Foster® Thermfas™ Heat Transfer Cement 30-60
1 of 28 products in this brandFoster® Thermfas™ Heat Transfer Cement 30-60 is a gray, water-based inorganic cement. It can be applied using a trowel, rubber glove, or pressure extrusion method. This cement is specifically designed to enhance the efficiency of conventional steam-traced or electrical resistance heating systems.
RTU Product Type: Cement Adhesive
Application Area: Heating Equipment
Application Method: Extrusion, Trowel
Features: Good Thermal Conductivity, Water-based
Enhanced TDS
Identification
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Applications & Uses
- Cleaning Information
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Use clean fresh water to clean tools and equipment before 30-60 dries
- Drying Time
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- 30-60 must be thoroughly dry before process equipment can be used at design operating temperatures.
- Total drying time is approximately 48 hours depending on ambient conditions.
- Dry time can be accelerated by air drying 4 hours, followed by heating up Foster 30-60 for 24 hours (to maintain 30-60 at 82°C to 93°C).
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Properties
- Compressive Strength:
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8.957 MPa
- Density:
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1670 kg/m³
- Shelf Life:
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6 months
- Specific Gravity:
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1.67
- Tensile Strength:
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1.7595 MPa
- Application Properties
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Value Units Test Method / Conditions Application Temperature 4 - 38 °C - Service Temperature Range (continuous) -73 to 315 °C - Service Temperature Range (intermittent) -73 to 400 °C - - Typical Properties
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Value Units Test Method / Conditions Average Density 13.9 lbs/gal - Average Non-Volatile Content 71.5 Wt(%) - Compressive Strength 1300 psi ASTM D695 Coverage Range (for 12.7 mm outside diameter tracer) approx. 0.35 ltr/m - Coverage Range (for 19.0 mm outside diameter tracer) approx. 0.75 ltr/m - Coverage Range (for 25.4 mm outside diameter tracer) approx. 1.00 ltr/m - Coverage Range (for 9.5 mm outside diameter tracer) approx. 0.25 ltr/m - Drying Time (at 23°C, 50% RH, set to touch) 2 hours - Linear Shrinkage (on metal surfaces, linear) 1 % - Storage Temperature 4 - 32 °C - Tensile Strength 255 psi ASTM D638 Thermal Conductivity 15 W/mK -
Storage & Handling
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- Store between 40°F (4°C) and 90°F (32°C).
- Apply between 40°F (4°C) and 100°F (38°C).
- Do not apply over aluminum.
- Use within six months for best application properties.
- Protect 30-60 from rain until insulation is installed.
- To ensure good bond to bare metal, surface must be clean, dry and free of rust, scale, oil or mill scale prior to attaching the tracer and applying 30-60.
- A portable sandblaster or a grinding wheel can be used for cleaning metal surface.
- Apply 30-60 by glove, pointed trowel, or pressure extrusion equipment, being careful to force 30-60 into the crevice between tracer and pipeline.
- 30-60 should cover the tracer by at least 6 mm.
- The contact area of 30-60 on the pipe or vessel should be three times the width of the tracer.
- Shelf Life
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6 months