broken gasket

It is interesting to remember why fails a meeting:

  • Material not compatible with the medium: temperature, pressure or fluid.
  • Excessively soft material .
  • Material that explodes with the squeeze .
  • Material that is impregnated by the fluid .
  • Joints not cut properly (for example, with an inside diameter smaller than the nominal pipe.
  • Thermal cycles, stops and starts of equipment.
  • Vibrations and ram hits .