Fire Protection FIRETEX® FX9500 - Epoxy Intumescent Coating for Steel
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A two-component, durable, epoxy intumescent fire protection coating rated for up to four hours of cellulosic fire proofing on structural steel.
Application
Civil infrastructure.
- Designed for application by airless spray to provide fire resistance for periods of up to 120 minutes on structural steel.
- An exterior durable intumescent, which can be applied directly onto blast cleaned steel.
- Suitable for application in-shop and on-site, provided the conditions listed below are adhered to.
- For use in internal and external environments without topcoat, (C5 according to ISO 12944-2:1998).
Description
A two-component, durable, epoxy intumescent fire protection coating rated for up to four hours of cellulosic fire proofing on structural steel.
FIRETEX® FX9500 has a smooth finish that is suitable for exposed steel in architectural features. It can be finished with an approved topcoat to prevent chalking or discolouration for enhanced aesthetic appeal.
Features and benefits:
- Up to four hours' fire protection.
- An exterior durable intumescent (topcoat not required but recommended for an aesthetic finish).
- Can be applied directly to clean blasted steel.
- Outstanding impact and abrasion resistance.
- Competitive film thicknesses.
- Mesh free.
- On-site/off-site application.
- No sanding or backrolling required.
General information
Color | Blue |
Finish | Smooth |
Material | Epoxy |
Shape | Formless |
Length | Bespoke |
Width | Bespoke |
Height | Bespoke |
Uniclass | |
CAWS | M61/170 Off-site coating to galvanized steel M61/160 Off-site coating to primed steel M61/150 Off-site coating to unprimed steel G10/660 Shop plus site painting G10/640 Shop painting |
SKU Code | FX9500 |
Specification data - Intumescent protective coatings
Classification data | |
Composition | Epoxy-borne. Guidance for specification option: Cleaner/ thinner: No. 2. |
Colour | Pale blue. Guidance for specification option: White base with blue hardener (additive). |
Primer | Macropoxy L574 Blast Primer. Macropoxy C425V2 Zinc Phosphate Primer. Macropoxy M111 Wet Blast Primer. FIRETEX C69 Fast-Track Blast Primer. Not required. Manufacturer guidanceFIRETEX FX9500 is designed for use over a suitably prepared and primed substrate. Ensure surfaces to be coated are clean, dry and free from all surface contamination such as oil, grease, dirt and corrosion products to achieve satisfactory adhesion. Blast clean to Sa2½ ISO 8501-1. Average surface profile in the range 50-75 µm. |
Top coat | Required. Guidance for specification option: Insert requirements. Where a high degree of gloss and colour retention is required overcoat with Acrolon C137V2, Acrolon 7300, Acrolon 1850 within seven days at a minimum dry film thickness of 50 µm. These overcoating times refer to achievement of optimum adhesion at 23°C and will vary with temperature. FIRETEX FX9500 is indefinitely overcoatable with itself. Not required. |
Application method | Airless spray. |
Coverage | Theoretical: 0.35 kg/m² (0.48 L/m²). |
Density | 1.363 kg/L. |
Volume solids | To ASTM-D2697-03, 95% ±4%. |
VOC content | 45.5 g/L determined practically in accordance with UK Regulations PG6/23. 135 g/L calculated from formulation to satisfy EC Solvent Emissions Directive. 99 g/kg content by weight from formulation, to satisfy EC Solvent Emissions Directive |
Drying time | At +10°C: to touch: 24 hours; to handle: 60 hours; to recoat: 24 hours. At +15°C: to touch: 12 hours; to handle: 36 hours; to recoat: 12 hours. At +23°C: to touch: 8 hours; to handle: 24 hours; to recoat: 8 hours. |
Standards | Tested to BS 476-20 and BS 476-21. Guidance for specification option: Assessed in accordance with the ASFP Yellow Book 5th Edition (UL Certificate BS-RC-0020). Tested and assessed in accordance with the ASFP Yellow book 5th Edition for cellular beam protection. |
Sustainability data
Contains Red List materials | No |
Country of material origin | United Kingdom |
Country of product manufacture | United Kingdom |
Material | Epoxy |
| 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 : 3.89 (kg CO₂ eq/kg) Declared unit : 3.89 | |
Recyclability | 0 |
Recycled contentAs defined in clause 7.8 of BS EN ISO 14021 | 0 % |
Product certifications
Product certifications
EPD
FX9500 EPD Certificate
Literature
Steel Protection FIRETEX® FX9500 Product Data Sheet
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