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Fire‐retardant performance of some surface coatings for naval ship interior applications
Author(s) -
Brown J. R.,
Mathys Z.,
Riddell S. Z.,
Wake L. V.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
fire and materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.482
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1099-1018
pISSN - 0308-0501
DOI - 10.1002/fam.810190303
Subject(s) - alkyd , fire retardant , epoxy , materials science , polyester , composite material , limiting oxygen index , coating , solvent , combustion , forensic engineering , chemistry , organic chemistry , engineering , char
The fire‐retardant performances of various surface coatings for naval ship interior applications have been evaluated by a number of small‐scale fire test methods. The coatings were eveluated as topcoats by cone calorimetry and limiting oxygen index methods and as primer/topcoat systems by radiat heating, direct flame impingement and reverse panel heating procedures. The coatings investigated were (1) a solvent‐based epoxy polyester, (2) a solvent‐based fireretardant alkyd,(3) a solvent‐based chlorimated alkyd and (4) a water‐based acrylic. In terms of the measured parameters, the chlorinated alkyd has superior fire properties while the epoxy polyserter, the fire‐retardant alkyd and parameters, the chlorinated alkyd has superior fire properties while the epoxy polyester, the fire‐retardant alkyd and the acrylic have significat disadvantages in relation to fire propagation. The relatively low amount of hydrogen chloride (∼ 0.3%—mass per initial mass) evolved by the chlorinated alkyd during cone calorimetric combustion and its outstanding fire‐retardant properties have resulted in it being considered acceptable for naval ship interior applications.