IPS Bolts, Nuts and Gaskets

Gaskets are required for realizing a leak-free connection. They are compressible sheets or rings which are used for making a fluid-resistant seal between two surfaces. Gaskets have been built to operate under extreme pressures and temperatures. They are found in a wide range of semi-metallic, metallic, and non-metallic materials. The sealing principle is the compression from a gasket between two flanges. The microscopic spaces and the irregularities of the flange faces are filled by a gasket and after that, it forms a seal that has been designed for keeping the liquids and gases. For a leak-free flange connection, the perfect installation of damage-free gaskets is needed.

For connecting two flanges with each other, bolts are necessary. The quantity will be offered by the number of bolt holes in a diameter, flange, and length of bolts is dependent on the type of flange and Pressure Class of flange. The most used bolts in the chemical and Petro industry for ASME B16.5 flanges are Stud Bolts. Stud Bolts are constructed from a threaded rod with the help of two nuts. The other available type is the machine bolts which uses one nut. In the ASME B16.5 and ASME 18.2.2 standard, materials in different ASTM standards, Dimensions, dimensional tolerances, etc. have been defined.

The nut is a type of fastener that comes with a threaded hole. They are used almost always in conjunction with a mating bolt for fastening several parts together. The two partners have been kept together with a combination of their thread’s friction, a slight stretching of the bolt, and the compression of the parts that are required to be held together. In several applications where rotation or vibration may create a nut to loosen out, several locking mechanisms are included like jam nuts, lock washers, specialist adhesive thread-locking fluid such as Loctite, or slightly oval-shaped threads, and others.

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