Technical Vault: Ansell HyFlex® 11-427 Cut and Heat Resistant Industrial Gloves

The Ansell HyFlex® 11-427, formerly known as Puretough™ P3000TROPIQUE, is an abrasion-resistant, cut-resistant, and heat-resistant medium-duty industrial glove engineered for workers who need ANSI A2 cut resistance, EN ISO B cut classification, ANSI abrasion level 4, ANSI puncture level 3, limited contact heat resistance, high visibility, 3/4 coated coverage, and silicone-free handling performance. It combines INTERCEPT™ Cut Resistance Technology, a 13-gauge polyamide/fiberglass liner, a foam nitrile 3/4 coating, and a knitwrist cuff.

This Technical Vault summarizes the verified construction, standards, material profile, cut/heat performance, coating coverage, sizing guidance, application guidance, inspection points, storage notes, and use limitations for the HyFlex® 11-427.

Vault summary: Medium-duty cut and heat resistant glove with INTERCEPT™ Technology, high-visibility fibers, 13-gauge polyamide/fiberglass liner, foam nitrile 3/4 coating, ANSI A2 cut resistance, ANSI abrasion level 4, ANSI puncture level 3, EN 388 4X32B, EN 407 X1XXXX, antistatic performance, silicone-free and DMF-free construction, and contact heat resistance up to 100°C / 212°F.

Proper glove sizing helps improve comfort, dexterity, grip control, and protection. To measure your glove size, wrap a tape measure around the widest part of your dominant hand, just below the knuckles, excluding the thumb.

Fit note: This product is listed in numeric sizes 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11. A properly sized glove should feel secure without restricting movement. Oversized gloves can reduce grip control and tactility, while undersized gloves can cause hand fatigue, limit dexterity, and shorten glove service life.

Standards note: EN 388 4X32B describes mechanical performance. EN 407 X1XXXX describes limited contact heat performance. Heat suitability still depends on actual part temperature, thermal mass, contact time, contact pressure, coating condition, and whether the glove has absorbed heat from previous handling cycles.

The HyFlex 11-427 carries an EN 407:2020 X1XXXX rating. The second position indicates contact heat level 1. Ansell identifies the glove as providing contact heat resistance up to 100°C / 212°F.

• Production line support and maintenance
• Product shipping, transport, and delivery
• Loading and unloading trucks and vehicles
• Loading trucks and vehicles
• Maintenance tasks
• Locksmith work
• Handling metal sheets and panels
• Handling parts with sharp or rough edges
• Handling incoming goods
• Handling outgoing goods such as cans, vessels, bulkpack, and cartons
• Applying sealers and touch-up work
• Automotive production and finishing environments
• Warm-component handling up to 100°C / 212°F within the glove’s contact heat limits
• Surface-sensitive work where silicone-free gloves are required

• Chemical immersion or validated chemical breakthrough protection
• Liquidproof barrier protection
• High heat, open flame, molten metal splash, or steam exposure
• Temperatures above 100°C / 212°F
• Extended hot-object handling or high thermal mass parts unless separately validated
• Moving blade hazards or powered cutting tools
• Needle, hypodermic, or ultra-fine puncture hazards
• Electrical protection
• Heavy cut-force applications requiring higher ANSI cut levels
• Oil-saturated handling where an oil-repellent or oil-resistant glove is required
• Sterile cleanroom processing unless separately validated for the controlled environment

Select the HyFlex 11-427 when the job requires a glove that prioritizes medium-duty abrasion resistance, ANSI A2 cut protection, EN ISO B cut classification, puncture level 3 performance, 3/4 coated coverage, limited contact heat resistance, high-visibility fibers, and silicone-free / DMF-free construction. It is best matched to automotive production, maintenance, logistics, metal panel handling, shipping, touch-up work, and surface-sensitive finishing support tasks.

• Inspect the foam nitrile 3/4 coating for cracks, peeling, worn-through areas, cuts, punctures, or loss of grip texture.
• Check fingertips, thumb crotch, palm, over-knuckle, and other high-contact zones for abrasion damage or coating separation.
• Confirm the high-visibility liner is not heavily soiled, darkened, or obscured by contamination.
• Check that the knitwrist cuff is not stretched out, torn, contaminated, or loose.
• Do not use gloves contaminated with unknown chemicals, oils, greases, or incompatible substances.
• Do not continue using gloves for heat-contact work if they have become heat-soaked from repeated handling cycles.
• Replace gloves when coating integrity, grip performance, cut protection, heat-contact performance, or fit is visibly compromised.

• Store gloves in a clean, dry location away from excessive heat, direct sunlight, ozone, and sharp objects.
• Keep gloves away from incompatible chemicals unless separately evaluated for that exposure.
• Avoid crushing, folding, or contaminating the foam nitrile coating during storage.
• Keep high-visibility liner areas clean enough to support hand awareness where the task requires it.
• Use clean, dry hands when donning gloves to maintain liner comfort and reduce contamination transfer.
• Follow site PPE procedures for reuse, inspection, laundering, heat-exposure assessment, and disposal.

The HyFlex 11-427 is an industrial safety glove, not a sterile cleanroom glove. For controlled environments, evaluate the glove against the site’s particulate, extractable, linting, contamination, packaging, laundering, coating, high-visibility material, and gowning requirements before approval. Use cleanroom-qualified gloves when the process requires validated low-particle, sterile, or cleanroom-specific hand protection.

What is the cut level of the HyFlex 11-427?
The glove is rated ANSI Cut Level A2 and EN ISO cut level B. It carries an EN 388 4X32B mechanical protection rating.

What heat rating does this glove have?
The HyFlex 11-427 carries an EN 407:2020 X1XXXX rating and is designed for contact heat resistance up to 100°C / 212°F. It is not a high-heat glove.

What is the coating coverage?
The glove is 3/4 coated, giving more coverage than a palm-only coated glove while maintaining flexibility.

What is the coating material?
Ansell lists the coating material as foam nitrile, with product description language also referencing a PU/nitrile water-based coating process.

Is the glove silicone free?
Yes. Ansell lists the HyFlex 11-427 as silicone free, making it well suited to spray-painting and touch-up work where silicone contaminant transfer is a concern.

Is the glove antistatic?
Yes. Ansell lists the HyFlex 11-427 as antistatic.

The HyFlex 11-427 is designed for medium-duty mechanical hand protection with abrasion resistance, cut resistance, and limited contact heat resistance. It is not intended for chemical immersion, electrical protection, flame exposure, molten metal splash, steam exposure, moving blade hazards, high cut-force hazards beyond its rating, needle puncture protection, or temperatures above 100°C / 212°F. Final glove selection should be based on a documented hazard assessment, including edge sharpness, contact force, abrasion exposure, puncture exposure, part temperature, thermal mass, contact duration, grip requirements, contamination risk, coating condition, glove fit, and replacement frequency.

Technical insight: The 11-427 differs from palm-only cut gloves because its 3/4 coating adds broader coverage, but coating coverage does not make it chemical-resistant or liquidproof; always match glove selection to the actual hazard profile.

Product page updated: Mar. 2026 (SOS Technical Staff)

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