General Studies · Sealing and Gaskets
Why are standard natural rubber gaskets considered unsuitable for high-pressure petroleum oil piping applications?
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- 1They are prohibitively expensive compared to metallic gaskets
- 2Rubber materials are structurally too hard to seal tight joints
- 3Natural rubber conducts electricity which disrupts the fluid flow
- 4Petroleum oil chemically attacks and degrades the rubber material✓
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Petroleum oil chemically attacks and degrades the rubber material
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