Foundry Protection - Materials and Performance

Foundry Clothing Materials and Their Protective Ratings

 

Aluminised Fabrics

 

UNLINED (Single Layer Aluminised Fabric Only)

SERIES FABRIC ALUMINISED TECHNOLOGY WEIGHT
CA340 Aluminised Carbon / Aramid Reflespace 340 gm2
PR720 Aluminised Preox (Pre-Oxidised acrylic) TBA 720 gms
AR530 Aluminised Aramid TBA 530 gms

LINED (Aluminised Fabric with T-Gard® P190 Thermal Liner)

SERIES FABRIC WEIGHT
CA340L Aluminised CA340/ T-Gard P190 340 gm2 + 430gsm = 770gsm
PR720L Aluminised PR720/ T-Gard P190 720 gms + 430gsm = 1150gsm
AR530L Aluminised AR530/ T-Gard P190 530 gms + 430gsm = 960gsm

 

Non Aluminised Fabrics

 

UNLINED (Single Layer Fabric Only)

SERIES DETAILS WEIGHT
WELDWOOL 100% Wool 780gm2
PR97 Merino wool and Lenzing FR® 380gm2
PROBAN Proban FR 340gm2

 

Liner Fabric

 

The T-Gard P190 Thermal Liner has been specifically designed for Furnace PPE and is exclusive to Elliotts. T-Gard® P190 is light weight and offers excellent thermal protection. The face fabric is a Proban FR 100% Cotton which provides a comfortable FR material against the body that can easily wick away moisture. The thermal batting is a 100% Nomex.

 

Fabric Performance

 

UNLINED

SERIES LIMITED FLAME SPREAD FACE IGNITION CODE A1 (OUTER FABRIC) LIMITED FLAME SPREAD EDGE IGNITION CODE A2 CONVECTIVE HEAT CODE B RADIANT HEAT CODE C MOLTEN ALUMINIUM SPLASH CODE D MOLTEN IRON SPLASH CODE E CONTACT HEAT CODE F
CA340 A1 NT B1 7.4s C3 54.4s D3 >350g E3 >200g F0 4.9s
PR720 A1 NT B1 6.9s C3 66.0s D3 >350g E3 >200g F1 8.8s
AR530 NT NT NT NT NT E3 >200g NT

NT – No test data available on AR530

 

LINED

SERIES LIMITED FLAME SPREAD FACE IGNITION CODE A1 (OUTER FABRIC) LIMITED FLAME SPREAD FACE IGNITION CODE A1 (LINING FABRIC) LIMITED FLAME SPREAD EDGE IGNITION CODE A2 CONVECTIVE HEAT CODE B RADIANT HEAT CODE C MOLTEN ALUMINIUM SPLASH CODE D MOLTEN IRON SPLASH CODE E CONTACT HEAT CODE F
CA340L A1 Pass A1 Pass A2 Pass B2 15.2s C4 165.7s D3 >350g E3 >200g F3 16.7s
PR720 A1 Pass A1 Pass A2 Pass B2 15.8s C4 186.2s D3 >350g E3 >200g F3 15.4s
AR530L A1 Pass A1 Pass A2 Pass B3 21.3s C4 215.9s NT NT F3 20.1s

NT – No test data available on AR530

Fabric System Evaluation

 

HEAT PROTECTION

Convective Heat Unlined CA340 PR720 AR530 (NT)
Lined AR530L PR720L CA340L
Radiant Heat Unlined   PR720 CA340
Lined AR530L PR720L CA340L
Contact Heat Unlined PR720 CA340 AR530 (NT)
Lined AR530L CA340L PR720L

 

MOLTEN ALUMINUM and IRON SPLASH

Molten Aluminum Splash All Fabrics achieved the highest possible rating of D3 and are suitable for Molten Aluminium Splash
Molten Iron Splash All Fabrics achieved the highest possible rating of E3 and are suitable for Molten Iron Splash

NT – No test data available on AR530 and AR530L

 

COMFORT - WEIGHT

Weight Unlined CA340 AR530 PR720
Lined CA340 AR530 PR720

 

COMFORT - FLEXIBILITY

Flexibility Unlined CA340 PR720 AR530
Lined CA340 PR720 AR530
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