BAS-TEX® TEXTILES
Basalt Fiber Textile Products

Resistant and flexible, BAS-TEX® Basalt Fiber Textile Products are specially designed for the production of Ropes, Sleeves, Braids, Ribbons and Fabrics for high temperatures.
Tespe BAS-TEX® Textile Products are made of twisted, textured and voluminized Basalt Fiber Yarns giving the product greater lightness and flexibility and increasing the degree of thermal insulation. They are inorganic, sterile, non-combustible and contain no toxic substances or heavy metals; they are totally without asbestos and do not cause irritation.
Basic composition of Basalt Fiber (avarage)
SiO2
47,5 - 50,5 %
Al2O3
15,1 - 18,5 %
Fe2O3
11,7 - 14,8%
CaO
6 - 12 %
Na2O
2,3-3,3%
K2O
2,6 - 7,5%
TiO2
0,7 - 2%
General properties of Basalt Fiber
Color
Green - Brown
Max. Temperatura
-260 / +700 °C
Melting Point
+1450 °C
Diameter - filaments
> 8-16 micron
Thermal conducivity
0,031-0,038 W/m.K
General properties Bas-Tex textile products
Good stability at high temperatures
Low thermal conductivity
Excellent resistance to thermal shocks
Excellent mechanical strength
Non-combustible
Good dimensional stability
Great flexibility
Good chemical resistance
Great resistance to abrasion
Max. Temperature:
700 °C