| Produced from refractory fiber compositions specially developed to give rigid, self-supporting boards with excellent high temperature properties. Board is designed for use in applications requiring higher rigidity than blanket forms, and, as a result of its higher density, has improved thermal insulation properties and abrasion resistance. Kaowool boards are obtained by vacuum forming process. The process allows the production of white boards in a wide dimensional choice, with an excellent homogeneity throughout the thickness which ease machining of the boards when needed. Strong Board is produced by the addition of selected refractory fillers to the ceramic fiber to improve its mechanical properties. Strong Board has double the strength of 1260 Board, both when measured fired and unfired. All Board formulations contain a small amount of organic binder to improve the cold handling strength and this burns out on first firing at approximately 200-300°C. Heat treatment can be made to burn the organic binders on special request. Typical applications: - Iron and steel: Expansion joints, back-up insulation, heat shields and mold base insulation.
- Non-ferrous: Tundish and launder covers in the casting of copper and copper-based alloys.
- Ceramics: Hot-face lining for kilns and in construction of LTM kiln cars
- Glass: Back-up insulation in melting furnaces and protection of burners.
- Furnace building: Hot face lining material (alternative to blanket); back-up to solid refractories; expansion joints.
- Light industry: Lining combustion chambers in industrial and domestic boilers.
- Petrochemical: High temperature heater lining hot-face material
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