S.no	PARAMETERS	IMPORTED HOSE	MRPA HOSE
Product
1	Appearance in Outside	Glossy Finish	Glossy Finish
2	Appearance in Inside	Glossy Finish but some hose having Joint Mark and rough finish	Glossy Finish without any Joint Mark
3	Flexibility	Excellent	Excellent
4	Fitment	Very Easy	Very Easy
5	Thickness	3.00mm	3.00mm
6	Product Weight	Less	Less
7	Construction	Silicone Coated : Plied Type	Silicone Coated : Plied Type
8	Misalignment capability	Excellent	Excellent
9	Vibration withstanding Capability	Excellent	Excellent
10	Temperature Range	-55 to 260°C	-55 to 260°C
12	Service Life @ 260°C	Excellent	Excellent
13	Adhesion Strength in between Silicone and Textile Reinforcement	2.6 Kgs	3.8Kgs
14	Air Flow Behaviour	Slightly affected due to Joint Mark & Rough Finish in some hoses	No Variation
15	Burst Pressure for Hose	140PSI but some hose withstand 196 PSI         (without failure)	196 PSI (without failure)
Material
1	Metal Ring	Stainless Steel with smooth finish	Stainless Steel with smooth finish
2	Welding Type of Ring	Plasma	Plasma
3	Pressure Withstanding capability of Ring	140PSI but some hose withstand 196 PSI         (without failure)	196 PSI (without failure)
4	Rubber Material	High Temp.Resistant Silicone	High Temp.Resistant Silicone
		High Temp.Resistant Silicone with Fluorocarbon Lining	High Temp.Resistant Silicone with Fluorocarbon Lining
5	Reinforcement Material	Aramid	Aramid
6	Reinforcement Material Melting Point	370°C starts Charring	370°C starts Charring
7	Shrinkage @ 260°C of Reinforcement Material	-3.5%	-3.5%
8	Loss of Breaking Strength of Reinforcement Material @ 260°C	± 3%	± 3%