Supplemented with custom chemistry and special additives, polyurea offers proven fire resistance to protect your assets.
Beyond its outstanding resistance to abrasions, impacts, chemicals and water intrusion, polyurea can also offer key fire-retardant properties. Spray-applied to steel and wood structures, railings and steps, pipelines, tanks, outbuildings, and equipment, a polyurea coating from Ultimate Linings can provide levels of fire resistance, protecting people, buildings and machinery.
While polyurea is not inherently fire retardant, specialized formulations with custom additives improve its fire resistance. These additives (like halogenated flame retardants and phosphorous-based compounds) interrupt the combustion process, reducing the spread of flames and minimizing smoke production.
A polyurea coating can also be formulated to be self-extinguishing—it stops burning when the source of flames is removed—as well as to provide a degree of thermal insulation, which can protect substrates from heat damage during a fire. Additionally, the specific fire-retardant properties of a polyurea coating can be customized based on the application’s requirements, balancing fire resistance with other desired properties like durability or flexibility.
Ultimate Linings offers three FR-rated polyurea products:
- FR-463—with ENA Pole Fire Testing (in conjunction with wood utility poles in Australia)
- FR-363—MSHA-Accepted, rated E-162 class A
- FR-263—Rated E-84 class A
Our FR coatings have been used in amusement parks, in outdoor dog kennels, on the front bumpers of high-speed trains, on military Personal Protective Equipment (helmets), and in public buildings including schools, hospitals and government offices.
For example, our FR-263 coating—a 100% solid polyurea—was specified by the operator of an amusement park for its ability to combine abrasion and impact protection with flame-retardent properties. The coating also had to be durable, easy to paint and maintain, and aesthetically appealing. FR-263, which is a two-component, spray-in-place coating, delivered the balance of protection properties required, together with excellent adhesion over a variety of substrates, including concrete, floors, roofs, and wood.
Often unheralded for its flame and heat resistance, polyurea can serve an important role in protecting your assets against fire damage and its costs, in addition to providing the mechanical protective properties it’s relied on for. Whatever industry you’re in, tell us about your fire-retardent needs and let Ultimate Linings develop a polyurea solution that’s right for your application.
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