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Asbestos VS Non Asbestos Gasket


    Gasket is compressible or combination of material which when clamped between two stationary members to prevents the passage of media across those members. Asbestos are mining product & hazardous in nature. Non asbestos gasket    provide alternate solution for media being sealed for various application. Asbestos gasket are used in industry  with many years.  Asbestos is mining products.Asbestos fiber is thin in nature & when come in contact  with People  who is handling asbestos fiber  over period of time  may cause health issue.People  who are continuously inhalingthe asbestos fiber  may cause  lung related disease.Once asbestos fiber are processed incalendaring machine with ingredients like rubber,solvent etc. than asbestos gasket are safe to use. To overcome the health  related  issues Non asbestos gasket are introduced.

In many countries asbestos are banned  soOEM   which are exporting their equipment  to those countries are  using non asbestos gasket  in their equipment &replacement of the same will be  non asbestos gasket. Phrama & automobile manufacturer are using non asbestos gasket.

Asbestos  are used in  gasket because  it can with stand  high pressure ,High Temperature&its  chemically inert in nature.

Non asbestos  gasket are made from  man made fiber like carbon fiber, aramid fiber, synthetic fiber   with  NBR binder which insure  pressure resistance, temperature  resistance, chemical resistance. Non  asbestos gasket can  be with stand  water,steam ,oil, hydro carbon   many other applications which is common in industries. Non  asbestos  gasket are safer to use.

Uni klinger make UKL ( non asbestos gasket) over come the Temperature & pressure limits of  conventional non asbestos  gasket  with Technical know how ,strong R & D, advancement in fiber technology, expertise in providing solution.

Ukl-1000  which comes in metallic & non metallic    gasket can With stand High Temperature  = 530 Degree C.

High Pressure =150 bar

 Uni klinger make UKL Gasket ( non asbestos gasket) come with  unique 3 XA properties.

A = Anti Stick, A=Anti corrosion, A= Anti leak

UKL Gasket is as per BS7531 Grade X & Y

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