Fiberglass news from “DD Fiberglass“, Apr 26th, 2009.

Premium Fiberglass Tape combines properties:

1. High temperature resistance capabilities,
2. High tensile strength,
3. Exceptional flexibility,
4. Easy to handle,
5. Can be readily cut, formed and sewn for specialized applications,
6. Non-cellular composition also renders it moisture-resistant, Unlike other gasketing or insulating materials, therefore, the fiberglass tape will not swell, stretch, shrink, deteriorate or change chemically after prolonged exposure to water.

It has been engineered for (where temperatures reach as high as 1000° F):

• Foundry,
• Metalworking,
• Heat treating,
• Other industrial sealing applications,

Recommended for application:

• tadpole gasket covering,
• thermal insulating,
• pipe hangers,
• oven door seats,
• pipe wrap.

This  fiberglass tape, combining high temperature resistance capabilities with high tensile strength and exceptional flexibility, is available from AGIS, LLC., specialists in high temperature sealing products.

The Premium Fiberglass tapes meet U.S. Coast Guard requirements for incombustible materials and will not burn or smolder.

• At 700° F, the tape retains 50% of its tensile strength;
• At 1000° F, it retains 25% of its tensile strength.

Independent test results show that the fiberglass tape has one of the highest strength-to-weight ratios of any industrial textile fabric. At the same time, however, the product maintains a high degree of flexibility.

The fiberglass tape is a plain, woven tape manufactured from texturized fiberglass yarn; it contains no compound, cement or wire. In the manufacturing process, a proprietary heat treatment technique is applied to the surface which renders the tape free from most of the surface grit usually associated with fiberglass. A selvage edge is routinely applied.

Fiberglass tape specs:

1. Thicknesses of .025″, .060″ and .125″;
2. Widths ranging from 1/2″ to six inches,
3. In 100-foot lengths.
4. A heat-treated finish is standard; optional waterproof, rewet and/or flameproof finishes are also available.