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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.