Patent attributes
The process for producing gaskets includes the steps of: forming a metal core material (2) using a stainless steel plate; treating the resulting metal core material (2) with an alkali treating solution; preparing an unvulcanized rubber molded product (1); mounting the metal core material (2) treated in the treating step to the unvulcanized rubber molded product (1); and vulcanizing the rubber-molded product to thereby anchor the elastic material to the metal core material (2) without using an adhesive; characterized in that the alkali treating solution used in the step of alkali treatment includes the following components (A), (B), and (C):(A) an alkali metal hydroxide or an alkaline earth metal hydroxide;(B) an alkali metal silicate or an alkaline earth metal silicate; and(C) a carboxylate salt.