Ceramic Products
Signature Graphite Coated Ceramic Fabric
Both-side graphite · 3.0 mm, 1000 GSM · 1260 °C to 1760 °C
₹750.00/ SQM
Signature graphite coated ceramic fabric · Visakhapatnam
Graphite-coated ceramic fabric for Visakhapatnam steel heat pads and covers
A pad that crews drag across a caster floor and flip between heats is a different buy from a wrap that is tied on and left. This page is for steel-plant and heavy-industry maintenance in Visakhapatnam deciding when both-side graphite DSZGCF3.0 is the cloth, and when plain ceramic fiber fabric belongs on the same quotation instead. We make it at our Ahmedabad factory and dispatch it to your plant.
When plain ceramic cloth is the better pick
Plain white Signature Ceramic Fiber Fabric is the cloth for a wrap that stays in place, for 1.5 mm to 6.0 mm, and for the non-metallic build around induction heating. DSZGCF3.0 does not cover those cases. Thickness and metallic versus non-metallic for this city are on the Visakhapatnam ceramic fiber fabric page.
Visakhapatnam ceramic fiber fabric
Choose graphite-coated cloth or plain ceramic cloth
The coating does not raise the listed temperature. It seals both faces so the cloth can be handled, rubbed and fitted either way round, and it sheds fewer loose fibres than raw ceramic cloth. Match the row to the job, then open that product to pick the model and enter size. Thickness and the non-metallic build for this city are on the Visakhapatnam ceramic fiber fabric page.
| Job on site | Start with | Build | Working temperature | Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heat pad laid on steel, dragged into place, and picked up between heats | DSZGCF3.0 | 3.0 mm · 1000 GSM · black · both-side graphite | 1260 °C to 1760 °C | |
| Cover or shield that can land either face against steelwork | DSZGCF3.0 | 3.0 mm · 1000 GSM · graphite on both faces | 1260 °C to 1760 °C | |
| Fixed barrier that stays hung and needs more than 3.0 mm of cloth | DSZCF4.0 / DSZCF5.0 / DSZCF6.0 | 4.0–6.0 mm · 1800–3500 GSM · white · no graphite face | 1260 °C to 1760 °C | |
| Induction coil or live electrical wrap — steel in the weave is a problem | DSZCF3.0NM | 3.0 mm · 1000 GSM · non-metallic · no graphite face | 1260 °C to 1760 °C | |
| Static wrap that needs more mass at 3.0 mm, without a coating | DSZCF3.0P | 3.0 mm · 1500 GSM · white · SS metallic reinforced | 1260 °C to 1760 °C | |
| Cover that stays inside the fiberglass temperature band | DSZGF graphite fiberglass | Fiberglass base · both-side graphite · 0.2–3.0 mm | 550 °C to 900 °C, by model |
Visakhapatnam zones where the coating earns its place
The same cloth is not the default everywhere from the steel works to Parawada. Use it where the fabric is handled. Leave plain ceramic cloth where the fabric is static or the thickness has to change.
Ukkunagaram steel works
Shore-based integrated steel works — south Visakhapatnam
- Buyers:
- Maintenance crews on coke ovens, sinter, blast-furnace cast houses, the steel melt shop, casters and merchant mills
- Why the coating:
- Heat pads and short covers that are laid on steel, dragged into position and lifted off between heats. Either face can finish against the steel, which is why the coating is on both sides. A barrier that hangs and stays put is a different line: plain ceramic cloth in a heavier thickness.
Start with: DSZGCF3.0
Parawada thermal station
Coal-fired station, 4 × 500 MW — Parawada mandal, Anakapalli
- Buyers:
- Boiler, turbine and flue-gas outage teams
- Why the coating:
- Pads that come off a flange, get cut to the opening on the boiler floor, and go back on. The graphite face is there for rubbing and so the cloth sheds fewer loose fibres while it is being fitted. A wrap that is tied on and left can stay on plain ceramic cloth.
Start with: DSZGCF3.0
Autonagar, Gajuwaka
APIIC industrial park — Mindi and Chinagantyada, Gajuwaka
- Buyers:
- Engineering and fabrication workshops serving the steel and heavy-industry belt
- Why the coating:
- Shops cutting redeployable heat pads and covers for steel-zone shutdowns. Specify DSZGCF3.0 when the finished pad will be rubbed and reused. Induction heat-treatment wraps are the exception: those need non-metallic plain ceramic cloth, which this coated fabric is not.
