Structural Steel Intumescent Paint

A final layer of intumescent paint is mixed with pigments that provide the desired finish color for the steel.

Structural steel intumescent paint. Nullifire intumescent coatings for structural steel are the tried and tested way of protecting buildings and ultimately people and lives. The range of topcoats are either water based or 2010 compliant and safe to use in accordance with manufacturer s instructions. Water based intumescent for structural steel. Intumescent steel protection architectural fire protection for exposed structural steel in interior and exterior applications hilti fire finish 120 cfp sp wb is a high performance water based intumescent fire resistive material or ifrm for architecturally exposed structural steel in interior and exterior applications with approved top coats.

Thin film fireproof paint materials that can be used for steel are water or solved based and are typically applied to prevent fires in regular buildings. Astroflame iss intumescent steel coating is a low odour water based coating making it user and environmentally friendly. The paint product is applied to the steel in layers as needed to generate the thickness that corresponds to the level of protection mandated by the building code. Thin film intumescent coatings can be either on site or off site applied.

They can be divided into two types non reactive of which the most common types are boards and sprays and reactive of which thin film intumescent coatings are the most common example. Fire rated intumescent paint is the most commonly used coating to protect steel against fire and acts as an insulator forming a solid char in response to heat intumescent paint can be applied on steel as a thin or a thick film coating. Passive fire protection materials insulate steel structures from the effects of the high temperatures that may be generated in fire.