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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 16, 2010
Joseph Henne, Birmingham, MI (US);
Marcin Fracz, Waterford, MI (US);
Thomas O. Zurfluh, Evanston, IL (US);
Joseph Henne, Birmingham, MI (US);
Marcin Fracz, Waterford, MI (US);
Thomas O. Zurfluh, Evanston, IL (US);
Federal-Mogul Corporation, Southfield, MI (US);
Abstract
A spiral wound gasket () is disposed between joint members () of a hot fluid joint to seal a gap () therebetween. The spiral wound gasket () includes a first high temperature performance metallic strip () formed of a thermally conductive alloy, including, Ni Cr, and Fe, spirally wound around a central axis (A) to present a first high temperature performance metallic winding () exposed to hot fluids. A first non-metallic filler strip () formed of a mica material is spirally wound outwardly of the first high temperature performance metallic winding () to form a first non-metallic filler winding (). A second high temperature performance metallic strip () formed of a stainless steel material is spirally wound outwardly of the first non-metallic filler winding (). A second non-metallic filler strip () formed of a graphite material is spirally wound outwardly of the second high temperature performance metallic winding ().