Armil CFS offers a variety of high temperature ropes and braids. These include Fiberfrax ceramic rope (twisted), Fiberfrax ceramic round braid, Fiberfrax ceramic square braid, Refrasil silica braided rope, and silica square braid. Also offered are Utility Grade ceramic fiber ropes and braids for lower temperature applications.
Fiberfrax Ceramic fiber ropes and braids are used in a wide variety of gasketing, packing, and sealing applications at temperatures up to 2300°F. Utility Grade ceramic fiber is a lower cost alternative for temperatures up to 1800°F.
Fiberfrax ropes and braids are durable high temp industrial packings manufactured from premium ceramic fiber wickings. Fiberfrax ropes and braids have excellent resistance to thermal shock, corrosive attack and breakdown due to mechanical vibration and stress. Standard products are low density, easily compressed 3-ply ceramic rope, and higher density round braided rope and square braided ropes.
Refrasil silica braided rope can be used in high temperature applications up to 1800°F. Refrasil Rope Gasket is a dimensionally controlled, high density, braided, high silica (<96% SiO2) product intended for service temperatures up to 1800ºF (982ºC). Produced in five sizes – 1/4″ through 1″ diameter Refrasil Rope Gasket is braided from texturized yarns, pre-shrunk, and treated with a hydrocarbon finish to improve its abrasion resistance and ease of handling.
Refrasil’s textiles are als available in a variety of product forms to suit each customer’s specific needs: cloth, tape, sleeving rope, yarn, cordage, batt and bulk fiber.
Typical Applications for Ceramic Fiber and Silica Ropes and Braids:
- Furnace and Kiln door seal
- Expansion joint packing
- Coke oven door jamb seal
- Tuckstone seal
- Burner Gasket
- High temperature Gasketing
- Woodburning stove door seal
- Tadpole Gasket bulb seal
Specifications:
Fiberfrax Rope (3 Ply)
- Temperature Grade: 2300°F
- Recommended Operating Temp. 2300°F
- Melting Point: 3260°F
- Nominal Density: 20 lb/ft³
- Available Diameters: 0.25”, 0.375”, 0.5”, 0.75”, 0.875”, 1”, 1.25”, 1.5”, 2”
Fiberfrax Round Braid
- Temperature Grade: 2300°F
- Recommended Operating Temp. 2300°F
- Melting Point: 3260°F
- Nominal Density: 33 lb/ft³
- Available Diameters: 0.25”, 0.375”, 0.5”, 0.625” 0.75”, 0.875”, 1”, 1.25”, 1.5”, 2”
Fiberfrax Square Braid
- Temperature Grade: 2300°F
- Recommended Operating Temp. 2300°F
- Melting Point: 3260°F
- Nominal Density: 33 lb/ft³
- Available Diameters: 0.25”, 0.375”, 0.5”, 0.625”, 0.75”, 0.875”, 1”, 1.25”, 1.5”, 2”
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