Rubber
Advantages: It has excellent high-temperature resistance and chemical corrosion resistance, along with high strength. This makes it suitable for emergency fire-fighting tasks in high-temperature environments.
Disadvantages: Its price is relatively high.
Applicable Scenarios: It is ideal for fires in high-temperature and complex chemical environments, such as industrial fire scenarios.
Polyester Fiber
Advantages: It is lightweight, wear-resistant, and easy to carry and use. These features make it suitable for general fire-fighting tasks, such as household fire extinguishing and small-scale fires.
Disadvantages: Compared with rubber, it performs slightly worse in terms of high-temperature resistance and chemical corrosion resistance.
Applicable Scenarios: It is used for daily small-scale fire suppression, especially in scenarios that require quick response and easy operation.
Polypropylene
Advantages: It is a cost-effective option and performs well in light-duty fire-fighting work.
Disadvantages: Its high-temperature resistance is not as good as that of rubber hoses, so it is not suitable for high-intensity, high-temperature fire-fighting tasks.
Applicable Scenarios: It is suitable for low-intensity fire-fighting tasks, such as small-scale initial fires.
Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC)
Advantages: It has a relatively low price.
Disadvantages: Its high-temperature resistance is poor.
Applicable Scenarios: It is used in places where there is low demand for high-temperature resistance and the budget is limited.
Hemp and Cotton
These two materials are traditional types and are relatively less used today.
Advantages: They are more natural, and their costs may be relatively low.
Disadvantages: Their performance in wear resistance, high-temperature resistance, and corrosion resistance is relatively poor, and they lack durability.
Applicable Scenarios: They are used in some special environments with low fire-fighting requirements or as temporary simple fire-fighting measures.
When selecting a fire hose material, you need to comprehensively consider factors such as the application scenario, budget, and maintenance costs. Meanwhile, the requirements of laws, regulations, and standards in different regions and countries will also affect the choice of fire hose material.
