Stock Finish

This finish is used for general purpose flanging and is suitable for most
of the ordinary service conditions. The pressure embeds the soft face
of the gasket into the finish and results in the formation of a seal.

The pressed contacted surface generates the high level of friction. The
resultant “Ra” value for the surface ranges from 125µinch to 500 µinch
(125 µm to 12.5 µm.

Spiral Serrated finish

The spiral serrated finish resembles with the stock finish and is
photographic spiral groove type. However, it is different from the stock
finish because the angle of generation of Grove is “V” shaped kept at
45° angle. They also produce roughness of 125 to 250 µinch.

Smooth Finish
In this type of finish, the surface is smooth, and there are no apparent
signs of grooves or tool marking. The smooth surface is generated by
treating the stock surface with 0.8 mm (0.031 inch) round-nosed tool to
make spiral groove of average depth 0.05mm (0.00197 inch).
The AARH value for these gaskets ranges between Ra 125 µinch to 250
µinch (3.2 µm to 6.3 µm).