13.4 New Waterbased Binder for Durable Thin Film Intumescent Coatings
(Room 243-245)
11 Apr 18
11:30 AM
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12:00 PM
Tracks:
Session 13: Direct-to-Metal-Coatings, Session 13: Protective Coatings
In recent years, thin film intumescent coatings have become the preferred choice for the protection of structural steel because of their ability to provide cost-effective passive fire protection solution, whilst at the same time maintaining the aesthetic qualities of the steel, which is being demanded by more and more architects and engineers. Over the years, our company has developed multiple generations of solvent borne resins that have proven their efficiency in the production of durable and effective solvent-borne reactive fire protection coatings because of their unique manufacturing process and polymer composition and morphology. Based on the same chemistry and expertise, we have developed a new water-based technology to meet fire resistance requirements of best-in-class products. This paper describe the development of this technology allowing to achieve superior water resistance, compared to current existing water-based products when tested according to durability requirements of ETAG 018 / EN 16623.