Wednesday, July 24, 2013

FlameOFF Coatings, Inc.
ASTM E 119 tests the hourly fire resistance rating for a wall assembly. An hourly fire rating is the time a wall assembly can be expected to contain a fire and, in the case of load-bearing walls, continue to provide some structural support.

What are intumescent paints?
Intumescent paint can be used on a wide variety of substrates such as sheetrock, wood, concrete, sheet metal, foam, composite panels, fiberglass, interior woods, exterior woods, closed cell foams, open cell foams, and carbon graphite. Intumescent Paints can be used in walls and ceilings that need to be rated with ASTM E-119, for 1 hour and 2 hour fire rated standards. See our Assemblies Page (hyper link) for details of the specific listings for our products. FlameOff intumescent paint is typically applied by pressure spray systems, are water based, non-toxic and have been fully tested and approved for a wide variety of construction and transportation projects.

What are Intumescent Coatings?
Intumescent coatings were first patented in 1948 and have been a commercial reality since about 1960. Intumescent coatings are exceedingly complex coating materials. They need to perform all of the functions that other exterior weathering coatings do (adhesion, hardness, toughness, corrosion resistance, etc.) and then, when exposed to sufficient heat, they need to transform and expand to form a thick, insulating, carbonaceous char.

Our Vision

Our mission is to provide homeowners, contractors, Green Building professionals, and distributors with strong, effective products that are environmentally friendly while providing the most cost effective solutions in the Intumescent Paint Industry.

Intumescent Company History

FlameOFF Coatings, Inc. is a leading developer of fire resistant technologies that protect  lives and property. The company is the only provider of fully tested fire retardant and fire resistance intumescent paint products uniquely designed to provide a high-level of fire protection at a reasonable cost.

FlameOFF Coatings, Inc. is a private company based in Georgia. Our Intumescent Paints have been tested at accredited third party International Accreditation Service (IAS) fire testing laboratories, FlameOFF Coatings Inc. is a member of NFPA and ICC.

FlameOFF Coatings, Inc. has built a strong network of representatives and distributors throughout the US and abroad. For more information, please contact us.
We are intumescent, and why that's important

An intumescent is a substance that swells as a result of heat exposure, thus increasing in volume, and decreasing in density. Intumescents are typically used in passive fire protection and, in America, require listing and approval use and compliance in their installed configurations in order to comply with the law.

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Intumescent Soft char

These intumescents produce a light char, which is a poor conductor of heat, thus retarding heat transfer. Typically, these materials contain a significant amount of hydrates. As the hydrates are spent, water vapour is released, which has a cooling effect. Once the water is spent, it is only the insulation characteristics of the char that was produced, which can slow down heat transfer from the exposed side to the unexposed side of an assembly. Soft char producers are typically used in thin film intumescents for fireproofing of structural steel as well as firestop pillows. Typically, the expansion pressure that is created for these products is very low, because the soft carbonaceous char has little substance, which is beneficial if the aim is to produce a layer of insulation.

Intumescent Hard char

Harder chars are produced with sodium silicates and graphite. These products are suitable for use in plastic pipe firestops as well as exterior steel fireproofing. In those applications, it is necessary to produce a more substantial char, with a quantifiable expansion pressure. In the case of the firestops, a melting, burning plastic pipe must be squeezed together and shut so that there will be no hole for fire to go through an opening in an otherwise fire-resistance rated wall or floor assembly. In the case of the exterior.

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