Ceramic fiber textiles are made from alumina-silica ceramic fiber and are free of asbestos. These ceramic fiber textiles can be used in different industrial applications under temperatures up to 2300 °F (1260 ° C) and have excellent chemical stability and strong resistance to thermal shock and corrosion attack. Exceptions are hydrofluoric and phosphoric acids and concentrated alkalis.
Ceramic fiber cloth, ceramic fiber tape, and ceramic fiber sleeving are very flexible fabrics.
Insert materials of Inconel wire and fiberglass filament are incorporated into the yarn to increase tensile strength of the fabrics both before and after exposure to heat. Typical applications for cloth, tapes, and sleeving include gaskets, seals, furnace and welding curtains or pipe wrapping.
