Patent ID: 7727341

Claim:
A gasket system, comprising: a cylinder head assembly; a cylinder block assembly; and a gasket located between and sealing said cylinder head and said cylinder block, said gasket having a plurality of cylinder apertures, bolt apertures and jacket apertures, said gasket comprising a first metal layer and a second metal layer adjacent said first metal layer, said second metal layer having a bead region and a stopper region, wherein said bead region is formed of a stainless steel, wherein at least a portion of said bead region has a predetermined tensile strength in a range of about 1000 MPA to about 1150 MPA, and a predetermined range of yield strength, wherein said yield strength is greater than about 90% of said tensile strength, wherein approximately 70% of said tensile strength of about 1000 MPA to about 1150 MPA and approximately 70% of said yield strength is throughout the operating conditions of an internal combustion engine for a vehicle.