Better safe than sorry. The age-old proverb still holds good when it comes to preventing accidents. Minimizing the potential loss caused due to a fire incident is vital. Fire accidents don’t just cause financial loss, but they also claim lives.
Any building is vulnerable to a fire break out. Maintaining safety measures during construction can prevent major damage. The main objective should be to build a structure resistant enough to ward off fire threats and in case of a fire outbreak slows down the resulting hazards. For this reason, usage of fire-retardant building materials is extremely important that helps determine the fire rating of a building.
Aluminium Composite Panels are modern building materials that are design-friendly, durable, and strong yet lightweight. Available in a variety of colours, textures, and finishes, Aludecor ACPs can also be made fire retardant.
Here are 6 reasons why a building deserves fire-retardant or FR ACP s:
1. Doesn’t Produce Toxic Gases
In case of fire, deaths mostly happen due to the toxic gases released from building materials. The occupants often fall prey to gases which are a combination of CO & CO2. Fire Retardant ACP sheets do not produce toxic gases.
2. Suppresses Smoke
Too much of smoke can cause a stampede due to blurry vision. The FR-grade ACP sheets emit negligible smoke that makes evacuation easier.
3. No molten/flaming droplets
Fire-retardant ACPs do not form molten/flaming droplets which contribute to panic among the occupants and may result into stampedes.
4. Low Heat Release
Fire-retardant ACP Sheet do not release too much of heat that contributes to spreading of fire.
5. Non-Combustible Core
Aludecor’s Firewall has a mineral core that is a mixture of magnesium hydroxide (MDH) – a non-halogenated material having high decomposition temperature – and Polyethylene (PE). MDH delays the transformation of PE from solid to plastic (the point of ignition) up to 360°C, by releasing water molecules and bringing down the temperature continuously.
5. Doesn’t disintegrate from the façade
Fire retardant ACP Sheet don’t come off the façade when water is sprayed through the fire hose.
For the construction of any structure, industrial or non-industrial, taking protective measures against possible hazards is the thumb rule. And meeting the requirements of fire regulations is a priority. Even for renovation – interior or exterior – using Aludecor fire-rated materials (ACPs) is a wise choice.
