What are the fire retardant coatings in the energy storage industry

What is a fire-retardant coating?

By fire-retardant coatings (or flame-retardant coatings), it is understood coatings formulated to protect the substrate, delaying their ignition, preventing the spread of flames, and not contributing as fuel to the fire.

What is the difference between fire resistant and fire retardant coatings?

A fire-resistant coating doesn’t ignite or support flame when an ignition source is applied, while a fire retardant coating protects the substrate from burning. In performance-based testing, the mechanism of protection is secondary to the final result. [iv]

What is a flame retardant coating?

Flame Retardant Coatings Flame retardant coatings (or spray) are noncombustible chemicals that are used in residential, commercial, and industrial buildings for a variety of reasons, including slowing the spread of a flame, reducing its intensity, and decreasing the amount of smoke produced [72, 73].

Are intumescent flame retardant coatings effective?

This review found that intumescent flame retardant coatings can reduce the risk of flame from inherently flammable materials via the formation of a multicellular charred layer that functions as a thermal barrier, which is able to significantly prevent the flame from spreading.

What is the purpose of flame retardants?

Basically, the purpose of flame retardants is to reduce the inherent flame risk of polymer substrates by lowering the rate of flame spread under fire conditions. The implementation of flame retardants can prevent a minor flame from escalating into a major crisis .

How do flame retardants improve combustible materials?

Currently commonly used methods to improve the flame retardant properties of combustible materials are the use of flame retardants, which minimizes fire hazards . Flame retardants operate via gas-phase and condensed-phase mechanisms to inhibit polymer ignition and combustion .