TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2013//
TI  - Influence of inorganic fillers on the fire protection of intumescent coatings
JO  - Journal of fire sciences
A1  - Duquesne, Sophie
A1  - Bachelet, Pierre
A1  - Bellayer, Séverine
A1  - Bourbigot, Serge
A1  - Mertens, William
SP  - 258
EP  - 275
VL  - 31
IS  - 3
N2  - Intumescent coatings, mainly composed of ammonium polyphosphate, pentaerythritol and melamine, are widely used in the field of fire protection of steel structures. The objective of this study was to investigate how the presence of two different inorganic fillers (titanium dioxide and mineral fibres) will affect the fire performance of an acrylic-based intumescent coating. In both cases, it was observed that the inorganic filler enabled improvement of the fire-protective behaviour of intumescent paints, maintaining their performance for a longer time. The mode of action was attributed to reinforcement of the char due to the presence of the fillers.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0734-9041
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0734904112467291
ID  - ref1
ER  -