WELDING BLANKETS

Which Welding Blanket to buy?

Light duty welding blankets 1 x 2 metre or 2 X 2 metre conform to EN476-7, have a one hour fire rating, a temperature threshold of 550 degrees C and are suitable for welding and grinding applications. Typically made from fibreglass, offering protection from sparks & welding spatter.

Our heavy duty blankets come in several different sizes including 2 x 0.9 metres  or 3 x 1.8 metres are made from silicate fibre, have a 2 hour fire rating and a temperature rating of 1200 degrees C. Whilst they are utilised as a weld spatter barrier, they can also contain molten metal and are extremely tear resistant. Typically they protect the marking & scratching of paintwork.

If you're wanting the maximum protection available, the British manufactured 1100 gram Tusker WBN11 welding blanket can withstand extremely high temperatures and is capable of holding 35 grams of molten metal at 1500 degrees C. With it's FORTAGLAS fabric and flexible Weldstop finish it's silicon coating supresses dusts & enhances performance. Available in sizes as big as 3 metre x 4 metre or on 25 metre rolls and conforms to BS-EN 476-8.

It is essential for hot work & welding tasks to be contained and safe at all times. It is important that all the security precautions are in put in place in order to prevent spatter damage or the ignition of materials.

How does a welding blanket provide protection?

The typical blanket is made out of fire retardant woven glass fibre material. Whilst it is possible to melt and damage a welding blanket, they will never burn, so there is less risk of a fire developing during hot work operations. This type of protective product has several different uses (as outlined above) and it can be employed as an emergency solution in the event of stray sparks causing a fire, if necessary.

In the past, asbestos was commonly used to line blankets, but the modern day products are constructed from non-toxic and tear resistant woven glass & silicate fibre. 

Heat retention & thermal insulation welding blankets

Where controlled cooling of a welding job is required, typically called 'stress relief', a heat retention blanket such as Tusker's HRB100 is deployed. This blanket will withstand tempratures up to 500 degrees C and would typically be used as a pipe wrap to prevent cracking.