Flexible aluminised microporous panel
Space-efficient thermal insulation that follows demanding equipment geometry.
AluFlex is a thin, flexible microporous panel with a water-repellent aluminised envelope. It follows curved high-temperature equipment where rigid insulation is difficult to fit.
Material architecture
The aluminised envelope protects one composite microporous core and keeps the panel clean to handle.
The fully encapsulated panel is designed to be handled, bent and manipulated. Its covering helps protect the microporous core if contact occurs with moisture-laden castables or mortars.
The inorganic core provides the product's thermal-resistance layer. Product values remain conditional on grade, test method, mean temperature and the stated pure-core test basis.
Geometry, compression, fixing, joints and the surrounding refractory construction determine how the panel can be integrated. AluFlex data alone is not an equipment-level result.
Geometry and installation
The panel bends to follow the equipment and can be laid out around the required coverage and joint pattern.
Start at the protected shell, locate the refractory boundary, then trace the available backup-insulation zone. For a ladle discussion, the red path identifies only a possible lower-wall and bottom-transition position; it does not state thickness, full coverage or an installation instruction.
Name the hot face, refractory build-up and protected shell.
Review curve, panel orientation, joints and available thickness.
Select suitable adhesive, pins, anchors, straps or wire for the construction.
Seal cut edges with aluminium self-adhesive tape where required.
Thermal performance
ASTM C177 data shows how the microporous core performs at each mean temperature. Select the grade before sizing the installed panel field.
Thermal conductivity / ASTM C177 / microporous core specimen / W/mKValue across equipment
Available in 5, 7 and 10 mm standard thicknesses, AluFlex brings low conductivity to curved equipment in a panel that is easy to cut and fit.
Conformable panels introduce high thermal resistance within limited lining space while following the vessel curvature.
High-temperature stability and compression resistance support insulation layouts for cycling, holding and transfer duties.
The bendable, water-repellent envelope supports clean fitting around curved interfaces and moisture-laden castables or mortars.
Flexible panels can be cut and fitted around calciners, preheater cyclones, firing hoods, kilns and air ducts.
Technical performance
Thermal values describe the microporous core specimen. We can help translate the selected grade into the installed panel layout.
Review the high-temperature systemApplication discussion
Tell us the equipment type, operating temperature and available backup space. We will identify a suitable AluFlex starting point.
Discuss an AluFlex applicationDo not include proprietary drawings or confidential construction details in the initial enquiry.