Start with: DSZGCF3.0
IDA Parawada
APIIC industrial development area — 261.75 acres, operational, Anakapalli
- Buyers:
- Plant maintenance teams in the Parawada industrial estate, separate from the power station
- Why the coating:
- Removable covers on hot equipment that are taken down for inspection and refitted, with both faces free to touch steel. Start with the coated cloth. Leave plain ceramic fabric for a wrap that is tied on and left alone.
Start with: DSZGCF3.0
Atchutapuram APSEZ
APIIC multi-product special economic zone — 1,949.02 acres, operational, Anakapalli
- Buyers:
- Shutdown and commissioning crews in the multi-product zone south of Visakhapatnam
- Why the coating:
- Covers and pads that are cut, carried and refitted during a shutdown, where a sealed face matters more than a menu of thicknesses. This cloth is one build only. If the same shutdown also needs a thin wrap or a heavy fixed barrier, add plain ceramic cloth on a separate line.
Start with: DSZGCF3.0
JN Pharma City, Parawada
APIIC pharmaceutical zone — 1,531.86 acres, operational, Parawada
- Buyers:
- Utility and boiler-house maintenance inside pharmaceutical manufacturing
- Why the coating:
- Pads cut and fitted during a boiler-house overhaul, where loose fibre from raw ceramic cloth is the reason to take the sealed face. Lagging that is applied and left can stay on plain ceramic cloth.
Start with: DSZGCF3.0
DSZGCF3.0 specifications that decide the buy
Confirm the figures on the variant you select on the product page. The listed range is a working temperature for that build. Open guide before you write the number into a specification.
Signature Graphite Coated Ceramic Fabric
- One model: DSZGCF3.0
- 3.0 mm thick, 1000 GSM, black
- Coating label: Both Side Graphite Coated
- Working temperature 1260 °C to 1760 °C — the same band as plain 3.0 mm DSZCF3.0
- Reference roll 1 m × 30 m; you order length × width in metres
- Priced per square metre, not as a finished blanket
- No other thickness, and no non-metallic version, on this product
What to send for an accurate coated-fabric quote
A mixed shutdown — coated pads plus plain cloth — quotes cleanly when each build is its own line. Size entry is covered in the custom-size guide; several lines on one request are covered in the bulk quotation guide.
- Handled or left in place
- Say whether the piece is dragged, flipped or refitted, or whether it is tied on and left. That is the coated-versus-plain decision.
- Which cloth
- DSZGCF3.0 for the coated pad or cover. A DSZCF model only if you also need uncoated cloth in another thickness or a non-metallic weave.
- Size of each piece
- Length × width in metres. One quotation line per size. The 1 × 30 m roll is a reference, not your order.
- How many
- Number of pads or covers, or the total square metres if several pieces share one size.
- Plant and date
- Delivery address in Visakhapatnam or Anakapalli, and the date you need the cloth on site. We confirm dispatch on the quotation.
- Condition of cloth you are replacing
- If a coated pad is coming out of service, note cracks, delamination or wear-through so the replacement is not sized from a failed fold.
Made in Ahmedabad, dispatched to Visakhapatnam
Darshan Safety Zone manufactures Signature Graphite Coated Ceramic Fabric at our Ahmedabad factory, cuts it to the length and width on your order, and dispatches to plant addresses in Visakhapatnam and Anakapalli. We do not hold stock or run a branch in Andhra Pradesh. We confirm dispatch for your quantity on the quotation.
Seals and edge wrap the coated cloth does not do
A pad covers a face. A door seal and a joint wrap are separate Signature products in the same ceramic range, ordered on their own lines.
- Signature Ceramic Fiber Rope: Round or square DSZCRP packing rope, 6 mm to 50 mm, for the furnace or boiler door seal beside a fabric pad. Sold per kg.
- Signature Ceramic Fiber Tape: DSZCTP tape in 3 mm and 5 mm sections for the joint or edge the cloth does not wrap. 30 m coils, sold per kg.
Guides for the coated-versus-plain decision
Check the base material and the temperature listing before you lock DSZGCF3.0 into a steel-zone specification.
Fiberglass vs ceramic fiber
Where glass cloth, including graphite-coated fiberglass, stops and ceramic fibre takes over.
Open guideHow to read temperature ratings
What a listed working-temperature range does and does not tell you before you specify DSZGCF3.0.
Open guideMetal and foundry
Heat protection across melting, casting and rolling — the work these pads sit beside.
Open industry journeyTalk to our team
Describe the heat source and whether the cloth is handled or left in place if the row in the table is not obvious.
Open contact form
Comparing rope, tape and both ceramic cloths? Browse ceramic products.
Frequently asked questions
Answers for Visakhapatnam steel and heavy-industry buyers deciding between graphite-coated DSZGCF3.0 and plain ceramic fiber fabric.
