- Author
- Shoub, H. | Bender, E. W.
- Title
- Fire Endurance of Steel Coated with Fire-Retardant Paint.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
- Report
- NBS 7816, March 6, 1963, 10 p.
- Distribution
- AVAILABLE FROM: National Archives, Civilian Records, Room 2800, 8601 Adelphia Road, College Park, MD 20740-6001, Telephone: 301-713-7230
- Keywords
- steels; fire endurance; fire retardants; paints; metals
- Abstract
- Sheet steel specimens were coated with three commercial fire-retardant paints to determine to what extent such treatment would increase the fire endurance of the metal. Tests were made with specimens coated with zinc chromate primer, and one test with asphalt primer on the sheet.