Non Asbestos Fibre Gaskets

High-quality non-asbestos fibre for use in gaskets was quickly developed as an alternative to asbestos-based products. They are not as effective; however, they are safer. Today, there is a wide range of non-asbestos gasket materials available on the market as a substitute. Whatever your brand preference GSS holds a range of specially formulated materials designed to meet the highest standards of performance for a wide range of industrial applications.

Furthermore, until the 1970s asbestos was the magic material of the time. There were no non-asbestos products; the phrase was unknown at the time. Asbestos had very useful properties and also advantages. It was chemically inert, heat resistant, pH resistant, waterproof, strong yet flexible, odourless, resilient and also exceptionally abrasion resistant. Therefore, these properties made it one of the most widely used industrial materials.

By the 1980s however, the image changed from a useful magic material to a hazardous life-threatening substance. It was claimed to be associated with cancer after its fibres were found in the organs of diagnosed patients. The resulting legal battle was brutal and completely killed off the asbestos industry. Therefore, a substitute was needed quickly and non-asbestos materials were created.