Fabric and Non-metallic Expansion Joints
Fabric and non-metallic expansion joints must withstand loads like the system component or pipe itself and absorb additional stress, movements, oscillations or vibrations in axial and/or lateral direction – while ensuring operational safety. The main application areas are plants with gaseous media such as hot air, flue gas and acidic or alkaline gases.
To meet the highest standards, we use only the highest quality special fabrics from our own in-house production such as isoGLAS®, isoTHERM® or novatex® along with the necessary coatings.
Custom material structure:
The dimensions and operating conditions in industrial plant engineering are too specific to be able to offer only standardized expansion joints. Frenzelit specializes in creating custom-designed expansion joints.
The most important prerequisites for optimal expansion joint design include precise technical information from the operator on the installation dimensions, the pressure and temperature conditions, the medium and the movements when the system is in operation. In the Documents and downloads section you will find our questionnaire with important questions on real-word conditions.
In addition to the ISO certifications, leading manufacturers of expansion joints established the Quality Association for Fabric Expansion Joints (RAL-Gütegemeinschaft). The quality assurance body develops standards for the production and use of flexible (fabric) expansion joints. These RAL GZ-719 Quality Assurance standards are published as “Technical Information” (please see documents and download area) and are recognized by the industry and inspection agencies. The members of this association are also audited for compliance with these standards on a regular basis by independent certification bodies such as TÜV. Frenzelit expansion joints meet these standards and are approved to carry the RAL quality mark. This guarantees that our customers get the best possible quality available on the market today.
- System solutions
- Application areas
Application examples
Gas duct design in shipbuilding 
Cooling tower seal in coal-fired power plant 
Exhaust system in gas turbine power plant 
Boiler side wall in waste incineration plant 
Combined roll passage at boiler in waste incineration plant 
Expansion installation unit for hood supply and exhaust air in the paper industry 
Steering rolls for continuous annealing furnaces 
Expansion joint with pantograph control guide in exhaust gas cleaning - Documents and downloads
- Types
The expansion joint types, movements, temperature and pressure variations shown are only valid for the values provided in the example.
Fabric and non-metallic expansion joints may have the same construction and movement absorption, but they can be designed with a different material structure for use in different application areas.
Expansion joint type 01.001 Movement from distance of pipe (AR) Temperature variants °F/°C Pressure variants psi/bar Axial 25% and lateral 10% 360 °F + 14.5 psi 180 °C + 1 bar 930 °F ± 1.5 psi 500 °C ± 100 mbar 
Expansion joint type 01.011 Movement from distance of pipe (AR) Temperature variants °F/°C Pressure variants psi/bar Axial 35% and lateral 15% 360 °F + 14.5 psi 180 °C + 1 bar 930 °F ± 1.5 psi 500 °C ± 100 mbar 
Expansion joint type 01.001 + 1.001/IS Movement from distance of pipe (AR) Temperature variants °F/°C Pressure variants psi/bar Axial 25% and lateral 10% 360 °F + 14.5 psi 180 °C + 1 bar 1830 °F ± 1.5 psi 1000 °C ± 100 mbar 
Expansion joint type 1.011/IS Movement from distance of pipe (AR) Temperature variants °F/°C Pressure variants psi/bar Axial 35% and lateral 15% 360 °F + 14.5 psi 180 °C + 1 bar 1830 °F ± 1.5 psi 1000 °C ± 100 mbar 
Expansion joint type 01.041 + 1.041/IS Movement from distance of pipe (AR) Temperature variants °F/°C Pressure variants psi/bar Axial 35% and lateral 15% 360 °F + 14.5 psi 180 °C + 1 bar 1830 °F ± 1.5 psi 1000 °C ± 100 mbar 
Expansion joint type 01.201 Movement from flange distance (EH) Temperature variants °F/°C Pressure variants psi/bar Axial 25% and lateral 10% 360 °F + 14.5 psi 180 °C + 1 bar 930 °F ± 1.5 psi 500 °C ± 100 mbar 
