Sound insulation is necessary to protect against heat loss and heat gain in homes. However, specific industries, such as heat treatment, require different kinds of insulation material. The ceramic blanket is one such material perfect for a custom industrial oven and other equipment.
5 Advantages of Using Ceramic Blanket
The ceramic blanket is a needled blanket made from spun ceramic fiber with high purity. It has excellent handling strength and is resistant to chemical and thermal shock resistance.
Here are five advantages to using a ceramic fiber blanket for insulation in a custom industrial oven:
1. Easy to Install: There's no need to place an expansion gap as the ceramic blanket can expand in all directions.
2. Lightweight: A ceramic fiber blanket is lightweight and made from a newly-developed, energy-saving refractory material. It's only 1/7 of the weight of a heavy refractory material and about 1/3 of a brick. The load on steel structure furnaces and custom industrial ovens will be reduced drastically due to the lightweight blanket.
3. Preheating Not Required: Furnaces or tunnel kilns using conventional refractory material need to be preheated, which is a lengthy process. The machine can be used immediately since the fiber blanket does not need to be preheated.
4. Chemically Stable: A ceramic blanket has a neutral, if slightly acidic, chemical composition. The material only reacts to strong acid and alkali. It will not manifest any reaction to water, oil, weak alkali, or weak acid. It also will not corrode aluminum, copper, and lead.
5. Provides Generous Thermal Insulation: It's a fact that the exterior of a custom industrial oven using ceramic blankets for insulation will not be hot to the touch despite the oven's interior heat being around 850 to 1400 degrees Celsius. With a ceramic sheet, the outside surface will only be about 35 degrees Celsius or less. That's how useful this material is in containing heat.
The ceramic blanket is a godsend to industries using types of machinery that have to withstand high temperatures. No other material can provide the kind of protection, resilience, and effectivity it does.