List of fire-retardant materials: Difference between revisions
Content deleted Content added
rv to last edit by 202.125.64.11 "children with down syndrome" are not fire retardant, nor particullary clever. |
|||
| Line 34: | Line 34: | ||
[[Category:Firefighting]] |
[[Category:Firefighting]] |
||
[http://www.fireretardant-forum.com The Fire Retardant Forum] Meeting place for all Flame Retardant related issues. |
|||
Revision as of 19:45, 6 June 2006
A fire-retardant material is one that is designed to resist burning and withstand heat. It is used in uniforms of firefighters to protect them from the flames in a burning building. Most auto racing drivers also wear fire-retardant materials in case their car catches fire. Fire-retardant materials are designed to burn slowly, in contrast to fire-resistant materials, which are designed not to burn at all.
Fire-retardant materials used in buildings
- rock wool
- gypsum boards
- asbestos cement
- perlite boards
- calcium silicate boards
- treated lumber plywood
- crust formation
- Treated vegetable fiber (e.g. Cotton, Jute, Kenaf, Hemp, Flax, etc.)
Fire-retardant materials used in clothing
- Nomex (a DuPont trademark)
- coated nylon
- Carbon Foam
- M5 fiber
- Kevlar
- Proban fr cotton
- Pyrovatex fr cotton
- Dale Antiflame
- Indura fr cotton
- Technora
- Lenzing FR (fire retardant Rayon)
- Carbon X
- Kanox
- Mazic
- Modacrylic
- Kermel
- PBI
External links
- (http://www.hkc22.com/fireprotection.html) Technologies and markets for fire protection worldwide to 2010 for active and passive fire protection
The Fire Retardant Forum Meeting place for all Flame Retardant related issues.