Armatex SF17 Premium silicone coated fiberglass consists of a flexible, strong woven fiberglass fabric impregnated both sides with premium silicone rubber to a finished weight of 17 ounces per square yard.
A high quality product, Armatex SF17 premium silicone coated fiberglass is manufactured to exceed industry standards for the fabrication of thermal insulation blankets and composite components associated with industrial insulation systems.
Physical Properties of Armatex SF17 Premium
The physical properties of Armatex SF17 premium are shown in Table 1.
| Coating |
Proprietary Silicone Rubber |
| Color |
Gray, other colors available upon request |
| Thickness, inches, nominal |
0.017 |
| Weight, oz/sy |
17 (+/- 0.5 oz/sy) per FTMS 191-A-5041 |
| Temperature Rating |
|
| Coating |
-110°F to 500°F • 79°C to 260°C, transient exposure to 600°F to 315°C |
| Base Fabric |
|
| Operating Temperature, maximum |
1000°F to 540°C, transient exposure to 1200°F • 648°C |
| Softening Point |
1350°F to 1600°F• 732°C to 871°C |
| Melting Point |
2050°F to 2160°F • 1121°C to 1182°C |
| Base Fabric |
|
| Weave Type |
4 Harness Crowfoot Satin |
| Count, ends per inch |
48 x 32 (warp x fill) |
| Base Fabric can be certified to: |
MIL-Y-1140 • MIL-I-24244 • ASTM D4029 • ASTM D4357 • ASTMD579 |
| Tear Strength, lbs. (warp x fill) |
56 x 53, per FTMS 191A-5136 (Trapezoid) |
| Breaking Strength, lbs. (warp x fill) |
233 x 137, per FTMS 191A-5100 |
| Bursting Strength, PSI (average) |
295, per FTMS 191A-5122 •ASTM D3786 |
| Water Resistance - Rain Test |
ARMATEX® SF 17 Premium meets the AATCC 35 requirements |
| AATCC Method 35-1977 |
Test Report available upon request |
| Water Repellency - Spray Test |
ARMATEX® SF 17 Premium meets the AATCC 22 requirements |
| AATCC Method 22-1977 |
Test report available upon request |
| Hydrostatic Resistance, PSI (average) |
291, per FTMS 191A-5122 |
| Smoke Density, Ds @ minutes (average) ASTM E662-01 |
Minutes |
1 |
5 |
10 |
15 |
20 |
| Non-flaming Mode |
|
1 |
4 |
11 |
17 |
24 |
| Flaming Mode |
|
2 |
14 |
31 |
46 |
58 |
| ASTM E84 - Surface Burning Characteristics |
|
| Flame Spread Index |
0 |
| Smoke Development |
25 |
| Class I or A Rating |
|
| Surface Flammability/Radiant Heat |
ARMATEX® SF 17 Premium meets the ASTM requirements |
| ASTM E162 |
Test report available upon request |
| Toxic Gas Generation |
ARMATEX® SF 17 Premium has been tested/meets Bombardier specs |
| Bombardier SMP-800-C |
Test report available upon request |
| Resistance Oil/Aromatic Hydrocarbon Fluids |
ARMATEX® SF 17 Premium has been tested/meets Mil-Spec 20696F |
| MIL-PRF-20696F |
Test report available upon request |
| Flame Penetration |
ARMATEX® SF 17 Premium has been tested/meets FAR 25.855 |
| FAR 25.855 Appendix F Part III |
Test report available upon request |
| Standard Packaging |
50 LY per roll, special packaging available upon request |
Fifty yard rolls generally do not have splices. However, if a roll should have splices, there will be no more than two splices per roll with no pieces less than 10 LY in length.
Tolerance is +/- 10% unless otherwise stated
This information has been sourced, reviewed and adapted from materials provided by Mid-Mountain Materials.
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