Application of Metal Fiber: Industrial Burners and Household Burners

 

 

Our Fecralloy fiber / FeCrAl fiber with rare earth elements such as Y, Zr, Hf, Mo etc. have a large of physical and mechenical advantages, which can be weaved into metal fiber facbric or sintered into metal fiber mat, can be use for industrial burners and household burners.

• Metal fiber can expand and contract under operating temperatures, preventing the cracking and stress failures of of other types.
• Metal Fiber is durable and flexible compared to the brittle, weak nature of the other types.
• Metal Fiber holds a key advantage with its flexibility, capable of being rolled or bent for use in any burner type.
• FeCrAl alloy is used to create metal fibers, which has the best oxidation resistance.
• Metal fiber is guaranteed to never flashback regardless of operating conditions.
• Metal fiber can boast the lowest emissions at 5ppm NOX.
• Metal Fiber sits in the middle, being a premium quality material, but metal fiber gives the far best value for the dollar with its superior properties. Its efficiency and durability will save the most money and time in the long run.

Application of Metal Fiber: Wearables and Textiles

 

Stainless steel fibers (“SSF”) are widely incorporated into textile materials to produce cut-resistant gloves, protective work suits, space suits, heatable textiles, and heat-resistant fabrics.  FILTERNORTH supplies all grades of fibers for the aforementioned applications. We have recently begun to expand our R&D efforts toward SSF’s applications in the growing wearable technology industry.


SSF textile is lighter, softer, thinner, yet much stronger and more flexible than traditional cut-resistance textiles. FILTERNORTH supplies SSF to producers of cut-resistant gloves and protective clothing which provides maximum safety when handling industrial blades or glass. Our SSF-made protective garments are also often used in the defense industry (e.g. policeman suits).


SSF twisted threads, made by twisting a single strand or multiple strands of fine long fibers (SSF 316L, 304, or Fecralloy), are commonly found in heated car seats and wheels, heated blankets, heatable jackets, gloves, and sleeping bags for harsh outdoor environments. Compared to traditional copper wires, SSF provides advantages such as longevity, improved safety, even heat distribution, higher flexibility, high flex life, and maximum comfort. SSF heatable threads and textiles are also extremely corrosion-resistant and machine washable.


Heat resistant fabrics, made using 100% pure stainless steel fibers, can withstand temperatures up to 600°C while maintaining their mechanical durability and high elasticity. These thermal resistant textiles can be knitted, woven, warp-knitted, needle-punched or braided, and are commonly used as separation materials during various glass production processes (e.g. car windows, bottle machining, etc), in heat resistant sewing threads, during welding, and in aircraft engine pipe insulation.

Manufacturing of Metal Fiber

Stainless Steel Fibers

Stainless steel fibers are manufactured using the bundle drawing process, in which stainless steel wires are bundled into a tube and drawn through a die to produce a fine fiber with a diameter ranging from 1 to 40 microns (up to 60 times thinner than human hair). Stainless steel fibers exhibit all the common features of the metal, yet are flexible enough to be transformed into knitted, braided, woven, or nonwoven metal fiber and fabric products. They can also be spun and twisted with other fibers such as wool, nylon, cotton, and synthetic blends to produce a variety of textile materials. Our common fiber types include 316L, 302, 304, 430, 434, Hastelloy and Inconel.
Stainless steel fibers possess many beneficial properties, such as good electric and heat conductivity, high corrosion and thermal resistance (400-600°C), and excellent EMI and ESD shielding capabilities. These factors allow stainless steel fibers to be used throughout numerous consumer and industrial applications in diverse fields, including the textile, electrical, filtration, petrochemical, metallurgy, environment protection, papermaking, military, and aerospace and aviation industries.

Fecralloy Metal Felt

Fecralloy (Iron-Chromium-Aluminum Alloy) is a type of electrothermal alloy with high resistivity, small temperature coefficient, long service life, high surface load, and excellent oxidation-resistance at elevated temperatures. Fecralloy nonwoven fiber is produced by bundle drawing Fecralloy (AISI 47) wires to fibers with diameters of 8-40 microns. Compared to stainless steel fiber, Fecralloy fiber is even more resistant to high temperatures and is often utilized in vehicle exhaust pipes and high temperature filtration felt and burners.

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