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title: "What Are Spiral-Wound Metal Gasket Used For?"
description: "Spiral-Wound Metal Gaskets (GB/T 4622 / ASME B16.20) are used for load distribution and anti-loosening under a bolt or nut. Catalogued DN15 to DN150."
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# What Are Spiral-Wound Metal Gasket Used For?

Washers · GB/T 4622 / ASME B16.20 · Application guide

Typical applications, the industries that specify spiral-wound metal gasket, and how to choose the right size, material and finish for the joint.

Spiral-Wound Metal Gaskets are used for load distribution and anti-loosening under a bolt or nut. They are manufactured to GB/T 4622 / ASME B16.20, and selection is driven by the size designation, the fit and tolerance the assembly requires, and the service environment.

- **Primary duty:** Load distribution and anti-loosening under a bolt or nut
- **Governing standard:** GB/T 4622 / ASME B16.20
- **Size designation range:** DN15 to DN150
- **Category:** Washers

Application notes are general engineering guidance. Verify the property class and any approval requirement against your own design calculation.

![What Are Spiral-Wound Metal Gasket Used For? application image](https://engineeringhardware.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Spiral-Wound-Metal-Gasket-—-GB-T-4622-ASME-B16.20-Series-090-—-GB-T-4622-ASME-B16.20.webp)

Application guide for Spiral-Wound Metal Gaskets to GB/T 4622 / ASME B16.20. The core duty of the type is load distribution and anti-loosening under a bolt or nut. The typical industries, the how-to-specify checklist, assembly practice and the exclusion cases are set out below. Stocked across roughly 15 to 150, they cover heavy and structural work.

## Typical Applications for Spiral-Wound Metal Gasket — GB/T 4622 / ASME B16.20 (Series 090)

The most common settings where these are specified:

- **Timber & soft materials:** large-OD types that prevent pull-through.
- **General machine building:** fastening covers, brackets, motors and sub-assemblies on production equipment.
- **Maintenance & repair (MRO):** a stocked size for servicing existing plant where the original fastener spec must be matched.
- **Fabrication & metalwork:** bench and on-site assembly of steel frames, enclosures and weldments.
- **Bolted structural joints:** spreading load over soft or oversized holes and protecting the surface.

## How to Specify Spiral-Wound Metal Gasket — GB/T 4622 / ASME B16.20 (Series 090) for Your Application

- **Size:** Match the nominal size to the mating thread or hole. This product spans 15–150; check the full table below for the exact dimensions of each size.
- **Type & OD:** Select flat for load spreading, spring/serrated for anti-loosening, or fender/large-OD for soft or oversized holes.
- **Environment:** For damp, coastal or chemical exposure prefer A4/316 stainless or a suitable coating; indoors, plated steel or A2 is usually sufficient.
- **Standard:** This product is supplied to GB/T 4622 / ASME B16.20. Quoting the standard on your order guarantees interchangeable dimensions between suppliers.

## Installation & Assembly Practice

- Place the washer under the rotating element (usually the nut) so tightening does not score the surface.
- Chamfered-hole side of a hardened washer faces the bolt head fillet.
- On serrated-flange hardware, do not add a plain washer — it defeats the serrations.

## Common Selection Mistakes with Spiral-Wound Metal Gasket — GB/T 4622 / ASME B16.20 (Series 090)

- Relying on a spring washer for locking on class 8.8+ joints — at high preload it flattens and adds nothing.
- Choosing an OD too small for soft material, so the head pulls through or embeds.

## Where Spiral-Wound Metal Gasket — GB/T 4622 / ASME B16.20 (Series 090) Are Not the Right Choice

A washer does not replace a locking feature on its own in severe vibration, and a spring washer adds little clamp on high-strength joints.

Custom manufacturing · Made to drawing

## Need a spiral-wound metal gasket outside the standard range?

Bore, outside diameter, thickness, temper and finish are the variables here — there is no thread to specify, so the fit and the bearing area are what the drawing has to pin down. Made by stamping or punching.

Minimum order from 2,000 pieces; samples within 7 days of drawing approval.

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## Technical Drawing

Dimensioned line drawing of DN15 Spiral-Wound Metal Gasket — GB/T 4622 / ASME B16.20 (Series 090) to GB/T 4622 / ASME B16.20. Side view and top view, drawn to the dimensions in the table below and redrawn for any size selected.

