TEXTILE SLEEVE WITH HIGH TEMPERATURE ABRASION RESISTANT COATING AND METHODS OF ASSEMBLY, CONSTRUCTION AND CURING THEREOF

摘要

A textile sleeve for protecting elongate members with a high temperature abrasion resistant coating and methods of assembly, construction and curing thereof is provided. The textile sleeve includes a tubular textile wall formed of non-heatsettable yarn with interstices formed between adjacent filaments of the yarn. The wall has an outer surface and an inner surface providing an inner cavity for receipt of the elongate members. A fluoropolymer-based coating having about an 80 wt% fluoropolymer content is applied to the wall outer surface. The coating is substantially absorbed within the outer surface with the interstices being preserved. The coating is dried to an uncured state, and then subsequently cured at about 700 degrees Fahrenheit or greater. Upon being exposed and cured at a temperature of about 700 degrees Fahrenheit or more, the fluoropolymer-based coating melts and cross-links, thereby providing enhanced abrasion resistance protection to the wall.