Technical Vault: Ansell HyFlex® 11-948 Cut Resistant and Oil Repellent Industrial Gloves

The Ansell HyFlex® 11-948, formerly known as Nitrotough™ N3500SC, is a highly durable medium-duty industrial glove engineered for precise handling requiring oil repellence, ANSI A2 cut resistance, EN ISO B cut classification, abrasion resistance, puncture resistance, enhanced grip, and wrist protection. It combines ANSELL GRIP™ Technology, FORTIX® Abrasion Resistance Technology, INTERCEPT™ Cut Resistance Technology, a microfinished water-based polyurethane and nitrile coating, a 13-gauge fiberglass / polyamide / polyester liner, and a flared safety cuff.

This Technical Vault summarizes the verified construction, standards, oil-handling profile, material performance, sizing guidance, application guidance, inspection points, storage notes, and use limitations for the HyFlex® 11-948.

Vault summary: Medium-duty oil-repellent cut glove with ANSELL GRIP™, FORTIX®, and INTERCEPT™ technologies, microfinished water-based polyurethane and nitrile coating, flared safety cuff, ANSI abrasion level 4, ANSI puncture level 3, ANSI A2 cut resistance, EN 388 4X42B, silicone-free construction, sizes 7–11, and 12 pairs/bag, 12 bags/carton packaging.

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 oil-handling cut glove should feel secure without restricting hand movement. Oversized gloves can reduce grip control, while undersized gloves can increase fatigue and shorten glove service life.

Standards note: EN 388 4X42B describes mechanical performance. The “X” in the circular blade cut position means that the ISO cut letter should be used for cut classification. For this glove, the reported ISO cut letter is B.

The HyFlex 11-948 is designed for oil and grease handling, not broad chemical immersion. Its water-based polyurethane and nitrile coating helps protect against oil and grease contact in industrial handling tasks, while the microfinished surface supports grip. This should not be treated as validated chemical breakthrough protection.

• Press injection molding
• Production line support and maintenance
• Inspection, picking, checking, and marking
• Changing tools and dies
• Automotive production environments
• Machinery and equipment work
• Metal fabrication support tasks
• Precise handling in oily or greasy conditions
• Medium-duty cut-resistant handling requiring enhanced grip
• Tasks requiring safety cuff coverage beyond a short knitwrist cuff

• Chemical immersion or validated chemical breakthrough protection
• Liquidproof barrier protection
• High heat, open flame, molten metal splash, or thermal protection applications
• Moving blade hazards or powered cutting tools
• Needle, hypodermic, or ultra-fine puncture hazards
• Electrical protection or antistatic-controlled applications requiring validated antistatic PPE
• Heavy cut-force applications requiring higher ANSI or ISO cut levels
• Oil-saturated applications requiring a fully coated liquid barrier glove
• Sterile cleanroom processing unless separately validated for the controlled environment

Select the HyFlex 11-948 when the job requires a glove that prioritizes oil repellence, microfinished grip, ANSI A2 cut resistance, EN ISO B cut classification, ANSI abrasion level 4 durability, ANSI puncture level 3 protection, and safety cuff coverage. It is best matched to precise handling, inspection, production support, tool-changing, and oily component handling where workers need both grip and mechanical protection.

• Inspect the polyurethane and nitrile coating for cracks, peeling, worn-through areas, cuts, punctures, or loss of oil-grip texture.
• Check fingertips, thumb crotch, palm, cuff edge, and other high-contact zones for abrasion damage or coating separation.
• Confirm the 13-gauge liner is intact and that fiberglass, polyamide, or polyester fibers are not exposed through excessive wear.
• Check that the safety cuff is not torn, contaminated, loose, or folded in a way that interferes with protection.
• Do not use gloves contaminated with unknown chemicals, incompatible substances, or heavy oil saturation beyond site limits.
• Replace gloves when coating integrity, oil grip, cut protection, fit, or protective function is visibly compromised.

• Store gloves in a clean, dry location away from excessive heat, direct sunlight, ozone, sharp objects, and incompatible chemicals.
• Avoid crushing, folding, or contaminating the microfinished coating during storage.
• Keep gloves away from solvents or chemicals unless separately evaluated for that exposure.
• Use clean, dry hands when donning gloves to maintain liner comfort and reduce contamination transfer.
• Follow site PPE procedures for inspection, reuse, laundering, oil contamination control, and disposal.

The HyFlex 11-948 is an industrial oil-repellent cut-resistant glove, not a sterile cleanroom glove. For controlled environments, evaluate the glove against the site’s particulate, extractable, linting, contamination, packaging, laundering, coating, oil-control, cuff style, silicone status, 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 11-948?
The glove is rated ANSI Cut Level A2 and carries an EN ISO cut level B classification under EN 388 4X42B.

What was this glove formerly called?
The HyFlex 11-948 was formerly known as Nitrotough™ N3500SC.

What makes it useful in oily conditions?
The glove uses a microfinished nitrile coating with ANSELL GRIP™ Technology to improve grip and handling control in oily or greasy conditions.

What does FORTIX® do?
FORTIX® Abrasion Resistance Technology supports heightened durability and contributes to the glove’s ANSI abrasion level 4 performance.

Is this glove silicone free?
Yes. Ansell lists the HyFlex 11-948 as silicone free.

Is this glove antistatic?
No. Ansell lists the HyFlex 11-948 as not antistatic.

The HyFlex 11-948 is designed for medium-duty oil-repellent cut-resistant mechanical hand protection. It is not intended for chemical immersion, validated chemical breakthrough protection, electrical protection, thermal protection, flame exposure, molten metal splash, moving blade hazards, cut hazards beyond its A2 / EN ISO B rating, antistatic-controlled applications, or needle puncture protection. Oil repellence and microfinished grip should not be treated as universal chemical or liquid barrier protection. Final glove selection should be based on documented hazard assessment, edge sharpness, contact force, oil exposure, abrasion exposure, puncture exposure, grip requirements, coating condition, cuff coverage, glove fit, and replacement frequency.

Technical insight: The HyFlex 11-948 is strongest where oil grip, A2 cut resistance, abrasion durability, and wrist coverage must work together; for higher cut, chemical immersion, thermal, impact, antistatic, sterile, or cleanroom-specific needs, select a glove designed for that hazard profile.

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

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