Fiberglass coated fabrics or silica material are fire-resistant to protect workers and machinery in welding applications.
Overview
- Reduces fires associated with "Hot Work" in maintenance operations.
- Ideal for heat source isolation
- Protects equipment and personnel near potentially hazardous operations.
Features & Benefits
- Protects equipment and personnel near potentially hazardous operations.
- Ideal protection from weld spatter and sparks, grinding sparks and spray and flame/plasma cutting slag and spark operations.
- Reduces fires associated with "Hot Work" in maintenance operations.
- Reduces fires associated with "Hot Work" in maintenance operations.
- Multiple fabric choices and treatments designed to fit application driven requirements
- Wide range of Temperature Service Ranges dependent on application.
- Custom and standard sizes available.
- Ideal for heat source isolation
Technical Information
HIGH TEMP MATERIALS FOR BLAKETS AND EQUIPEMENT PROTECTION
NOTE: Service ranges listed above are intended as guidelines, based on recommended usage. Frommelt Safety Products is not responsible for mis-application of fabrics or any consequences thereof.
NOTE: ALL WEIGHT STATEMENTS ARE PER SQUARE YARD OF MATERIAL
FIRESHIELD - Carbonized Acrylic Felt material black in color. SOFT Felt Like material, light in weight but capable of extreme tempertures. IDEAL for Autobody shops. Offers moderate resistance to abrasion. Intended use is for light to heavy duty welding, high heat source isolation and superior protection against grinding, cutting and spatter. One of our highest heat resistant materials available.
Part Number: FS3103
SERVICE TEMP RANGE: 0 to 3000 F. Working Temp up to 3000 F.
SILICA - 18 oz. and 34 oz. Woven Silica material, beige in color. No abrasion resistant coating. Meets military specifications: C-24576SH and I-24244. Offers moderate resistance to abrasion. Intended use is for HEAVY duty welding, high heat source isolation and superior protection against grinding, cutting and spatter. One of our highest heat resistant materials available.
Part Number: M18ST (18 Oz.), M34ST (34 Oz.)
SERVICE TEMP RANGE: -30 to 3000 F. Working Temp 1700 F.
WELDFLEX 1 - 21 oz. woven fiberglass black in color with neoprene and vermiculite coating on both sides to shed spark and light spatter. Offers better resistance to abrasion and increased tensile strength when compared to untreated fiberglass. Intended for light to medium duty welding, heat source isolation, grinding, cutting and spatter.
Part Number: M21GWBK
SERVICE TEMP RANGE: -30 to 1200 F. Working Temp 1000 F.
FIBERGLASS - HEAT CLEANED - UNCOATED –18 oz. untreated fiberglass cloth. Our best value for light to medium duty welding protection from spark and spatter. Has limited abrasion and tensile strength characteristics, intended use is limited to welding blanket/cover.
Part Number: M18GT
SERVICE TEMP RANGE: -30 to 1200 F. Working Temp. 800 F.
NEOSHIELD - 24 oz. neoprene treated fiberglass fabric coating on one side either yellow or blue in color. Intended for light to medium duty welding and protection from grinding, cutting and spatter. Better resistance to abrasion and tearing when compared to untreated fiberglass.
Part Number: 24GNY (Yellow) 24GNB (Blue).
SERVICE TEMP RANGE: -30 to 1000 F. Working Temp 600
FRO-SIL™ - 18 oz. fiberglass impregnated with a flame retardant silicon rubber, 25% by total weight in burnt orange color. Treatment provides a greater life and improved resistance to abrasion, flexing, tearing and puncture. Water and oil resistant. This standard duty product meets the requirement of NRC Guide I.36 and Military Spec MIL-I-24244. Offers excellent resistance to abrasion. Intended use is for light to medium duty welding, heat source isolation and general protection against grinding, cutting and spatter.
Part Number: M1079
SERVICE TEMP RANGE: 0 - 500 F.
SALMON - 13 oz. woven fiberglass with acrylic coating on one side, pink in color. Intended for light duty welding, spark and spatter protection. Lightest weight material available.
Part Number: M13SAL
SERVICE TEMP RANGE: 0 - 300 F.
HEAT REFLECTIVE THERMO SHIELD - 28 oz. fiberglass fabric with one side surfaced with a highly reflective aluminized mylar for reflection of radiant heat and the other with side treated with a flame
retardant coating providing moisture resistance. Silver/Gray. Offers excellent resistance to abrasion. Intended use is for light to medium duty welding, heat source isolation and general protection against grinding, cutting and spatter.
Part Number: M1084
SERVICE TEMP RANGE: 0 - 500 F. Radiant heat up to 800 F