Evaluating Flat-Faced Gasketed Joint Assemblies: Standard Practice For
Evaluating Flat-Faced Gasketed Joint Assemblies: Standard Practice For
Evaluating Flat-Faced Gasketed Joint Assemblies: Standard Practice For
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NOTE 1—Flange bending is seen by drawing a curve through the compressed-thickness values for the gasket.
FIG. 2 Suggested Plot of the Solder-Plug Test Data
10.1.5 Flange: material, thickness, width, and bolt spacing, 10.1.12 Percentage compression in the gasket at each plug
10.1.6 Bolt size, material, and thread condition, location, and
10.1.7 Method of bolt loading, 10.1.13 Data plot similar to Fig. 2.
10.1.8 Bolt torque,
10.1.9 Tightening sequence on bolts, 11. Keywords
10.1.10 Top view of gasket showing solder-plug locations
with location dimensions, 11.1 compressed thickness; flange distortion; flat-face joint;
10.1.11 Compressed-gasket thickness at each plug location, gasket compression; solder plug test
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