Fire Resistance Tests of Various Fire Protective Coatings

Tests were carried out on more than 14 different samples of fire protective coatings in order to investigate a relation between the thickness of the intumescent fire protection coating and the time of exposure to heat. A number of coatings of different chemical composition enabled to determine the f...

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Published in:Medžiagotyra Vol. 17; no. 1; pp. 93 - 98
Main Authors: Mindaugas GRIGONIS, Romualdas MAČIULAITIS, Donatas LIPINSKAS
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Kaunas University of Technology 01-01-2011
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Summary:Tests were carried out on more than 14 different samples of fire protective coatings in order to investigate a relation between the thickness of the intumescent fire protection coating and the time of exposure to heat. A number of coatings of different chemical composition enabled to determine the fire resistance behaviour patterns. During test the one-side and volumetric methods were employed in observance of the standard temperature-time curves. For one-side method, the coating was applied on one side and all edges of the specimen, whereas for volumetric test the specimens were completely covered with fire protective coating. It is shown that a layer of coating protects the specimen's surface from heat exposure for a certain period of time until full oxidation of the coating occurs. The efficiency of fire protective coatings also depends on thickness of the charred layer of the side exposed to heat. http://dx.doi.org/10.5755/j01.ms.17.1.257
ISSN:1392-1320
2029-7289
DOI:10.5755/j01.ms.17.1.257