Intumescent fire-resistant coating
THE PERFORMANCE OF EXPANSIVE HIGH-TEMPERATURE RESISTANT FIREPROOF COATINGS MAINLY LIES IN THE FOLLOWING ASPECTS:
Expands upon encountering fire, forming an efficient heat insulation layer: This is its core performance. When the coating is exposed to fire, the internal flame retardants and foaming components react rapidly, causing the volume to expand by 5 times to 20 times or even more; for instance, a certain product can expand 20 times when 0.6mm thick upon encountering fire, forming a dense carbonized layer or ceramic layer. This expanded layer can effectively isolate heat and oxygen, slowing down the temperature rise of the substrate. Outstanding high-temperature resistance and heat insulation properties: High-quality expansive coatings can withstand extremely high flame temperatures. For example, a certain product can keep the back temperature no higher than 200℃ within 5 minutes when exposed to a 1000℃ flame; another study shows that at 850℃ flame for 15 minutes, the cold surface temperature is only 122.3℃. Some special coatings can even have a temperature resistance limit of up to 2000℃. The porous or vacuum structure formed after expansion has an extremely low thermal conductivity (such as up to 0.022W/m.K), resulting in remarkable heat insulation effects.
By delaying heat transfer through the insulation layer, it can effectively protect substrates such as steel structures, maintaining their structural strength even at high temperatures. For building steel structures, this can provide valuable 1-3 hours or even longer protection time for personnel evacuation and fire rescue.
Good physical and chemical properties: Modern expansion-type coatings not only have fire resistance but also possess extremely strong adhesion (some can reach level 0), acid and alkali corrosion resistance, weather resistance, and impact resistance. Some products use solvent-free or water-based formulations, being environmentally friendly and low-toxic, meeting modern environmental protection requirements.







