What is a fire -resistant color?
Fire resistant color is a substance that can delay and prevent the spread of fire for a period of time. It is important to note that no substance is completely incompatible. The color does not extinguish or stop fire; It contains only and protects the structure on which it is used.
Fire -resistant or slowing colors are intumercent, which means that when exposed to high temperatures and an increase in the volume when reducing density. When the fire -resistant colors swell, it forms an insulating feature that does not have a bad heat and allows more time to contain firefighters. These products also help maintain the structural integrity of the building and keep lives by giving people more time to escape than the fire becomes uncontrollable. Fire resistant color carries rattin resistance to fire, which describes how long the product can resist fire.
When a fire -resistant color comes into contact with the heat, the color increases involume 200 to 300 times. This can occur at temperatures of up to 300 degrees Fahrenheit (148.8 degrees Celsius). The combustion takes place at 850 degrees of fahrenheite (450 degrees Celsius). The insulating layer protects the surfaces under the heat and delays the time required to heat the structure to the flammable temperature. As the fire continues, this foamy and insulating process can be repeated several times until the fire goes out or the color is burned.
Most colors are used for decorative purposes, but the intumescent color has another purpose to protect the basic structures from damage to fire. Some fire -resistant color is available in different colors. Others are designed for use as a primer and applied under regular latex color. Fire resistant painting can be sprayed, rolled or brushed, as well as decorative color. It can be used on various porous surfaces.
Retard and resistant fire -resistant colors were first available in the early 1950s. Were expensiveUsing, difficult to log in, creates unwanted fumes and contained formaldehyde, known carcinogen. In the 1980s of the 20th century, the first intumescent reactants were made. They differed from its predecessors in that the color joined with different surfaces and contained no carcinogens, which means it was safe to be used around humans and animals.