Non-asbestos Sheet Gasket Material

12" x 18"

1/16"

12" x 18"

1/8"

60" x 60"

1/64"

GSG-031250

$  93.85

$  391.20

670-015625

880-01562

BAF-015625

Click on the Picture for more information. BAF - Black Asbestos Free, compressed carbon fiber High Temperature non-asbestos gasket material.

If you have an understanding how quality gasket materials are made you have a better chance of buying a quality product. Quality does not happen by accident. Today if you search for non-asbestos sheet (gasket material) on the internet you will likely (I just did this and was shocked) get a list of Chinese and Indian companies soliciting their gasket materials. I’m sure some have substantial quality control programs. I’m also sure some don’t.

The second issue is unless you visit the facilities you really cannot know who truly is a manufacturer and who is a re-seller. Our responsibility to our customers is know what gasket materials we are supplying, what materials go into them, and what conditions they are made in. Does that company also manufacture Asbestos sheet under the same roof ? Is the product branded (are they proud of the gasket material they make?) And how do they package and ship the product to get it safely to the customer without damage.

Due to environmental and cost issues, companies like Garlock and Thermoseal have moved the common grades of the gasket material production off shore. Solvents are used to produce gasket sheet and are expensive to reclaim and contain. Lamons set up gasket manufacturing in India. Durlon continues to produce their sheet gasketing in Canada. So, buying American is not always possible in compressed non-asbestos sheet gasket material, but buying a quality product is.

We not only sell sheet gasketing but we do our homework to make sure your getting the best gasket material for your money. There are very well established names like Garlock, Durlon, Teadit, Lamons, FMI, Gambit, and Donit in the world of non-asbestos sheet. Many of the other names you might think of are likely a reseller of the above quality brands (if it’s a branded product).

In the case of unbranded gasket materials it’s a hit and miss situation and most likely Chinese. We know of one national reseller of non-asbestos sheet that took a chance on a truck load of un-branded gasket sheet material. It was a disaster! The material had very little tensile strength which meant you could not move the material without ripping the sheets. Low tensile is a sure sign of poor quality fibers and excess filler. Filler can mean clay. By inspecting and monitoring our suppliers our objective is to protect the safety of the Industrial worker. When I first worked in this industry, I met a seasoned steam room worker that kept an old broom handle to inspect his super heated steam flanges. He explained that if the gasket was leaking the invisable jet stream steam leak could literally cut a man in half! That was early in my career but it drove home the point that a quality gasket material is not just a seal, it’s a safety device.

Below is a tour of the production area of Gambit in Europe. They use quality Dupont Aramid fibers, the shop is clean, the equipment is modern and they clearly take pride in the gasket material they produce.

FMI ® line of non-asbestos compressed shet gasket material:

FMI-163 – Organic fibres with NBR/SBR binder (multiple binders for swell).

FMI-240 – Non-asbestos aramid fiber sheet with an NBR (Nitrile Butadiene Rubber) binder.

FMI-280 – Non-asbestos Organic fibres with an NBR (Nitrile Butadiene Rubber) binder.

FMI-280W – Non-asbestos Organic fibres with an NBR (Nitrile Butadiene Rubber) binder with reinforceing wire for pressure resistance.

FMI-330 – High quality mineral and aramid fibres with NBR binders.

FMI-500 – a non-asbestos sheet material, reinforced with aramid and carbon fibers; uses an NBR binder

JM Clipper® line of non-asbestos compressed gasket material:

978-C – non-asbestos compressed sheet of aramid/inorganic fibery reinforced, compressed, NBR sheet with special, high temperature, anti-stick parting agent applied to both sides

NA-60 – low cost NBR/aramid fiber non-asbestos compressed gasket sheet

1078 White nitrile – non-asbestos off-white NBR synthetic fiber compressed sheet recommended for service where color contamination is a concern

940 Red Devil – high tensile, non-asbestos SBR and aramid sheet 970 Red Devil – high tensile, non-asbestos red double pressed SBR and aramid

ASP line of non-asbestos compressed shet gasket material:

GSG - General Service Green - Non-asbestos Gasket material. Made with Aramid fiber and Nitrile binder general service sheet for oil, water and air services. Cutter sheet

880 - Premium grade compressed non-asbestos sheet made with Nitrile binder and Armaid fiber. Equal to Garlock 3000 (blue). Recommended for use in sealing against oils, solvents, fuels, mild acids and alkalis

670 - Middle grade sheet made with an SBR binder. Gasket provides excellent sealability and improved torque retention.

770 - Premium grade compressed sheet, manufactured with synthetic fibers and an SBR binder. Recommended for use in sealing against water, low pressure steam, air and gases.

990 - High quality, premium grade, wire inserted, compressed sheet, manufactured with synthetic fibers and an NBR binder. Recommended for use in sealing against oils, solvents, fuels, mild acids and alkalis

Neo-300 - Premium grade compressed sheet, manufactured with high temperature synthetic  fibers and a Neoprene binder.  Recommended for sealing Freon type refrigerants, water, oils, mild acids and alkalis

BAF - Premium grade compressed sheet, manufactured with high temperature synthetic and graphite fibers and an NBR binder. Recommended for use in sealing against water, steam, fuels, lubricant alkalis, and weak acids