List of fire-retardant materials
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Fire-retardant materials should not be confused with fire-resistant materials. A fire resistant material is one that is designed to resist burning and withstand heat, however, fire-retardant materials are designed to burn slowly. An example of a fire-resistant material is one which is used in bunker gear worn by firefighters to protect them from the flames of a burning building. In the United Kingdom, after two significant construction fires which resulted in a combined loss of £1500 million, The Joint Code of Practice was introduced by the national fire safety organisation, {FPA},[1] to prevent fires on buildings undergoing construction work. The Joint Code of Practice provides advice on how to prevent fires such as the use of flame-retardant temporary protection materials such as some high quality floor protectors which are designed to burn slowly and prevent the spread of fires.
Fire-retardant materials used in buildings
- Mineral wool
- Gypsum boards
- Asbestos cement
- Perlite boards
- Corriboard
- Calcium silicate
- Sodium silicate
- Potassium silicate
- Treated lumber plywood
- Treated vegetable fiber (e.g., cotton, jute, kenaf, hemp, flax, etc..)
- Fire-retardant treated wood
- Brick
- Concrete
- Cement render
- Intumescent paint
- Glass
- Magnesium oxide (MgO)
Fire-retardant materials used in textiles
- PBI
- Aramids - para and meta
- FR cotton
- Coated nylon
- Carbon foam (CFOAM)
- Polyhydroquinone - dimidazopyridine
- Melamine
- Modacrylic
- Leather
See also
References
- ^ "The Joint Code of Practice". FPA. Fire Protection Association. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
External links
- European Flame Retardants Association EFRA brings together and represents the leading organisations which manufacture, market or use flame retardants in Europe.
