Ring Joint Gasket

R Type Oval Gasket & Type Octagonal Gasket

R Type Gaskets are used in pressures upto 10,000 PSI. The dimentions are standardized and require specially grooved flanges. Sealing occurred in Octagonal cross section with the wedge contact. Oval cross section with single line contact. The sealing surface on the Ring Joint Gasket and Grooves must be smoothy finished to 63 micro inches and to be free of objectionable ridges tool or chatter marks.

RX Type Gasket

RX Ring gaskets are similar in shape to the standard octagonal ring joint gasket but their cross section is designed to take advantage of the contained fluid pressure in effecting a seal. They are both made to API 6A and interchangeable with sandard Octogonal and oval rings for oil field drilling and producting application in API 6B flanges. RX is used at pressures upto 5,000 PSI. The Sealing surfaces on the Ring joint Gasket and Grooves must be smoothly finished to 63 micro inches and to be free of objectionable ridge, tool or chatter marks.

BX Type Gasket

The BX ring Gasket differs from the standard RX, Oval or Octagonal shape since it is square in cross section and tapers in each corner. BX is used at pressures upto 20,000 PSI. The BX Gasket will have pressurerelief hole at mid portion of C. The sealing surfaces on the Ring joint Gasket and flange Grooves must be smoothly finished to 32 micro inches and to be free of objectionable ridges, tool or chatter marks.