Thermal performance of glass fiber reinforced intumescent fire retardant coating for structural applications

The results of influence of glass fiber addition into the basic intumescent coating formulation towards the enhancement of its thermal insulation properties are presented. The intumescent coatings were formulated from expandable graphite, ammonium polyphosphate, melamine, boric acid, bisphenol A epo...

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Main Authors: Ahmad, F., Ullah, S., Aziz, H., Omar, N.S.
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Published: American Institute of Physics Inc. 2015
Online Access:https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84973450012&doi=10.1063%2f1.4919146&partnerID=40&md5=2f60c5e4df61c28f4b1879134975c9e5
http://eprints.utp.edu.my/31476/
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Institution: Universiti Teknologi Petronas
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Summary:The results of influence of glass fiber addition into the basic intumescent coating formulation towards the enhancement of its thermal insulation properties are presented. The intumescent coatings were formulated from expandable graphite, ammonium polyphosphate, melamine, boric acid, bisphenol A epoxy resin BE-188, polyamide amine H-2310 hardener and fiberglass (FG) of length 3.0 mm. Eight intumescent formulations were developed and the samples were tested for their fire performance by burning them at 450°C, 650°C and 850°C in the furnace for two hours. The effects of each fire test at different temperatures; low and high temperature were evaluated. Scanning Electron Microscope, X-Ray Diffraction technique and Thermo Gravimetric Analysis were conducted on the samples to study the morphology, the chemical components of char and the residual weight of the coatings. The formulation, FG08 containing 7.0 wt glass fiber provided better results with enhanced thermal insulation properties of the coatings. © 2015 AIP Publishing LLC.