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What is a gasket?

What is a gasket? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. Any mechanical seal that serves to fill the space between two objects, generally to prevent leakage between the two objects while under compression.
  2. A material which may be clamped between faces and acts as a static seal. Gaskets may be cut, formed, or molded to the desired configuration.
  3. Any of a wide variety of seals or packings used between matched machine parts or around pipe joints to prevent the escape of a gas or fluid.
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The bolts are torqued in a special sequence to draw the intake manifold and its molded rubber gasket on to the cylinder head.
Generally, the cylinder and the cylinder head bolt together with a thin gasket pressed between them to ensure a good seal.
Wait till they get a load of their long-awaited Vatican III and blow a gasket.
The Brass-Cell filter consists of a tinplated aluminum frame, tin-plated stainless steel gasket and brass honeycomb panels.
Once I had the wall coupling in place, I proceeded to get the gasket on the exhaust.
The coating is not affected by lubricant films and can be applied as a tailor-made shim, foil gasket or as a direct coating.

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