Improve equipment reliability in some of the most challenging environments on earth—and beyond.
GracoRoberts is proud to be a distributor of 3M Aerospace. 3M™ Nextel™ Ceramic Fibers and Textiles enable and protect critical equipment when the heat is on.
Both lightweight and durable, Nextel™ ceramic fibers and textiles are designed to meet today's most demanding thermal, mechanical and electrical performance requirements. Made of continuous ceramic oxide fibers, Nextel™ products are available in a variety of forms, including chopped fibers, sewing threads, braided sleevings and woven fabrics. Used in spacecraft for heat shielding and impact protection, Nextel™ products also offer reliable performance in civilian and military aircraft in applications ranging from firewalls to CMC exhaust components.
Features, Benefits, and Uses
- Designed to maintain strength and flexibility under a variety of extremely high temperature conditions
- Heat, flame and oxidation resistant
- Chemically resistant
- Lightweight
- Electrically insulating
- Flexible
3M™ Nextel™ Yarns 312 and 440 are made from continuous Nextel Alumina-Boria-Silica fibers and are designed for high temperature applications where their primary purpose is to insulate or to act as a flame barrier.
3M™ Nextel™ Ceramic Structural Rovings and Chopped Fibers 610 and 720 are made from continuous ceramic fibers and are designed for structural applications where their primary purpose is to reinforce composites.
3M™ Nextel™ Ceramic Textiles, Fibers and Composites Brochure
3M™ Nextel™ for High-Temp Industrial Applications
3M™ Nextel™ for High Temp Dynamic Sealing Applications
3M™ Nextel™ for Aerospace Applications
