AHT technology
AHT underfloor heating system, based on a unique Amorphous Metal Ribbon heating technology, has significant advantages over any other type of underfloor heating system:
it is suitable and can be installed under all types of floor coverings
it reaches working temperatures faster than other systems
it generates more consistent heat
it is less costly and more economical to operate
it has a low profile and superior flexibility
it is extremely simple and easy to install
it is perfectly safe from electrical shock hazards and electromagnetic radiation
it is reliable and durable
AMORPHOUS METALLIC ALLOY
WHAT IS AN AMORPHOUS METALLIC ALLOY RIBBON?
Amorphous metallic alloys, often referred to as metallic glasses, are relatively new materials, mainly available in the form of thin ribbons. They are prepared from molten metallic alloys by a rapid cooling technique. In this technique a ribbon of molten metallic alloy is poured onto a rapidly rotating copper drum.
Due to the thinness of the ribbon 20 to 30 microns, it cools very quickly (at a rate of about 1,000,000 degrees/second). Since solidification occurs so quickly, no crystalline structure has any chance of forming. Instead, an amorphous solid, in the form of a very thin ribbon, is created (the width varies from a few millimeters to 10cm).
Obviously, the lack of any crystalline structure in amorphous ribbons is special. However, other properties of the material are affected by this lack of crystalline structures. The boundaries between crystals in crystalline solids typically cause most of the material’s faults.
The homogeneous, non-boundary structure of amorphous metallic alloys provides unique mechanical, anti-corrosion, wear resistant, and magnetic properties. It makes amorphous metallic alloys superior in many ways to the more common crystalline metals.
AHT’s Amorphous Metal Ribbon Technology
AHT’s revolutionary amorphous ribbon technology enables it develop methods for the application of the ribbons to various surfaces, adding insulation and additional qualities such as adhesiveness, etc.
WHTA IS SPECIAL ABOUT AMORPHOUS RIBBONS?
IT CAN BE INSTALLED INTO FLOORS DIRECTLY UNDER ALL TYPES OF SURFACES
AHT heating mats are constructed from wide metallic ribbons that cover at least 25% of the floor area (compared to only 1% to 2% with heating wires). This large heat transfer area allows the heating element to operate at very low temperatures of about 30 degrees (compared to the typical temperature range of more than 60 degrees at the core of a common heating wire), and still generate the required heat to the surrounding area.
The low working temperature allows installation into floors directly under different types such as ceramic tile, timber, parquet etc.
The heating ribbon is only 1/1000th inch thick. The total mat thickness, including the double insulation, is less than 1/10th inch therefore perfectly suited not only for installation in new buildings, but also for renovation, refurbishment and retrofitting projects.
State-of-the-art technology mean virtually no change to the elevation of the floor during renovations.
