Effect of Boric Acid and Melamine on the Intumescent Fire-Retardant Coating Composition for the Fire Protection of Structural Steel Substrates

• Main Authors: Ullah, Sami, Ahmad, Faiz, Megat-Yusoff, Puteri Sri Melor
• Format: Citation Index Journal
• Published: Wiley Periodicals 2012
• Subjects: Q Science (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utp.edu.my/8356/1/Effect_of_Boric_Acid_JAPS_2012.pdf; http://as.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-APP.html; http://eprints.utp.edu.my/8356/
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Petronas

Intumescent coating is an insulating material designed to decrease heat transfer to a substrate structure. The coating presented in this research article was based on expandable graphite, ammonium polyphosphate, melamine, and boric acid. Bisphenol A epoxy resin BE-188 was used as a binder with ACR...