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HCI tank mating flange gasket material?
September 5, 2008
Dear Sirs,
I have a rubber lined carbon steel HCI tank with leaking between the tank flange surface and mating pipe flange surface.
The tank is pitted, I can repair the pitting and later coat over the tank with our own coatings, however I need to find a suitable gasket material for the carbon steel flange
that will last and give a good seal.
Is rubber the only flexible option here or is there a better way to seal these flange joint area?
contractor - Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
Hi, Andy. If the temperature is low enough, PVC (Koroseal) is widely used for tank linings for HCl.
Regards,
Ted Mooney, P.E.
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finishing.com - Pine Beach, New Jersey
September 5, 2008
Hi Andy,
What Ted says is l00% right .... hell, you could also use a Viton seal but why waste $$$$.
Freeman Newton [deceased]
(It is our sad duty to advise that Freeman passed away
April 21, 2012. R.I.P. old friend).
September 7, 2008
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