Ceramic Fiber Blanket – Ultimate Insulation for High Heat Environments
Ceramic Fiber Blanket is an ideal insulation option for industrial environments, providing insulation to minimize heat transfer and maximize energy efficiency while protecting equipment from damage, condensation and condensation, personnel safety and fire risks.
These thermal products, made from spun and needled ceramic fibers designed for exceptional handling strength, offer safer, eco-friendlier alternatives to hard refractory materials. However, their use requires adequate PPE to avoid skin irritation or respiratory problems caused by airborne particles.
Heat Resistant
Ceramic fiber blankets are lightweight and highly efficient insulators that can withstand temperatures up to 3000degF (1650degC), offering low thermal conductivity, energy savings and shock resistance as well as non-toxicity, non-combustibility and non-flammability.
Armil/CFS offers several ceramic blanket products designed for high temperature environments, including Durablanket products made of high-purity ceramic fibers spun together and needled for extra handling strength. They are popularly used throughout metals, ceramics, glass, heating and chemical industries for insulation pipe ducts, expansion joints repairs pilot plants or plastic molds.
Our PH and Moist Pak D blankets are impregnated with inorganic bonding agents to form rigid structures upon drying, making them more resistant to acid and alkali solutions than standard ceramic fiber insulation products. In addition, they can be die cut into gaskets. Unlike ceramic insulation materials regulated by IARC or classified and labeling regulations in Europe.
Fire Resistant
Ceramic thermal insulation blankets can withstand high temperatures, making them the ideal solution for use in furnace doors, field repair / maintenance applications and burner chambers/ovens. Their asbestos-free construction ensures exceptional mechanical strength – they won’t burn, smoke or emit flame and can resist oxidizing/reducing atmospheres, molten metals and steam without degrading over time.
As they are lightweight and straightforward to install, lightweight insulation panels represent a more cost-effective option compared to their more conventional counterparts.
Ceramic fibre blankets feature low thermal mass and conductivity, making them an effective insulating solution. Furthermore, these blankets withstand thermal cycling without losing their insulating properties – however it’s essential that you purchase one with an appropriate temperature limit that meets the heat levels of your application and use protective equipment (PPE), such as gloves and respiratory protection, when handling this product in order to minimize skin irritation risks and breathing issues from airborne fibers.
Lightweight
Ceramic fiber blankets rely on trapped air pockets to stop heat from passing through and infiltrating their insulation space, and prevent thermal shock. Their design makes them suitable for industrial furnaces, kilns and high-temperature pipes and ducts.
These eco-friendly insulation materials are non-organic and smoke-free, making them a better solution than traditional refractory products. Furthermore, their sound absorption capabilities create a safer work environment.
Insulating materials such as blankets are long-term solutions for various applications. To maintain their long life span, however, they must be handled carefully to avoid fraying or deterioration over time and come into direct contact with excessively hot objects that could exceed thermal limits and pose a fire hazard. Furthermore, installing fire barriers would be wise when used to insulate structural components or equipment.
Easy to Install
Ceramic fiber blanket stands out as an easily installable insulating material that can be customized for various industrial applications. Furthermore, cutting this insulating material to any size or shape using hand tools such as cutters or shears makes this an excellent option for covering hard-to-reach places like inside of kilns and furnaces as well as welding support structures and fixtures.
To properly install insulating blankets, it is advisable to utilize stainless steel pins as anchors. The pins ensure the blankets remain securely fastened into place, preventing movement that could harm equipment structures or cause energy losses.
When handling ceramic fiber blankets, it is vitally important to use appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE), including gloves and respiratory protection to minimize skin irritation and the inhalation of airborne fibres that could irritate respiratory passages. Furthermore, prolonged heat exposure or direct flame exposure could cause the ceramic fiber blanket to surpass its thermal limits and potentially become a fire hazard.