Expansion joint type 01.211 Movement from flange distance (EH) Temperature variants °F/°C Pressure variants psi/bar Axial 35% and lateral 15% 360 °F + 43.5 psi 180 °C + 3 bar 930 °F ± 1.5 psi 500 °C ± 100 mbar 
Expansion joint type 01.251 Movement from flange distance (EH) Temperature variants °F/°C Pressure variants psi/bar Axial 70% and lateral 30% 360 °F - 7.25 psi 180 °C - 0.5 bar 930 °F ± 1.5 psi 500 °C ± 100 mbar 
Expansion joint type 01.301 Movement from flange distance (EH) Temperature variants °F/°C Pressure variants psi/bar Axial 25% and lateral 10% 360 °F + 14.5 psi 180 °C + 1 bar 480 °F ± 2.9 psi 250 °C ± 200 mbar 
Expansion joint type 01.351 Movement from flange distance (EH) Temperature variants °F/°C Pressure variants psi/bar Axial 70% and lateral 30% 360 °F + 72.5 psi 180 °C + 5 bar 930 °F ± 1.5 psi 500 °C ± 100 mbar 
Expansion joint type 01.031/2 Movement from distance of pipe (AR/EH) Temperature variants °F/°C Pressure variants psi/bar Axial 70% and lateral 30% 360 °F + 14.5 psi 180 °C + 1 bar 750 °F ± 2.9 psi 400 °C ± 200 mbar 
Expansion joint type 01.231 Movement from distance of pipe (AR/EH) Temperature variants °F/°C Pressure variants psi/bar Axial 60% and lateral 30% 360 °F + 14.5 psi 180 °C + 1 bar 750 °F ± 2.9 psi 400 °C ± 200 mbar 
Expansion joint type 01.422 Movement from distance of pipe (AR/EH) Temperature variants °F/°C Pressure variants psi/bar Axial 100% and lateral 10% 360 °F + 43.5 psi 180 °C + 3 bar 930 °F ± 1.5 psi 500 °C ± 100 mbar 
Expansion joint type 01.012 Movement from distance of pipe (AR/EH) Temperature variants °F/°C Pressure variants psi/bar Axial 80% and lateral 20% 360 °F + 14.5 psi 180 °C + 1 bar 930 °F ± 1.5 psi 500 °C ± 100 mbar 
Expansion joint type 01.022 Movement from distance of pipe (AR/EH) Temperature variants °F/°C Pressure variants psi/bar Axial 50% and lateral 20% 360 °F + 14.5 psi 180 °C + 1 bar 930 °F ± 1.5 psi 500 °C ± 100 mbar 
Expansion joint type 01.421 Movement from distance of pipe (AR/EH) Temperature variants °F/°C Pressure variants psi/bar Axial 30% and lateral 10% 360 °F + 14.5 psi 180 °C + 1 bar 480 °F ± 2.9 psi 250 °C ± 200 mbar 
Expansion joint type 01.101 Movement from distance of pipe (AR/EH) Temperature variants °F/°C Pressure variants psi/bar Axial 25% and lateral 10% 360 °F + 14.5 psi 180 °C + 1 bar 930 °F ± 1.5 psi 500 °C ± 100 mbar 
Expansion joint type 01.072 Movement from distance of pipe (AR/EH) Temperature variants °F/°C Pressure variants psi/bar Axial 80% and lateral 20% 360 °F + 7.25 psi 180 °C + 0.5 bar 930 °F ± 1.5 psi 500 °C ± 100 mbar - Service
Service
Expansion joints must withstand loads like the system component or pipe itself absorb and additional stress, movements, oscillations or vibrations in axial and/or lateral direction – while ensuring operational safety.
You may already have a very good idea what your expansion joint should look like. Or an application that you want to further develop. A partnership with Frenzelit allows you to realize your ideas according to your system-specific requirements.
We offer you the following:
Frenzelit engineers work together with your design department to develop a technically and economically feasible solution that meets your demands. Our experts are at your disposal in all project phases to develop fabric, non-metallic and elastomer expansion joints, PTFE and multi-laminated PTFE expansion joints as well as rubber and metal expansion joints for your system. We are with you every step of the way – from planning and production to installation and maintenance – for the life of your system.Personal, on-site consulting ensures that your employees stay focused on what they do best, saves valuable resources and gets you the results you need faster. We develop, design or optimize expansion joints in collaboration with your team based on your specifications – so you can rest assured that they will continue to meet tomorrow’s demands. That’s why our motto is “creating hightech solutions”.
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