- **Inner diameter d1 (mm):** 22
- **Outer diameter d2 (mm):** 42
- **Thickness t (mm):** 4.5
- **Winding material:** 304SS + flexible graphite

## Dimensions & Specifications (GB/T 4622 / ASME B16.20)

| Nominal pipe size | Inner diameter d1 (mm) | Outer diameter d2 (mm) | Thickness t (mm) | Winding material | Reference standard |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DN15 | 22 | 42 | 4.5 | 304SS + flexible graphite | GB/T 4622 / ASME B16.20 |
| DN20 | 27 | 49 | 4.5 | 304SS + flexible graphite | GB/T 4622 / ASME B16.20 |
| DN25 | 34 | 59 | 4.5 | 304SS + flexible graphite | GB/T 4622 / ASME B16.20 |
| DN32 | 43 | 69 | 4.5 | 304SS + flexible graphite | GB/T 4622 / ASME B16.20 |
| DN40 | 49 | 75 | 4.5 | 304SS + flexible graphite | GB/T 4622 / ASME B16.20 |
| DN50 | 61 | 87 | 4.5 | 304SS + flexible graphite | GB/T 4622 / ASME B16.20 |
| DN65 | 77 | 109 | 4.5 | 304SS + flexible graphite | GB/T 4622 / ASME B16.20 |
| DN80 | 89 | 121 | 4.5 | 304SS + flexible graphite | GB/T 4622 / ASME B16.20 |
| DN100 | 115 | 149 | 4.5 | 304SS + flexible graphite | GB/T 4622 / ASME B16.20 |
| DN150 | 169 | 205 | 4.5 | 304SS + flexible graphite | GB/T 4622 / ASME B16.20 |

Inside the plant

## Manufactured in our own plant

This part is cold-formed, threaded, heat-treated and finished in-house. The stages below are where its class and finish are actually decided.

1. ![Wire rod feeding into a cold heading machine](https://engineeringhardware.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/09-wire-rod-feed-cold-heading-machine.webp) 01 **Cold heading** Wire rod is drawn to size and cold-formed into blanks. Forming rather than cutting keeps the grain flow continuous around the head, which is where a bolt is most likely to fail. Head dimensions and under-head radius checked at set-up and per shift.
2. ![Thread rolling machine producing bolt threads](https://engineeringhardware.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/03-thread-rolling-machine-bolt-production.webp) 02 **Thread rolling** Threads are rolled between hardened dies rather than cut. Rolled threads are stronger in fatigue than cut threads and hold pitch and flank angle far more consistently across a batch. Go / no-go ring gauges to ISO 965 tolerance class 6g.
3. ![Baskets of bolts staged for heat treatment](https://engineeringhardware.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/05-heat-treatment-baskets-black-bolts.webp) 03 **Heat treatment** Quench-and-temper brings carbon and alloy steel to the property class ordered — 8.8, 10.9 or 12.9 — with the furnace charge tracked so a finished lot can be traced back to it. Core hardness and tensile tested per lot to ISO 898-1.
4. ![Zinc plated bolts in a treatment basket](https://engineeringhardware.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/23-zinc-plated-bolts-treatment-basket.webp) 04 **Surface treatment** Zinc, zinc-nickel, hot-dip galvanizing, black oxide, phosphate and Dacromet, selected against the service environment rather than against the price list. Coating thickness and neutral salt spray hours to ISO 9227.

## Frequently Asked Questions

### Are Spiral-Wound Metal Gasket — GB/T 4622 / ASME B16.20 (Series 090) made to a recognized standard?

Yes — they are manufactured to GB/T 4622 / ASME B16.20, so dimensions are interchangeable between suppliers when you quote the standard on your order.

### What are Spiral-Wound Metal Gasket — GB/T 4622 / ASME B16.20 (Series 090) used for?

Load distribution and anti-loosening under a bolt or nut. They are supplied to GB/T 4622 / ASME B16.20.

### Which industries use Spiral-Wound Metal Gasket — GB/T 4622 / ASME B16.20 (Series 090)?

They are commonly specified in timber & soft materials, general machine building and maintenance & repair (mro), among other sectors.

### How do I choose the right size of Spiral-Wound Metal Gasket — GB/T 4622 / ASME B16.20 (Series 090)?

Match the nominal size to the mating thread or hole. This product is available from 15 to 150; the full dimension table on this page lists each size.

### Can I get a quote for Spiral-Wound Metal Gasket — GB/T 4622 / ASME B16.20 (Series 090) in the size and material I need?

Yes. Use the technical drawing and quote form on this page to set the size and options, then send the exact configuration to our team for pricing and lead time.

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