Splash durability

Protection from heat, flame, molten metal splashes, severe cold and frost, radiation sources, and so on are prime requirements for both civil and defence applications. The conditions influencing demand depend upon specific environmental hazards, the degree of protection, the level of comfort, the durability of the garments, aesthetics and sociological factors, such as legislation, user/consumer awareness of possible hazards, and so on. ... 

Considerable attention has been given to the corrosion of SFRC in severe environments, which is of particular interest in marine structures. According to Hoff [128], in completely submerged SFRC, no durability problems were encountered. In SFRC exposed in the splash zone, the corrosion was largely dependent on the extent of surface cracking. In sound, uncracked components, no adverse effects of the marine environment were observed. However, when cracks developed at the surface, ordinary carbon steel fibres tended to corrode [132,133]. Presumably, this could be prevented if stainless steel fibres were used. 

Another heavier fabric alternative is aluminized Carbon/Kevlar fabrics (around 17+ oz/yd2), which are designed to repel molten metal splash up to 2850°F and offer strong durability and tear resistance. Kevlar-based aluminized fabrics can be more expensive and often become rigid over time. 

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