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With a 40 year track record in manufacturing, technology and supply of insulation materials and solutions
to the Middle East markets, KIMMCO and Saint-Gobain ISOVER now offer their full range of glass wool
and stone wool products and solutions under the brand KIMMCO-ISOVER.
• Alghanim Industries is one of the largest privately –owned companies in the Gulf region
• A heritage of over 100 years as a successful commercial enterprise in the Gulf region
• Operations in over 40 countries and employing
• Over 14,000 employees
• A multi-billion dollar company with more than 30 businesses.
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• Founded in 1665
• Nearly 179,000 employees
• Operates in 67 countries
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KIMMCO-ISOVER
Rigid Pipe Covering (K450 Plus)
APPLICATIONS Silent Features
Thermal insulation of steel, copper or plastic pipes K450 plus is faced with factory applied
operating in temperature up to 232˚C (450˚F) ALUGLASS facing.
Fiberglass pipe section faced with ALUGLASS Facing
ALUGLASS is aluminium foil laminated with glass
will provide
fabric.
A substitute for conventional thermal insulation It has extremely high Bursting strength of 270 psi
products that require costly & labour intensive work i.e. 3 4 times higher than that of conventional
at site, e.g. Protection of pipe insulation by facings.
additional weather proofing. It has extremely high tensile strength of 14.5
An ideal substitute for conventional thermal KN/m i.e. 3 - 4 times higher than that of
insulation practices. conventional facings.
ALUGLASS facing provides factory applied thermal ALUGLASS is having high mechanical strength,
sealing system. durability and dimensional stability.
No water vapour can penetrate as ALUGLASS
achieves zero water vapour Permeance.
DESCRIPTION
K450 plus can be used with no additional
Preformed sections of glass fibers bonded with a heat requirement of handling and weather protection
resistant resin, free from shot and coarse fiber, light, such as application of canvas + vapour barrier.
damage resistant, easy to handle, cut and fit. The K450 plus are rot proof, resist the effects of
sections are split along their lengths to provide a hinge moisture and will not decompose through
for ease of fitting. continual exposure to the elements.
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PIPE SIZES RECOMMENDED THICKNESS
Up to 2 Up to 50 1.5 40
35 - 49 1.5 - 9
21/2 - 14 60 - 350 2.5 60
Up to 3/4 Up to 20 1 25
50 - 70 10 - 21
1 - 14 25 - 350 1.5 40
Heated Pipes
Recommended minimum thickness of K450 plus for
process pipe work. Extracted from table15 of BS 5422
COPPER TUBES TO BS 2871, ASTM B88M Thicknesses given are nearest commercial thicknesses
higher than those given in the original table. For
thickness over 100 mm, multiple layering should be
used with staggered joints.
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Vapor Permeability
PERFORMANCE
ALUGLASS faced K450 plus comply with ASTM E96
Thermal Conductivity Desiccant Method. Permeance not to exeed zero perms
(HH - B -100 B Type 1).
Test in accordance with ASTM C335.
Mean Linear Shrinkage
Thermal Conductivity in W/m.K for the following densities in kg/m3
Temperature
K450 plus shrinkage is negligible when tested in
°C 64 72 80 96 120 accordance with ASTM C356.
10 0.029 0.029 0.030 0.031 0.032
Specific Heat
25 0.030 0.030 0.032 0.032 0.033
50 0.032 0.032 0.033 0.035 0.036 837.4 J/kg.K
100 0.040 0.041 0.039 0.038 0.039
Flexibility
150 0.050 0.050 0.047 0.044 0.045
K450 plus will permit expansion and contractions of the
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Thermal Conductivity in BTU.in/ft h.F for the densities in lbs/ft3 pipe without cracking or shrinking.
Temperature
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TYPICAL INSTALLATION
PROCEDURE
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Commitment to Quality
Properties of KIMMCO-ISOVER Products Our Commitment to the Environment
• Excellent thermal performance KIMMCO-ISOVER was selected as the sole
• Superior acoustic performance insulation supplier and official collaborator with
• Excellent fire safety MASDAR city, the world's first zero-carbon,
• Environmentally friendly: made from abundantly zero-waste city, in Abu Dhabi. We have a strong
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