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Article #14Re: Looking For Flexible Heat Resistant Material
From: Steve Richardson
Date: Wed, 22 Jan 1997 00:00
Date: Wed, 22 Jan 1997 00:00
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Tony Marshall wrote: > > We make a product that is inserted into a pipe near a weld. The > temperature can reach 1200 degrees celsius for short periods (5 or 10 > minutes) when the flame from the welding rod touches the inserted tube. > The inserted tube has to be flexible so that it can be pulled around > bends in the pipe. We have unsuccesfully tried silicon rubber (it burnt > - but only just) which suggest the temperature may not be so high. > Perhaps 800 degrees celsius. > > Is there a material available that would suit the above application? > > Thanks and regards. > -- > Tony Marshall Starlite would do the trick, if the inventor would release it for commercial use. We'll be testing it in a lab early next week, at your temperature (1200 C) to verify the data we've gotten from other organizations. The inventor, Maurice Ward, is thinking about setting up a Web site to handle inquiries, but in the meantime you have to ring him up on the phone (and get in line!). Good luck! - Steve Richardson
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