PyroGuard SteelMax
Protect your steel structures with our PyroGuard SteelMax, an intumescent coating that delivers up to 120 minutes of fire resistance. Designed to expand under high heat, it forms a robust insulating layer, ensuring your buildings stay safe while maintaining a smooth, stylish finish. PyroGuard SteelMax is ideal for commercial and industrial use, offering critical fire resistance for steel constructions in the event of a fire.
Features & benefits
Fire protection
Application efficiency
Curing efficiency
Versatile Application
Suitability
Compatibility
Resistance
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An intumescent fire protective coating
Intumescent fire protective coatings are advanced coatings primarily designed to shield structures from the damaging effects of cellulosic fires. These coatings are typically thin films that expand significantly when exposed to high temperatures, transforming into a thick, insulating char layer. This expansion acts as a thermal barrier, protecting the substrate, such as steel, wood, or concrete, from reaching critical temperatures that could lead to structural failure.
The intumescent coating process is driven by a chemical reaction that activates under extreme heat, causing the material to swell and form a robust foam-like layer. This char layer effectively reduces heat transfer, preserving the integrity of the underlying material during a fire event. The thin-film nature of these coatings allows them to be applied in aesthetically pleasing finishes, maintaining the visual appeal of structures without compromising safety.
The benefits of using intumescent fire protective coatings include:
- Enhanced Durability: Engineered to resist environmental conditions, these coatings provide long-lasting fire protection.
- Cost-Effective Application: The thin-film formulation requires fewer coats and quicker application times, reducing both material and labor costs.
- Efficient Processing: With faster curing times, these coatings can meet tight project timelines.
- Aesthetic Versatility: Available in various colors and finishes, these coatings blend seamlessly into architectural designs without sacrificing fire safety.
This versatile solution is suitable for a wide range of environments, from commercial buildings and industrial facilities to residential spaces, ensuring compliance with fire safety regulations while offering flexibility in design
- Fire protection:Provides fire resistance of up to 120 minutes and beyond as per BS 476 standards
- Application efficiency:Its ready to use, single pack provides ease in application
- Curing efficiency:Fast drying helps reducing project timelines
- Versatile Application:Can be used on various steel structures (beams, columns, hollow sections) with the option to top-coat for enhanced aesthetics
- Suitability:Can be applied on-site as well as off-site
- Compatibility:With various decorative topcoats for projects requiring aesthetic finishes
- Resistance:Offers high durability, resistant to environmental factors like weathering, ageing, and temperature variations
- Certified coating up to 120 minutes fire rating
- ASTM E119/ BS 476 (Part 20 & 22)/ UL 263: tested for fire resistance, surface flame spread, fire propagation, integrity, and self-extinguishing properties
- BS 476 parts 6 & 7: tested for fire propagation & surface spread of flame
- Ideal for use in commercial, industrial, and residential buildings.
- Commonly applied to steel beams, columns, and trusses in environments requiring reliable fire protection.
- Can be used in both new construction and retrofitting existing structures.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Fire-resistant paints are designed to protect critical infrastructure. An intumescent paint will char, and a protective barrier will form over the coating.
Generally, they are off-white in colour but can achieve the desired colour by coating them with a top coat.
Yes, the steel surface should be properly primed with a primer that protects it from any kind of rust/ corrosion.
It is important to have a primed surface & it should be free from dust, grease, etc..Remember to have a clean, undamaged & dry surface.
Top coat application works as a protective layer providing a higher architectural finish. It does not negatively impact the performance of the coating.
The basic finish of the product is textured to meet thickness requirements.
