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Do you know the difference between air-tightness and water-tightness chemical suits?

2018-09-11
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Chemical protective clothing is often air-tight and water-tight, many friends have a very vague understanding of the difference between the two, here Huatong Fire to help you better understand the difference between the two, and provide a reference for your purchase.


The differences between air-tightness chemical protective clothing and water-tightness chemical protective clothing are as follows:


1. Different structures, air-tight chemical protective clothes are built-in design structures of connected face-screen respirators, which need to be used together with self-contained respirators. Water-tight chemical protective clothes have connected head masks (appearances) and integrated face masks, as well as headless masks. They can be used together with filtered gas masks and self-contained breathers. It can be seen that the structure types of water-tight chemical protective clothes are more air-tight than air-tight ones. Make up more clothes.


2. Sealed zippers are different. At present, more advanced chemical protective clothes are all designed with zippers in one. Air-tight chemical protective clothes are designed with air-tight zippers, which can prevent the infiltration of water and gas molecules. Water-tight chemical protective clothes can only prevent water from entering, and can not completely block the entry of gas. This is also a distinction between gas-tight chemical protective clothes and water-tight chemical protective clothes. Important aspects.


Three thicknesses are different. Air-tightness chemical protective clothing basically belongs to heavy chemical protective clothing, the thickness of fabric and coating are relatively thick, generally up to 0.5mm or more, while the thickness of water-tightness chemical protective clothing is generally thin, below 0.5mm.


When choosing chemical protective clothes, we should consider the actual needs and listen to the opinions of manufacturers. We hope that everyone can choose and purchase correctly and give full play to the effect of fire fighting clothes.