Tico Hi-Duty

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Tico Hi-Duty pads and buffers take on the toughest tasks. They have the strength and resilience to cushion massive impacts, absorb fierce shock loads, and attenuate severe vibration from heavy plant.

There are three Hi-Duty grades:

Tico RF/PA, PF/PA and FF/PA. Each has special properties which enable it to operate efficiently for long periods under particularly arduous industrial conditions.

Key features of Tico RF/PA, PF/PA & FF/PA include:

Very tough and resilient.
Absorbs highly-destructive shock loads without reducing efficiency.
Prolongs the life of machinery.
Retains its properties under extreme conditions.
Easy to custom mould (PF/PA).
Unaffected by dampness or environmental changes.
Composition can be varied to suit specific duties.

Tico RF/PA

Originally developed to absorb shock loads under drop hammer anvils, Tico RF/PA is now also used as a heavy-duty mounting pad for reducing vibration from large plant and as a general duty buffer.

Tico RF/PA - Typical applications:

Anvil pads on new and existing forging hammer installations.
Anti-vibration mounts on large plant.
Heavy duty buffers.

Tico PF/PA

Combining high stiffness with great durability and resistance to impact. Ease of custom-moulding makes them ideal for many special duties. This material is manufactured by vulcanising together plies of synthetic elastomer proofed fabric. The result is a smooth moulded pad.

Forging hammer buffer pads.
Resilient pads for roller table bearing chocks.
End stop buffers in steelworks.
Buffers for mine cages.
Mounting high-load machines on irregular surfaces.

Tico FF/PA

Developed for arduous shock-absorbing duties, Tico FF/PA pads can be carefully tuned during manufacture to give specific properties for individual applications. Tico FF/PA is a combination pad. It is normally based on Tico PF/PA material, coupled with an appropriate Tico product selected to meet design criteria. The physical properties of this composite are adjusted to match specific applications by varying the proportions of individual layers within the material, and its overall thickness.

Tico FF/PA - Typical applications:

Forging hammer buffer pads.
Resilient pads for roller table bearing chocks.
End stop buffers in steelworks.
Buffers for mine cages.
Mounting high-load machines on irregular surfaces.

Typical properties - RF/PA
Load bearing capability	7MN/m2
Ultimate breakdown	23.5MN/m2
Hardness (dead load)	83+/- 5
Temperature range	-40 C to 80C *

Typical properties - PF/PA
Maximum load-bearing capacity	15.5MN/m2
Ultimate breakdown	68.2MN/m2
Hardness (IRHD)	95+/- 5
Co-efficient of friction	0.8 fabric surface to concrete 0.6 fabric surface to bright mild steel
Temperature range	-40 to +80 *
Recovery properties A pad 150mm square 25mm thick was compressed to 90% of original thickness under a static load of 15.5MN/m2 and on release exhibited these recovery characteristics.	99.49% Immediately 99.67% 1 minute 99.75% 3 minutes 99.80% 5 minutes 99.83% 30 minutes

Typical properties - FF/PA
Maximum load-bearing capacity	15.5MN/m2
Ultimate breakdown	65.5MN/m2
Hardness (IRHD)	95 +/- 5 - Fabric surface 80 +/- 5 - Tico surface
Co-efficient of friction	0.6 fabric surface to bright mild steel 0.7 Tico surface to bright mild steel 0.8 Tico surface to concrete
Temperature range	-40C* to +80C *
Recovery properties A pad 150mm square 25mm thick was compressed to 90% of original thickness under a static load of 15.5MN/m2 and on release exhibited these recovery characteristics.	99.2% Immediately 99.6% 1 minute 99.7% 3 minutes 99.8% 5 minutes 99.9% 30 minutes

Code	Standard Thickness mm (imperial)	Standard Size mm (imperial)
Tico RF/PA	6 (1/4")	1,200 (4') x 1,200 (4')
	12.5 (1/2")	1,200 (4') x 1,200 (4')
	25 (1")	1,200 (4') x 1,200 (4')
Tico PF/PA	6 (1/4")	1,200 (4') x 1,200 (4')
	12.5 (1/2")	1,200 (4') x 1,200 (4')
	25 (1")	1,200 (4') x 1,200 (4')
Tico FF/PA	6 (1/4")	1,200 (4') x 1,200 (4')
	12.5 (1/2")	1,200 (4') x 1,200 (4')
	25 (1")	1,200 (4') x 1,200 (4')

Supply details

* For static applications only, -30C is the minimum temperature for dynamic applications

Non-standard thicknesses are available on request.

TICO HI-DUTY PADS

Impact absorption on piling hammers.
Resilient spigot packing between sections of hammer frames.

Tico PF/PA - Typical applications:

Information in this document and otherwise supplied to users is based on our general experiences and is given in good faith but, because of particular factors which are outside our knowledge and control and affect the use of products, no warranty is given or implied with respect to such information.

Specifications are subject to change without notice. A safe handling data sheet on this material is available as a PDF download. Click here to download

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