Vulcanite Armor rock wool blanket fitted to industrial pipework

Industrial rock wool insulation blanket. Rated up to 750°C.

Vulcanite Armor is a wire-mesh stitched rock wool blanket for pipes, vessels and ducts, made from basalt and dolomite. Three density grades rated up to 750°C, tested to international standards, built for petrochemical, power generation and mining. Prices published per roll, supplied from Centurion, South Africa.

ASTM C592 Type I & III · Flame Spread Index 0

  • Rated up to 750°C hot-surface
  • ASTM C592 Type I and III compliant
  • Flame Spread Index 0 (ASTM E84)
  • Prices published per roll, incl. VAT

Three rock wool grades up to 750°C, plus ceramic fibre to 1050°C

The three rock wool grades come in three or four thicknesses each; the ceramic fibre blanket is supplied in one active size, in bags. Rock wool is priced per roll and ceramic fibre per bag, all also per m². Pick the product whose temperature rating covers your application. Buying for a plant or a contractor? See rock wool and mineral wool supply in South Africa.

Pipes, vessels, ducts and boilers

Each grade is rated for a hot-face temperature band. The application decides the grade, not the other way round.

Pipes

Lower-temperature process piping to 650°C on Blanket 80. Petrochemical and power-station process piping from 650 to 700°C on Blanket 100. Steam pipes and smelting process piping from 700 to 750°C on Blanket 120.

Vessels

Storage vessels and tanks to 650°C on Blanket 80. Petrochemical and power-station vessels from 650 to 700°C on Blanket 100. Any vessel with a hot face from 700 to 750°C on Blanket 120.

Ducts

HVAC and process ducting and air handling to 650°C on Blanket 80. Process ducts from 650 to 700°C on Blanket 100. Ducts with a hot face from 700 to 750°C on Blanket 120.

Boilers

Boilers, kiln and furnace exteriors on Blanket 120, rated to 750°C hot-surface. Do not specify any grade above 750°C.

How ordering works

  1. Choose a grade

    Match the hot surface rating to your hot-face temperature: 650, 700 or 750°C on rock wool, or 1050°C working temperature on the ceramic fibre blanket. The rock wool grades come in three or four thicknesses each, 40 to 100mm: 40 and 50mm as 5m rolls (6 m² per roll); 75 and 100mm as 3m rolls (3.6 m² per roll).

  2. Pay by card

    Add rolls to the cart and pay by card at checkout. Prices include VAT and are shown per roll (per bag for the ceramic fibre blanket) and per m².

  3. Collect your order

    Collection from Vulcanite, Centurion. Or choose delivery at checkout: R500,00 Incl. VAT in Gauteng, R1 000,00 Incl. VAT elsewhere. Free over R10 000,00 Incl. VAT subtotal.

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Technical articles on choosing a grade, sizing thickness and fitting rock wool blanket to pipes, vessels and ducts.

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