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Application

Suitable for use in dry internal conditions, including:

  • Walls;
  • Floors;
  • Services, including static joint seals, floor seals, wall seals and load capable seals;
  • Fire and smoke sealing around cables, steel pipes, copper pipes, cable trays, combustible pipes, dampers and ducting.

Description

Dry powder mix which forms a gypsum-based fire barrier. Available in 20 kg bags, for mixing either 2:1 or 2:1.5 with water.


Features and benefits:

  • Creates a physically strong barrier in floors where personnel may occasionally be present.
  • Does not contain fibres or asbestos, and is halogen free.
  • Provides integrity and isulation of up to 240 minutes.
  • Good workability.
  • Easy to mix, and has good product flow.
  • High yield.
  • Air pressure tested up to 2000 Pa.
  • After mixing, the product expands slightly to bond with surrounding substrates and ensures a tight seal around service penetrants.
  • Can be made water resistant via the application of a suitable coating at full cure - consult manufacturer for details.
  • Load/ service capable: After 50 hours (a minimum thickness of 100 mm is recommended to achieve this).
  • Load testing (to EOTA TR001): Can withstand hard body impact up to 1.3 kg at various heights; soft body impact to 50 kg at various heights; concentrated loads up to 1000 kg.


Approvals:

  • Tested at Exova BM Trada to BS EN 1366-3 and 1366-4.
  • Tested at Exova Warrington Fire to BS 476, Part 22.
  • Third party accredited by Exova Warrington Fire, ETA201316.


A soft joint should be used around any pipe that is likely to fracture due to thermal expansion. Product should not be covered during the curing process.


Suitability to pipe material type should be ensured prior to application of product.

General information

Material

Plasterboard

Shape

Square

Uniclass

Pr_20_31_53_43 Intumescent mortarsPrimary

CAWS

P12/340 Intumescent mortar

P12/37 Intumescent mortar

Product range

Other Fire Stopping Products

Specification data - Intumescent mortars

Material

Gypsum based.

Product Reference

FR230 Intucompound Fire Mortar

Composition

Inorganic binders, lightweight aggregates and stable additives.

Form

Dry powder mix.

Acoustic performance

Up to 52 dB.

Openings

As standard.

Guidance for specification option:

  • Maximum wall opening without support: 1100 x 1100 mm (1.21 m²).
  • Maximum floor opening without support: 1100 x 1100 mm (1.21 m²).
  • Maximum continuous span without support: 300 mm x infinite length.
  • Maximum continuous span with support: 2000 mm x infinite length.


Cure time

30 days.