Torque Tables

For Spiral Wound Gaskets, ASME B16.5

Class 150
Nom. Pipe Size (inches)

Gsk.
ID
Conta
ct
(inche
s)
Gsk.
OD
Conta
ct
(inche
s)
Gsk.
Area
Conta
ct
(Sq.
in.)
No. of
Bolts
Size of
Bolts
(inche
s)
Max.
Torqu
e
per
Bolts
@ 60
ksi
Bolt
Stress
(ft lb)
Comp
. per

0.5

0.7
5

0.7
5

1.2
1.5
5

2.5

1.2 1.8 2.1 2.7 3.2

5 8 3 5 5

1.2 1.5 1.8 2.3 2.7 3.3 3.8 4.7 5.8

5 6 8 8 5 8 8 5 8

10 12 14 16 18 20 24

6.1 7.1 9.1 11. 13. 14. 16. 18. 20. 24.
3 9 9 31 38 63 63 69 69 75

8.2 10. 12. 14.

18. 20. 22.
16
27
5 38 5 75
25 75 75

0.7 1.1 1.5 1.6 2.3 3.0 3.5 5.1 7.4 9.0 12. 18. 22. 30. 33. 44. 63. 70. 91.
9 3 3 7 9 1 0 5 7 2 88 25 21 37 07 51 88 36 45

0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5

12 12 12 16 16 20 20

0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8

3 3 3 3 5 5 5 8 8

1.1 1.1 1.2

3 3 5

60 60 60 60 60 120 120 120 120 200 200 200 320 320 490 490 710 710

100
0

756 756 756 756 756 121 121 121 121 181 181 181 251 251 330 330 436 436 557
0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 40 40 60 60 80 80 40

Bolt
@
60K
(ft lb)
Max.
Gsk.
Comp
.
Availa
ble
(psi)
Min.
Gsk.
Comp
.
Reco
mm.
(psi)
Mini
mum
Torqu
e per
Bolt
(ft lb)
Max.
Gsk.
Comp
.
Reco
mm.
Avail.
(psi)
Prefer
'd
Torqu
e
(ft lb)

385 267 197 181 126 161 138 940 129 160 112 794 135 993 119 118 109 124 121
03 12 13 19 37 25 61 6 74 71 53 5 84 3 95 84 40 15 90

100 100 100 100 100 100 100 940 100 100 100 794 100 993 100 100 100 100 100
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 6 00 00 00 5 00 3 00 00 00 00 00

16 22 30 33 47 74 87 120 92 124 178 200 236 320 408 412 649 572 820

300 267 197 181 126 161 138 940 129 160 112 794 135 993 119 118 109 124 121
00 12 13 19 37 25 61 6 74 71 53 5 84 3 95 84 40 15 90

47 60 60 60 60 120 120 120 120 200 200 200 320 320 490 490 710 710

100
0