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ASBESTOS CLOTH IN KENYA

Asbestos Cloth is made of asbestos wires by means of vertical and horizontal knitting. It is a insulation material used in heat-preservation of pipes. In addition, it can also be made into gloves, working garments and rubber liner materials. If necessary, the asbestos cloth can be offered to clamp metal threads.
 Uses 

  • As a Thermal Insulation Material: Asbestos cloth are used for boilers, pipelines and ancillary equipments in power plants, factories, buildings and ships.
  • Protective Clothing and Fire Protection: For the manufacture of fire-resistant gloves, suits and other clothing for fire fighting; also for heat-resistant gloves, aprons, etc. for use in glass works, foundries, chemical works, welding shops, plastic moulding shops, etc. For use as safety-curtains in theaters, ships and aircraft and wherever a fire barrier is required.
  • Packings and Jointings: Asbestos cloth, when proofed with rubber, is an excellent jointing medium. It can be folded into tapes and rings, and cut into gaskets for the sealing of pipe flange joints and boiler joints.

Thickness:  3mm

Refractoriness: 200-450°C