The CharCoat CTI products prevent condensation, radiant heat transfer, corrosion and water ingress, whilst providing insulation against heat transfer.

This is a significant difference between CharCoat CTI and other ‘insulating’ products that are actually only heat reflective coatings. CharCoat CTI helps keep you warm in winter and cool in summer—it is ‘true insulation’. You will save dramatically on fuel and energy costs whether trying to keep things cool or hot.

One of the additional benefits of the CharCoat CTI thin-film insulation is that they can be used to reduce thermal expansion of the underlying substrate. This is particularly important for long steel (or even concrete) elements, because it can impart significant forces on structural members, fixings and their supports. For instance; large bridge sections, railway lines, pipelines and large span or long steel structures can all undergo significant stresses due to thermal expansion/contraction. Even when designed for the movement, over time the joints & fixings can get fatigued and the members that are resting on supports can get worn down from the constant abrasion against the supports.

CharCoat CTI insulation products can help to minimize the adverse effects of thermal expansion/contraction by minimizing the temperature oscilations of the material.