
Welders Sleeves Tridant Fire Retardant
Product Overview
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Trident™ is a lightweight, woven level 3 cut resistant sleeve with a flame resistant fabric providing mechanical and thermal protection. The sleeve is suitable for general handling applications requiring cut resistance and is ideal for use in welding operations, automotive assembly and metal stamping.
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Features:
Lightweight and comfortable.
EN388 level 3 cut resistance.
Inherently flame resistant.
Velcro top fastening for adjustable secure fit.
Thumb slot to keep sleeve in place.
Glove Application: Welding, Automotive Industry & Metal Fabrication.
EN388: 2003 Mechanical Protection (*1 Also > 13N ISO 13997 Test, *2 Also > 22N ISO 13997 Test)
The mechanical risks table is shown with four numbers, representing performance levels against a specific hazard or test.
Performance Level
1
2
3
4
5
Abrasion resistance (cycles)
100
500
2000
8000
n/a
Blade cut resistance (index)
1.2
2.5
5.0
10.0 *1
20.0 *2
Tear Resistance (newtons)
10
25
50
75
n/a
Puncture resistance (newtons)
20
60
100
150
n/a
EN407: 2004 – Protection from thermal hazards
The heat and flame table is shown with six numbers, representing performance levels against specific thermal hazard tests.
Performance Level
1
2
3
4
a. Burning Behaviour
After flame time
<20s
<10s
<3s
<2s
After glow time
no requir.
<120s
<25s
<5s
b. Contact Heat
Contact Temperature
100c
250c
350c
500c
Threshold Time
>15s
>15s
>15s
>15s
c. Convective Heat (heat transfer delay)
>4s
>7s
>10s
>18s
d. Radiant Heat (heat transfer delay)
>7s
>20s
>50s
>95s
e. Small drops molten metal (# drops)
>10
>15
>25
>35
f. Large quantity molten metal (mass)
30g
60g
120g
200g