Scilabub™ Nomex® Heat Resistant Protective Gloves and Gauntlets

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SKU Sizes Available Model Length (cm) Type Weight (In Grams) Price (excluding VAT) Availability Qty To Purchase
Scilabub™ Nomex® Heat Resistant Protective Gloves and Gauntlets 2700540021 Small - 8 GLO/NS 30 Glove 0 £130.55 21 + -
Scilabub™ Nomex® Heat Resistant Protective Gloves and Gauntlets 2700540022 Medium - 9 GLO/NM 30 Glove 0 £130.55 23 + -
Scilabub™ Nomex® Heat Resistant Protective Gloves and Gauntlets 2700540023 Large - 10 GLO/NL 30 Glove 0 £130.55 49 + -
Scilabub™ Nomex® Heat Resistant Protective Gloves and Gauntlets 2700540024 Extra Large - 11 GLO/NXL 30 Glove 0 £153.96 11 + -
Scilabub™ Nomex® Heat Resistant Protective Gloves and Gauntlets 2700550011 Small - 8 GAU/NS 52 Gauntlet 0 £183.29 17 + -
Scilabub™ Nomex® Heat Resistant Protective Gloves and Gauntlets 2700550012 Medium - 9 GAU/NM 52 Gauntlet 0 £183.29 9 + -
Scilabub™ Nomex® Heat Resistant Protective Gloves and Gauntlets 2700550013 Large - 10 GAU/NL 52 Gauntlet 0 £183.29 21 + -
Scilabub™ Nomex® Heat Resistant Protective Gloves and Gauntlets 2700550014 Extra Large - 11 GAU/NXL 52 Gauntlet 0 £211.91 13 + -

 

  Nomex® Heat Protective Gloves & Gauntlets 

  • Heat Resistant, Category III Protection
  • EN407 Burning Behaviour Maximum Level
  • Withstands Heat Contact Of 250°C For 13 seconds
  • Does Not Shrink Or Melt
  • Double Thickness With Knitted Fabric for Comfort
  • Hard Wearing & Unaffected By Washing
  • Good Chemical Resistance & Low Thermal Conductivity
  • Available In Four Hand Sizes & Two Lengths

 

Handling hot objects requires some form of protection for the hands and wrists. Often this protection exchanges one hazard for others. Scilabub Nomex® gloves are Category III which means that they protect against risks that may cause very serious consequences such as death or irreversible damage to health.Scilabub’s gloves are designed to be effective, comfortable and durable whilst being dexterous. They have fully shaped fingers, an inset thumb and extend over the wrist. The material used is Nomex®, an aromatic polyamide whose outstanding features led to its use in astronauts’ suits, military aviation clothing and racing drivers’ suits and gloves. In fact Scilabub’s gloves are very similar to those in regular use by Grand Prix drivers. The outstanding wear characteristics give them a long working life.
 

The gloves give full protection, having double thickness of material in the front and back. Inserts in the sides of the fingers and a shaped, inset thumb provide a comfortable fit. The gloves extend well over the wrist, giving important protection to that area, and are elasticated at the front of the wrist. For comfort and surer handling a knitted Nomex® fabric is used, rather than a woven one.

The elbow length gauntlet version is identical to the gloves from finger to wrist. From the wrist there is a sleeve of woven red Nomex®, extending to the elbow where it is elasticated, to secure it and to avoid an open entry. A strip of red knitted Nomex® is inset into the sleeve to give some degree of stretch, assisting donning and giving a ‘snug’ fit.

The Nomex® IIIA fibre used to make the fabrics is a blend of Nomex® and a small amount of Kevlar® (used in bulletproof protective clothing). Both are aramids (aromatic polyamides) and are high temperature resistant and non- melt. Nomex® is considerably tougher than normal nylon and industrial studies have shown it to have 3 to 15 times the wear resistance of conventional fabrics. It has good dimensional stability characteristics and handles and feels like normal light work clothing. The protection is a characteristic of Nomex® itself. No surface treatment is necessary, it does not impair the fabric’s ability to ‘breathe’ and cannot wash out. Therefore our gloves can be repeatedly washed without the protection they offer being affected.

The gloves give protection in very hot environments because of the low thermal conductivity and the double thickness. However, care should be taken to keep the gloves reasonably dry or water in the interstices will conduct heat across the surfaces. Nomex® withstands temperatures up to 370°C when degradation begins. When exposed to flame, Nomex® does not melt or drip. It simply chars, without offensive odour and with little smoke, to leave a ‘crust’, which continues protection. In normal usage a maximum working temperature of 260°C maintains most physical properties over a number of hours. However, short exposure (e.g. flash fires) gives protection at considerably higher temperatures. This glove can withstand heat contact of 250°C for 13 seconds without any harm to the user and for 40 seconds at 100°C – enough handling time for most practices.

Nomex® IIIA is a Meta-Aramid offering high tear strength with excellent thermal insulation and dexterity when handling hot objects. Nomex® IIIA is also inherently flame retardant which means that unlike some other materials, the flame retardant property cannot be washed out. In certain chemically treated cottons these flame retardant treatments are in effect washed into the fabric, this means that they can also be washed out of the fabric thereby reducing the protective qualities of the product. Nomex® IIIA achieves the maximum score for burning behaviour according to EN407, an essential feature when the user is in the proximity of a naked flame or may be subject to a flash incident.

Gloves are made to in accordance to EN ISO 21420:2020 and have been tested to EN388 and EN407. They meet the criteria for CE and UKCA marking (in accordance with EU REGULATION: 2016/425). Further information can be found within the technical digest.

 

Size

Glove (30cm)

Gauntlet (52cm)

Small - 8

GLO/NS

GAU/NS

Medium - 9

GLO/NM

GAU/NM

Large - 10

GLO/NL

GAU/NL

Extra Large - 11

GLO/NXL

GAU/NXL

It should be remembered that it is often preferred to use a work glove of a looser fit than for normal wear.

    • SKU
      2700540021
    • Commodity Codes
      61169300
  • Manufacturer
    Scilabub
  • Country of Origin
    United Kingdom
  • Sizes Available
    Small - 8, Medium - 9, Large - 10, Extra Large - 11
  • Model
    GLO/NS, GLO/NM, GLO/NL, GLO/NXL, GAU/NS, GAU/NM, GAU/NL, GAU/NXL
  • Length (cm)
    30, 52
  • Type
    Glove, Gauntlet