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2,500 °F Operating Temps
Since 1975 IN THE INDUSTRY
Metal + Fabric BUILT TO SPEC
Steel is the backbone of modern infrastructure – cars, planes, ships, bridges, pipelines, buildings and warehouses all depend on it. For decades, US Bellows has been a trusted partner to steel facilities across the globe
Steel production facilities operate under some of the most extreme conditions in any industry. Metal and fabric expansion joints are selected based on temperature demands and aggressive media: gases, particulates, and chemicals running through these systems. In reactors and combustor lines where temperatures can reach upwards of 2,500°F – and in some applications, as high as 2,800°F – expansion joints require additional insulation through refractory lining or other methods to perform reliably.
US Bellows has designed and fabricated custom expansion joints for steel plants around the world. Drawing on decades of industry experience, we deliver both metal and fabric expansion joints engineered to perform in the harshest environments – from high-temperature furnace applications to aggressive gas cleaning systems – with every solution tailored to the needs of your facility.
US Bellows has spent decades earning the trust of steel facilities across the industry, delivering expansion joints that hold up where failure isn’t an option.
Challenge : A biocarbon facility producing green steel needed expansion joints built to survive up to 2,800°F across combustors, furnaces, and exhaust line
Result: 60+ refractory-lined metal expansion joints delivered on spec – protecting the system and supporting sustainable steel production.
Steelmaking relies on metal and fabric expansion joints across a wide range of demanding applications, including:
High-heat combustion sections demanding reliable thermal movement.
Absorbing growth and misalignment across ducting runs.
Handling aggressive media in gas-cleaning systems.
Engineered to move with the system under sustained heat.