Manufactured from the traditional method of pressing and fulling the wool to produce a homogenous non woven mat exhibiting a wide range of properties depending on it's finished weight, thickness and fibre blend.
Our wool felts contain a minimum of 97% wool and are manufactured in accordance with BS4060:2006 and Din 612200.
These felts can also be cross referenced to the SAEF tables for American classification equivalents.
Our range is extensive but by no means exhaustive and felts can be manufactured to be tailor made for specific applications.*
Industrial felts or Technical felts as they are also known exhibit a number a key properties which make them one of the most flexible natural textiles still in use around the world. They can be found in a limitless variety of industries and applications across a multitude of sectors.
*minimums will apply depending on the desired characteristics.
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Key properties.
1. A fibrous structure which can absorb and transmit fluids along capillary pathways and filter out solids or suspended liquids in gases (i.e. mists)
2. A homogenous structure so that, if the surface is removed, it is replaced by a similar face without fraying.
3. Resilience, ensuring excellent recovery of the material to its original dimensions after compression.
4. High energy absorption, enabling large amounts of vibration or sound energy to be dissipated.
5. Easily shaped by cutting or (in higher densities) machining and dimensionally stable in use, neither swelling nor shrinking.
6. Operational over a wide temperature range. It maintains its properties over a range from -40 Celsius to +100 Celsius.
Other properties include a good response to oxidation, ultra violet exposure (i.e. ageing) and non polar solvents. Wool felt offers a near constant coefficient of friction in both wet and dry conditions.
Our felts are available in the following grades.
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Hardness/feel |
Colour |
BS4060 |
Din 61200 |
SAEF |
| 18-20 |
Soft |
White |
A97/8W |
M1 |
F10 |
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Grey |
A97/8G |
|
F11 |
| 23-25 |
Medium |
White |
A97/6W |
M4 |
F5 |
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Grey |
A97/6G |
|
F7 |
| 28-30 |
Firm |
White |
A97/5W |
M5 |
|
| 33-36 |
Firm |
White |
A97/4W |
F1 |
F1 |
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Grey |
A97/4G |
|
F3 |
| 40-44 |
Extra Firm |
White |
A97/3W |
F3 |
|
| 55-65 |
Hard |
White |
A97/1W |
H3 |
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| 20 black |
Soft |
Black |
A97/7D |
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