Fire Protection FIRETEX® FX5090 - Thin-film Intumescent Coating for Steel
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A single-component, water-based, thin-film, intumescent fire protection coating.
Application
- Civil infrastructure.
- Designed for application by airless spray to provide fire resistance for periods of up to 120 minutes on structural steel.
- For use in internal dry controlled environments without topcoat. (C1 according to ISO 12944-2) and external urban or uncontrolled internal environments with topcoat (C3 according to ISO 12944-2).
Description
Intended for use on interior and exterior exposed structural steel substrates, FIRETEX® FX5090 water-based intumescent coating is designed to meet the highest performance, aesthetic, and environmental demands of today's commercial construction industry with ratings up to two hours.
Its visually appealing finish allows architects use of exposed steel as a design element - resulting in an aesthetic and decorative final appearance.
Features and benefits:
- Provides up to two hours' fire protection.
- Single component.
- Aesthetic finish.
- Impact resistance.
- Outstanding application characteristics.
- Does not contain TCEP.
- UL Classified for exterior use (when top coated with Pro Industrial Waterbased Acrolon 100 per the appropriate UL Design).
General information
Color | White |
Finish | Matt |
Material | Water-based |
Shape | Formless |
Length | Bespoke |
Width | Bespoke |
Height | Bespoke |
Uniclass | |
CAWS | G10/660 Shop plus site painting M61/110 On-site coating to primed steel M61/120 On-site coating to existing steel G10/650 Site painting |
SKU Code | FX5090 |
Specification data - Intumescent protective coatings
Classification data | |
Composition | Water-based. Manufacturer guidanceCleaner/ thinner: water. |
Colour | White. |
Standards | Independently fire tested and approved to major European and national standards including. EN 13381-8 (ref: ETA 23/0321); CE Marking Number 2821-CPR-0349; Tested to BS 476-20/21 (UL Certificate BS-RC-0018); Guidance for specification option: Other standards include:
Tested and assessed in accordance with the ASFP Yellow book 5th Edition for cellular beam protection. LEED v4 and 4.1 Attestation. WELL Building Standard Attestation. Complies with German AgBB (when tested in accordance with report 392-2022-00430904_D_EN) |
Primer | Not required. Required. Guidance for specification option: Several primers have been approved for use under this product. Consult manufacturer for details and insert requirements. Must not be applied directly to galvanized steel and zinc rich primers. |
Top coat | Required. Guidance for specification option:
Not required. |
Application method | Airless spray or brush. |
Coverage | Theoretical: Airless spray: 0.71 m²/kg (1.0 m²/L). Brush: 1.64 m²/kg (2.3 m²/L). |
Volume solids | To ASTM-D2697-03, 69% ±3%. |
VOC content | <25 g/L (EPA method 24). |
Drying time | At +15°C: to touch: 3 hours; to recoat: 6 hours. At +23°C: to touch: 1½ hours; to recoat: 4 hours. |
Density | 1.4 kg/L. |
Sustainability data
Contains Red List materials | No |
Country of material origin | United Kingdom |
Country of product manufacture | United Kingdom |
Material | Water-based |
| Carbon dioxide equivalent | |
Carbon dioxide equivalent, as defined in BS EN 15804 Certified | |
Stage Normalised unit (kg CO₂ eq/kg) Declared unit (kg CO₂ eq/kg) Stage:A1–A3 ('Production stage') Normalised unit : 2 (kg CO₂ eq/kg) Declared unit : 2.00 Lower emissions | |
Recyclability | 0 |
Recycled contentAs defined in clause 7.8 of BS EN ISO 14021 | 0 % |
Product certifications
Product certifications
EPD
FX5000 EPD Certificate
Literature
Steel Protection FIRETEX® FX5090 Product Data Sheet
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