Evolution of Water based Intumescent Coatings

Posted on - October 9, 2017

Thin–film solvent based intumescent coatings have been used for the passive fire protection of structural steel since the 1970’s. In contrast, water based intumescent coatings, first developed in the late 1980s and introduced commercially in the 1990s, have experienced a rapid growth in use around the world and thus, are now displacing solvent based products […]