Flame Control Coatings:
Fire strikes when least expected.The speed at which the fire travels or propagates even a
small accidental fire or electric spark caused by short circuit is sufficient
to create huge,
immeasurable damage to the safety of people and properties.The fire can start from external source
or internal source, just from anywhere and without warning. Fire takes advantage of unprotected
surfaces and areas concealed from fire fighters. The consequences - overwhelming heat, suffocating smoke, loss of time,
damage to items of sentimental value and above all, the loss of life. The insurance company may able to replace the
material goods, but there are few things that money simply cannot replace.
Product Group:
Cable Protection
Wood Protection
Steel Protection
Building Exterior and Interior Wall Protection
Mineral Wool Board Protection
How Monarch’s FlameGuard coating protects in the event of fire?
Monarch's FlameGuard fire retardant intumescent coatings offer
ultimate protection in extensive applications like Industries, Institutions,
Corporate houses, Show rooms, Residences, Schools, Dormitories, Hospital
Care, Nursing Homes, Hotels, Motels, Retail stores, Restaurants, Transportation
etc., on structural steel, concrete, cables, wood, rubber, PVC, canvas, gypsum
board, polyurethane foam, wooden surfaces, joists, beams, acoustic tile, rough
and finished timbers, open surface panel board, previously painted wall board,
hard woods, softwoods, drywall, SPF plywood and OSB etc.,
This coating after application dries quickly to a matt finish . On contact with fire or excessive heat, the coating
puffs up (intumesces) to several times thicker than original coating film, forming a sponge - like cellular foam
insulating char layer and reduces available oxygen to the surface. Intumescent is a substance which swells as a result of
heat exposure, thus increasing in volume, and decreasing in density. An insulating char of low thermal conductivity that
reduces heat transfer to substrate and slows the temperature rise of the substrate. The product works by cutting off
oxygen from the fuel source inhibiting the combustion process in the immediate vicinity of the area and reduces
the transmission of fire, heat and smoke to the protected area like fire retardant jacket during and after exposure
to fire. Even after prolonged exposure to a fire the coating is not destroyed and continue to shield the
substrate by forming low conductivity carbon char that act as a barrier between the fire and the substrate. This
substantially decreases the temperature rise, smoke generation and finally insulates and protects the substrate from
the heat of the flame.
The rating of fire retardant coatings depends on the intensity of the flame, type, coating thickness and other
variables. More thickness of the coatings increases fire protection duration. The coating adheres tightly and fits to any
size and shape of the substrate. It produces neat, attractive and paintable finish. The coatings are non-toxic, asbestos
free and resist cracking or crumbling.
