designs.

This in turn ensures the highest levels of electrical isolation. This material provides excellent solution for resistance and withstand extremely corrosive condition such as CO2, H2S and generally used for high-pressure services.

It is mainly used in the manufacturing of insulating gasket of sealing flange in piping connections from oil, gas, water, chemical and offshore industries.

Structure of insulating Gasket Materials

Composition of Laminates for Insulation Gasket

 Metal Core

Attached Stainless Metal Core between Glass Reinforced Epoxy performs superior sealing ability and reinforced insulation characteristic in high pressure. (Max ASME Class 2500) Standard core material is Stainless Steel 316L and other special material options are available depend on client requests.

DIN/EN	TRADENAME	AISI/UNS	TEMPERATURE℃
X5CrNi18-10	Stainless Steel	304(s30400)	-200 to +550
X2CrNiMo17-12-2	Stainless Steel	316L(s31603)	-200 to +550
X6CrNiMoTi17-12-2	Stainless Steel	316Ti(s31635)	-270 to +550
X6CrNiTi18-10	Stainless Steel	321(s32100)	-270 to +550

 Insulation Material

The laminate material is composed with Glass Reinforced Epoxy (NEMA G10,G11,Fr4,Fr5) for excellent insulation.

It used as sealing materials in flanges to protects from leakage and penetration of fluids induced erosion with deformation.

Name	Water Absorption	Tensile Strength	Compression Strength	Dielectric Values	Max Operating Continous
FR4	3.5 %	12,000 PSI	34,000 PSI	400 VPM	130℃
G7	0.09 %	22,000 PSI	40,000 PSI	400 VPM	200
G10	0.01 %	40,000 PSI	66,000 PSI	800 VPM	130
G11	0.20 %	43,000 PSI	63,000 PSI	900 VPM	180℃

Advantages of Laminates for Insulation Gasket

A. Superior Sealing and Insulating ability.

B. High Pressure (Max ASME Class 2500)

C. Excellent insulation for cathodic protection, galvanic corrosion and other piping isolation products.

D. Protection for electrical corrosion in dissimilar metals.

E. Withstand harsh operating conditions, especially high reliability in corrosive environments.

Special configurations can be manufactured upon request for custom requirements.

Specifications & Tolerances of Laminates for Insulation Gasket

Length*Width*Thickness  (mm)	Tolerance in Length&Width (mm)	Tolerance in Thickness  (mm)	Color (Available)
			Yellow	Green	Others
1020*1220*(5-10)	+-10		√	√	√
1020*2020*(5-10)	+-20		√	√	√
1220*2440*(5-10)	+-25		√	√	√

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Application of Laminates for Insulation Gasket

Insulation gasket for special flanges:

a. Dissimilar metal flange connections to mitigate galvanic corrosion

b. High pressure flowlines/wellheads for isolation

c. Flange isolation in conjunction with cathodic protection systems

d. Critical service, fire safe sealing requirements

e. Flange protection against crevice corrosion

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