FIRETEX® FX6010 expands the award-winning intumescent passive fire protection range of Sherwin-Williams.
The division Protective & Marine Coatings of Sherwin-Williams has launched FIRETEX® FX6010, a single leg spray solution that expands the award-winning intumescent passive fire protection range of the company which has been specifically developed for high value infrastructure projects such as sports arenas, schools, hospitals, transport hubs and office blocks.
FX6010 also offers up to two hours of passive fire protection and can be exposed to C5 high corrosive environments. In addition, in order to enable greater flexibility and allow applicators to use it with more standard application methods, FX6010 ensures also extended pot life (25 years with an appropriate topcoat) and working time while still maintaining durability and quick curing qualities in as little as three hours.
Once applied in shop or on site, it can then be exposed to weather after four hours and its mechanically toughened qualities ensure reduced damage during installation.
“Our FIRETEX range is changing the dynamic of passive fire protection and is already being used to protect buildings across Europe. By adding our new FX6010 system into the range, we can offer greater flexibility in its use, meaning applicators can use their original single-spray equipment and still benefit from the quick curing, durability and fire protection benefits,” has stated Carl Burrell, the Global Product Director – Fire at Sherwin-Williams Protective & Marine. “The benefits of this technology make it ideal for large transport, commercial and public buildings, which require structural fire protection as well as long lasting aesthetics for exposed steelwork, particularly due to its quick curing capabilities for faster project completion and strong durability.”
Projects using fire protection coatings offered by Sherwin-Williams include the Y-Towers in Amsterdam and a sustainable office building in London.