PURPOSE: To obtain a gasket for use in, e.g., cylinder head, with high heat, oil and anti-freeze resistance, by blending, in a specific ratio, the following components, namely: granular expanded graphite ground into a form of each specific bulk density and size, organic binder, inorganic fibrous material, rubber chemicals and filler.

CONSTITUTION: The following components: (A) 10W80wt% of granular expanded graphite with a bulk density 0.008W0.40g/cm2 and such a size as to be completely passable through 5mm shieve, prepared by grinding the original expanded graphite, (B) 3W10(pref. 3W5)wt% of an organic binder (e.g., nitrile-butadiene rubber), (C) 10W70(pref. 20W50)wt% of an inorganic fibrous material (e.g., asbestos), and (D) ≤20 (pref. ≤10)wt% of rubber chemicals (e.g., sulfur, zinc oxide) plus filler (e.g., clay, talc) are kneaded, normally after adding organic solvent such as toluene to the above each component, to make a compound; which is, for example, then laminated on both sides of the core of an iron plate with hook followed by heating to produce the objective gasket.