- Author
- Bulewicz, E. M. | Pelc, A. | Kozlowski, R. | Miciukiewicz, A.
- Title
- Intumescent Silicate Based Materials, Mechanism of Swelling in Contact With Fire.
- Coporate
- Technical Univ. of Cracow, Poland Institute of Natural Fibres, Poznan, Poland
- Journal
- Fire and Materials, Vol. 9, No. 4, 171-175, December 1985
- Book or Conf
- International Conference on Flammability. INTERFLAM '85. Conference Workbook. March 26-28, 1985, Guildford, England, 329-336 p., 1985
- Keywords
- fire protection | alkali silicates
- Abstract
- An intumescent material has been developed, based on alkali silicates, which can be employed in fire protection, in the form of sheets or boards which can be joined to various materials, ranging from wood to metal. The swelling of the material is due to an endothermic process and is associated with the emission of water vapour. The phenomena observed during the preparation of the boards and their behavior on heating can be explained in terms of silicate chemistry.