15NB Table D & E Full Face Flange Gasket, 1.5mm Alapin

• General-Purpose Flange Gaskets for medium temperatures and pressures.
• Very good compatibility with oils, hydrocarbons, lubricants, fuels, water and steam.
• Used for sealing steam to 255°C, other media to 340°C.
• Cut to size in our Australian facilities and available in the full range of standard BS 3063 Table D & Table E Gasket Sizes.

Alapin Flange Gaskets are an economical, versatile solution for sealing many common fluids, gases and media at medium temperatures and pressures. This type of gasket has excellent resistance to oils, lubricants, fuels, water & steam and has a maximum, continuous, temperature rating of 340°C for sealing fluids & gases, 255°C for sealing steam.

The gaskets featured on this page are manufactured in our Australian facilities to suit the size requirements of BS 3063 Table D and/or Table E Flanges. Read on for more information about the different sizes and additional info on Alapin gasket material.

Flange Gaskets to Suit BS 3063 Size Info.

The gaskets featured on this page are all cut to suit BS 3063 Flanges in either Table D or Table E configurations (the two most common). In some pipe nominal bores (e.g. 15NB, 80NB) there’s no difference in gasket size between Table D or Table E (the gasket fits both). In others, there are differences in number of holes or hole diameter.

Where there are differences between Table D and Table E; both are offered. Where there are no differences, a single gasket is listed here which will suit both. The sizing tables below provide more information on which nominal bores use the same gasket and which require their own size.

All the gaskets listed on this page are Full Face gaskets. These are so-named because they take up the full flange face and cover the bolt holes. Both ring and full-face gaskets can be used on these flanges depending on requirements and user preferences.

Alapin Cut Pipe Flange Gaskets Information.

Alapin is a high quality, industrial-grade compressed non-asbestos fibre (CNAF) gasket material. It is made from a combination of mineral fibres and genuine DuPont Kevlar Aramid Fibres which are bound with a Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) binder.

The resulting gasket sheet exhibits excellent flexibility, compressibility, sealing performance and recovery. These features, and more, are expanded on below:

Green	If operating temperatures and pressures fall within this field, a technical examination is normally unnecessary.
Blue	For steam sealing applications, a technical evaluation is suggested.
Black	If operating temperatures and pressures are within this “open“ field, a technical examination is always necessary.

Good Temperature Resistance.

Like all gasket fibre sheets, the temperature resistance of Alapin is linked to the pressure of the sealing application and the type of media being sealed. That said, a rough guide for this material is:

Maximum Temperature
Continuous, Non-Steam: 340°C.
Short-Term, Non-Steam: 375°C.
Continuous, Sealing Steam: 255°C.

Wide-Ranging Chemical Compatibility.

Alapin Industrial Gasket Material is resistant a wide range of chemicals, fluids and media. The list below is by no means comprehensive, rather just a summary of the most common types of media that Alapin is known to be compatible with:

• Water.
• Steam.
• Oils.
• Fuel.
• Kerosene.
• Salt Solutions.
• Natural Gas.
• Lubricants.
• Refrigerants.
• Moderate organic and inorganic acids.

Suitable for Medium Sealing Pressures.

Maximum operating pressure is directly linked to the temperature of the application (as illustrated on the above Alapin pT Diagram). The figures below should be considered in this context.

Maximum Pressure
Continuous: 12 MPa (up to about 170°C, less after this temperature is reached).

Excellent Sealing Characteristics.

In addition to its ability to withstand elevated temperatures & pressures, as well as a wide range of fluids and gases, Alapin has excellent sealing characteristics. Some of these are summarised in the table below with more information available on our Alapin Gasket Material Technical Data Sheet.

Full Face Flange Gaskets to suit BS 3063 Table D and Table E Size Info Table.

BS 3063 Table D Alapin Gaskets Sizing.

All Dimensions below are given in millimeters (mm).

BS 3063 Table E Alapin Gaskets Sizing.

All Dimensions below are given in millimeters (mm).