The plant’s non-conformable, very rigid gasket material could not compensate for the level of corrosion damage, which exceeded 2mm on a 4 mm flange.

The plant had been using a non-conformable, rigid gasket material that could not compensate for the level of flange damage (damage > 2 mm on a 4 mm flange, as shown in the inset). However, Gore offered a much better option.

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