List of fire-retardant materials

Fire-retardant materials should not be confused with fire-resistant materials. A fire resistant material is one that is designed to resist burning and withstand heat, however, fire-retardant materials are designed to burn slowly. An example of a fire-resistant material is one which is used in bunker gear worn by firefighters to protect them from the flames of a burning building. In the United Kingdom, after two significant construction fires which resulted in a combined loss of £150 million, The Joint Code of Practice was introduced by the national fire safety organisation, FPA,^[1] to prevent fires on buildings undergoing construction work. The Joint Code of Practice provides advice on how to prevent fires such as the use of flame-retardant temporary protection materials such as some high quality floor protectors which are designed to burn slowly and prevent the spread of fires.

Fire-retardant materials used in buildings

• Mineral wool
• Gypsum boards
• Asbestos cement
• Perlite boards
• Proplex Sheets
• Calcium silicate
• Sodium silicate
• Potassium silicate
• Treated lumber plywood
• Treated vegetable fiber (e.g., cotton, jute, kenaf, hemp, flax, etc..)
• Fire-retardant treated wood
• Brick
• Concrete
• Cement render
• Intumescent paint
• Glass
• Magnesium oxide (MgO) panels

Fire-retardant materials used in textiles

• PBI
• Aramids - para and meta
• FR cotton
• Coated nylon
• Carbon foam (CFOAM)
• Polyhydroquinone - dimidazopyridine
• Melamine
• Modacrylic
• Wool
• Leather

See also

• Fireproof

References

External links

• European Flame Retardants Association EFRA brings together and represents the leading organisations which manufacture, market or use flame retardants in Europe.