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Title:

Fire Retardant Intumescent Coating for Steel and GI duct applications
Value Proposition:

Steel and GI structural materials when exposed to fire starts losing its structural strength (at temperature above 500 °C) - risk of collapsing structures
Summary Application:

• Academic Research:

• Commercial Testing:

• Field Application:
Advantages:
  • No flame spread
  • Low heat generation                                                                                           
  • Not easily ignitable 
  • Low specific optical density                                                                         
  • Optimum char expansion                                                                                   
  • High thermal stability
Commercialization Status: Licensed awaiting commercialisation
Tech. Readiness Level:
CSIR-Central Building Research Institute
CSIR-Central Building Research Institute[CSIR-CBRI]
:  director[at]cbri[dot]res[dot]in
:91-1332-272243
:https://cbri.res.in
Industrial Applications: Building Materials [Building Materials, Construction Technologies, Furniture etc.]
Patent Application(s): Na
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