SiCoat is effective all-purpose intumescent fire-protection material that can be used for fireproofing of construction elements (pillars, girders, doors, air ducts, cable conduits etc.) made of steel, wood, concrete, polymer, composite materials etc.
SiCoat allows improving the flammability class of polymers or reaching almost any fire-resistance rating.
Low-temperature intumescence (200 °C) creates an effective thermal insulating shell of expanded silicate foam
Ablation effect cools the protected surface down to 100 °C
Aggregative transition (glazing) of the surface turns it into a porous glass at 700 °C and consumes most of the heat energy
does not contain organic solvents
during application and fire
to metal, wood and EPS
protects metal from rust, wood from mold/mildew/fungus
retaining its properties
do not affect the quality
SiCoat is sodium hydro-silicate in the form of colloid or hard gel powder. Under the temperature of 200 °C and higher intumescence of SiCoat forms a hard shell of silicate foam with very low thermal conductivity (λ=0.045 W/m °K).
SiCoat contains chemically bound (crystallization) water up to 20% by weight, and during the heating water releases, boils and cools the surface down to 100 °C.
The ablation effect of SiCoat is similar to the one used in flight recorders and spacecraft shells. This ablation effect allows the surfaces protected with SiCoat not getting hotter than 100 °C during a significant time interval.
During the fire, the SiCoat surface gets glazed and consumes most of the heat energy protecting the subject.
Download PDF
