Dana Automotive Systems Group, LLC

Ruben Rodriguez

Martin Mockenhaupt

Jason M Tyrus

Curtis Widlock

Christopher M Naylon

A gasket for a combustion chamber is provided. The gasket comprises an upper assembly including an upper combustion sealing section with a raised bead positioned between a first component and a second component adjacent to a combustion chamber and an upper fluid sealing section positioned between the first component and the second component at a location spaced away from the combustion chamber. The upper combustion sealing section includes an anti-fret coating on a metal layer, the upper fluid sealing section includes a synthetic rubber coating on a metal layer, and the upper combustion sealing section is greater in thickness than the upper fluid sealing section.

Gasket with an anti-fret coating

A gasket for a combustion chamber is provided. The gasket comprises a plated surface extending across at least a portion of the metal base. In the gasket, at least a portion of the plated surface includes a laser treated section with a first raised surface that protrudes away from the metal base and the laser treated section is arranged in a mid-span that is arranged between two cylinder openings.

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Yorkville, IL, United States of America

Ruben Rodriguez