Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index A gasket serves to fill the space between two objects, generally to prevent the flow of fluids between the two objects while under pressure. Gaskets are commonly produced by cutting from sheet materials, such as rubber, silicone, metal, felt, fiberglass, or a plastic polymer. It is usually desirable that the gasket be made from a compressible or slightly compressible material such that it tightly fills the space it is designed for. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.