Flexclad Heat-Shrinkable Tape Wrap for Pipe Bends

FLEXCLAD Heat-Shrinkable Tape Wrap for Pipe Bends

Hand-wrapped, heat-shrinkable corrosion protection tape.

Product Description:

 
Construction: Multi wrap construction:
Adhesives: Semi-crystalline mastic sealant (Flexclad), High-shear strength copolymer adhesive (Flexclad-II-C30).
Backing: Flexible, radiation cross-linked, low density polyethylene.
 

FLEXCLAD tapes are stretchable, hand-wrapped, heat-shrinkable tapes used for corrosion
protection of pipe bends and also for small diameter straight pipes in distribution networks.
 

FLEXCLAD is available in 2 mechanical classes: B30 = FLEXCLAD; C30 = FLEXCLAD-II-C30.
 

The installation is carried out directly on the cleaned and prepared pipe surface without any primer. During installation, FLEXCLAD(-II) is to be wrapped spirally around the bend with a 50% overlap. The carrier is heated and shrinks tightly around the substrate; at the same time, the sealing adhesive melts and is forced into all surface irregularities, forming a thorough coating and a complete bond with the substrate.

Product features/benefits

• Different mechanical classes
Provides options to the customer and allows cost savings.
• Highly flexible
Easy to apply at both low or high temperatures & on pipes of small
diameter.
• Compatible with varying pipe diameters
Minimizes inventory, thus saving money.
• Self-tensioning, heat-shrinkable backing
Easy to use. Saves time.
• No special equipment required
Keeps installation costs low.

Product selection guide

Max operating temperature - 50°C (122°F)
Compatible line coatings - PE, FBE, Tape & Coal Tar
Min preheat temperature - 70°C (158°F)
Recommended pipe preparation - ST3 or SA 2½
Soil stress restrictions - None
Performance - EN 12068 B30

Product thickness:

Backing (as supplied) - 0.020 in. (0.5 mm)
Backing (fully free recovered) - 0.020 in. (0.5 mm)
Adhesive (as supplied) - 0.028 in. (0.7 mm)

Common FLEXCLAD Sizes: FLEXCLAD type products are available:

as a roll (closure patches included)

Supplied with a width of 35 mm in a roll of 50 ft

Supplied with a width of 50 mm in a roll of 50 ft

Supplied with a width of 75 mm in a roll of 50 ft

Supplied with a width of 100 mm in a roll of 50 ft