When should Visakhapatnam steel maintenance choose graphite-coated ceramic fabric over plain ceramic cloth?
Choose Signature Graphite Coated Ceramic Fabric, model DSZGCF3.0, when the piece is a heat pad, barrier or cover that crews handle, rub against steel, or may fit either way round. It is black, 3.0 mm, 1000 GSM, graphite-coated on both faces, and listed at 1260 °C to 1760 °C. Choose plain white Signature Ceramic Fiber Fabric when the cloth stays in place, when you need a thickness other than 3.0 mm, or when the weave must be non-metallic.
Our caster and reheating-furnace pads get flipped. Does coating both sides matter?
Yes, for that kind of pad. Graphite on both faces seals the weave from either direction, so it does not matter which face lands on the steel, and both faces resist rubbing and handling wear. A one-face coating would force the crew to track orientation. DSZGCF3.0 is the both-side build. Measure the pad and order that length and width in metres.
Is the listed temperature of DSZGCF3.0 higher than plain 3.0 mm ceramic fiber fabric?
No. DSZGCF3.0 and the plain 3.0 mm DSZCF3.0 build are both listed at 1260 °C to 1760 °C. The coating changes the face — a tougher, smoother surface that sheds fewer loose fibres — not the listed temperature band. Read the range as a working-temperature listing, then confirm the figures on the variant you select. Our guide on reading temperature ratings explains what that listing does and does not promise.
Can I order the graphite coating in 4 mm or 6 mm for a fixed furnace barrier?
No. Graphite-coated ceramic fabric is a single build: DSZGCF3.0 at 3.0 mm and 1000 GSM. A fixed barrier that needs more thickness is plain ceramic fiber fabric — DSZCF4.0, DSZCF5.0 or DSZCF6.0, white and uncoated, listed at 1260 °C to 1760 °C. Put that model on its own quotation line. Thickness choice for Visakhapatnam heat zones is on the ceramic fiber fabric page for this city.
Autonagar shops run induction heat treatment. Is the coated cloth the right wrap?
Not when steel in the weave is a problem. DSZGCF3.0 is a graphite-coated ceramic fabric; it is not the non-metallic cloth. Induction coils and live electrical work call for plain DSZCF3.0NM — 3.0 mm, 1000 GSM, non-metallic ceramic cloth, listed at 1260 °C to 1760 °C, with no graphite face. Use DSZGCF3.0 for pads and covers that are handled and rubbed, not for the induction wrap.
For a Parawada boiler outage, should the pad be graphite-coated or plain 3.0 mm cloth?
Use DSZGCF3.0 when the pad is cut and fitted on site, rubbed against flanges, and refitted, and you want a sealed face that sheds fewer loose fibres than raw ceramic cloth. Use plain DSZCF3.0 when the wrap is tied on and left, or DSZCF3.0P (3.0 mm, 1500 GSM) when you want more mass at the same thickness without a coating. Say which of those the outage actually is, and we will quote that line.
How do I order the size of a heat pad or cover?
Enter length and width in metres on the DSZGCF3.0 product page. The fabric is cut to that size and priced by the square metre. The 1 × 30 m figure in the specification is the reference roll format, not a minimum and not the only size you can buy. One quotation line per size. If the same shutdown also needs plain cloth, rope or tape, keep those on separate lines.
What should we check before reusing a graphite-coated pad?
Look over both graphite faces for cracks, delamination or wear-through before you install or redeploy the pad. A face that looks intact but is cracked along a fold gives less protection and sheds more fibre than it appears to. Retire cloth that is worn through. Cut and handle ceramic fabric with gloves, under your site procedure for ceramic fibre materials.
How should coated pads be stored between outages?
Flat or rolled, somewhere dry. Avoid pressing a sharp crease into the cloth — a hard fold can crack the graphite face, and that is where wear starts on coated ceramic fabric. We do not hold stock in Visakhapatnam, so store what you have ordered rather than counting on a local pickup.
Is this the same as graphite-coated fiberglass cloth?
No. The coating word is the same and the base material is not. Signature Graphite FG Cloth is fiberglass with both-side graphite coating, in DSZGF models from 0.2 mm to 3.0 mm, listed from 550 °C to 900 °C depending on the model. DSZGCF3.0 is ceramic fibre with both-side graphite coating, listed at 1260 °C to 1760 °C. Pick by the temperature the job runs at. A cover that never leaves the fiberglass band does not need the ceramic build.
Quoting heat pads for a Visakhapatnam steel shutdown?
Send whether the cloth is handled or left in place, the sizes, and the plant address. We quote DSZGCF3.0 from our Ahmedabad factory and confirm dispatch.