Objective Intumescent coatings are applied to steel to provide insulation in the event of a fire and are usually applied on-site. The application of the coating, however, is on the critical construction path and there is a trend towards off- site application. The current generation of thin film intumescent coatings has a number of weaknesses for off-site application and these are in part inhibiting the use of steel in the construction industry. The principle objectives of the project are: to develop alternative resin technologies for the production of thin films intumescent coatings with superior fire resistance, and durability; to undertake full scale fire tests to validate the performance of the new systems; to understand the mechanisms by which intumescent coatings degrade during both storage and usage; to audit the application, transportation and construction phases of intumescent coated steelwork; to assess the effect of any coating damage on the fire resistant properties of the steelwork. Programme(s) ECSC-STEEL C - Medium-term guidelines for the ECSC steel RTD programme of research and pilot/demonstration projects, 1996-2002 Topic(s) F7 - Surface characteristics Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinator BRITISH STEEL EU contribution No data Address 15, Marlebone Road NW1 5JD LONDON United Kingdom See on map Total cost No data Participants (3) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all CENTRO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIONES METALURGICAS Spain EU contribution No data Address Avenida Gregorio del Amo 8 28040 MADRID See on map Total cost No data Centre Technique Industriel de la Construction Métallique France EU contribution No data Address Domaine de Saint-Paul 78470 Saint-Rémy-ls-Chevreuse See on map Total cost No data PROFILARBED-RECHERCHES Luxembourg EU contribution No data Address 66, rue de Luxembourg 4221 ESCH-SUR-ALZETTE See on map Total cost No data
