01 August 2020

Sherwin-Williams Protective & Marine has expanded its line of time-tested Firetex passive fire protection coatings with a solution that optimises applications and reduces costs by enabling precise coating thickness specifications for onshore assets.

 A major player in the general building materials industry, Sherwin-Williams Protective & Marine says Firetex M90/03 passive fire protection is an intumescent coating that meets UL 1709 testing requirements for onshore passive hydrocarbon fire protection, while also permitting stakeholders to apply variable material thicknesses to different sized steel sections.

It provides UL 1709-certified protection against the intense heat of hydrocarbon pool fires for up to four hours. This defence helps to protect the structural integrity of numerous steel assets found in onshore oil and gas refining and chemical processing environments, including spheres, vessels, skirts, beams and columns, it states.

Roger Williams, Market Director – Fire Protection (EMEAI and Apac), says: “Sherwin-Williams Firetex passive fire protection coatings offer specifiers freedom of design, while delivering long-term corrosion protection and defined fire protection for asset owners. We continue to expand our offerings worldwide, helping the industry contain costs and enhance application quality with faster drying and handling times, more durable finishes and reduced coats.”

Compared to other intumescent coatings that only meet UL 1709 requirements when applying a universal coating thickness to an entire asset, Firetex M90/03 has been tested and approved for application at variable dry film thicknesses (DFTs) for different pieces of steel used on an asset, he says.

Firetex M90/03 – without a topcoat – also meets all UL 2431 durability testing requirements related to combination wet/freeze/dry cycling, salt spray resistance, acid spray, and other key environmental factors, he notes.

Applicators commonly use plural-component spray equipment and trowels, but also have the flexibility for single-leg spraying. Firetex M90/03 also features improved dry heat resistance compared to previous M90 series offerings.

The epoxy coating delivers long-term durability, exceptional corrosion protection, ease and speed of application, and low required thicknesses to help asset owners reduce their total cost of ownership, he adds.

“With Firetex M90/03 epoxy intumescent coating being the first product to optimise the UL 1709 Revision 5 specification and the application characteristics of intumescent coatings for hydrocarbon fire protection, we are further helping stakeholders to contain material and labour costs while achieving their desired fire protection rating,” remarks Carl Burrell, Global Product Manager – Fire.

Firetex M90/03 passive fire protection is now available through the extensive Sherwin-Williams distribution network globally.   

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