Fire resistant materials in the UAE cover several different products, and the right one depends on what you need to protect. This guide explains the main options and points to the page for each.
Fire resistant materials for structural steel and concrete
Structural steel loses strength quickly in a fire. It is protected with intumescent paint, a thin coating that swells into an insulating char when heated, or with cementitious fire proofing, a thicker cement-based spray. Read our comparison of intumescent vs cementitious fireproofing. The overall approach is called passive fire protection.
Fire resistant materials for wood, fabric and other surfaces
Wood, curtains and fabric, wallpaper, cables and thatch are made fire resistant with a fire retardant treatment, which reduces how easily they ignite and how fast flames spread. See our fire treatment page and the fire rated paint page.
Fire proofing, fire retardant and fire treatment
These terms are often mixed up. Fire proofing protects structural elements, while fire retardant and fire treatment slow ignition and flame spread on materials.
Fire resistant materials FAQ
What are fire resistant materials?
Fire resistant materials are products that resist ignition, slow flame spread or insulate a structure from heat. In practice this includes protective coatings, sprayed fire proofing and treatments applied to wood, fabric and other surfaces.
Which fire resistant materials suit structural steel?
Structural steel is protected with intumescent paint or cementitious fire proofing. See our pages on intumescent paint and cementitious coating.
How can wood, fabric and wallpaper be made fire resistant?
They are treated with a fire retardant. See fire retardant for wood, fabric and wallpaper.
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