Product description:
- Firecryl FR is a one-component intumescent plastoelastic joint sealant based on acrylic dispersions.
Characteristics:
- Resist the passage of fire and smoke
- Fire resistant up to 4 hours with PE backer rod (EN 1366 Part 4-NBN713.020BS 476/20)
- Intumescent in contact with fire
- Swells when exposed to temperatures in excess of 120°C
- Stays elastic and can be painted over
- Colourfast and waterproof after curing
- Very good adhesion on many porous surfaces
- Can be painted over after curing
Applications:
- Interior fire-resistant applications
- Fire-resistant sealing compound for cracks in concrete and plaster
- Fire-resistant connection joints in the building industry
- Fire-resistant joints with movements up to 10%.Always consult the certificates before application.
Directions for use:
- Method: Apply the sealant by means of a handheld or pneumatic caulking gun. Smoothen the sealant with a filling-knife.
- Application temperature: +5°C to +30°C, do not apply when rain or frost are imminent
- Clean: Uncured Firecryl FR may be removed from tools with water. Cured sealant must be removed mechanically.
- Finishing: with soapy water
- Repair: with Firecryl FR
Remarks:
- Do not use in applications where continuous water immersion is possible.
- Do not apply when rain or frost is imminent
- Firecryl FR can be painted over with most paints.
- The paint should be sufficiently elastic to be applied on a plasto-elastic sealant.
- A preliminary test is recommended.Approvals:
- Test Report 9297 - University of Ghent to
- NBN 713.020 - EN 1366-4
- BS 476:Part 20 - Warrington Fire Research Report
- TNO-rapport 2000-CVB-R00703
