A STUDY OF FIRE-RETARDANT PAINTS. REPORT TO THE TEST DIRECTOR,
Abstract
The objective of this project was to study the thermal effects of an atomic weapon on the fire-retardant properties of white and colored fire-retardant paints, and to evaluate the residual fire retardancy of these paints. The main conclusions were that after exposure to the thermal effects of an atomic weapon: (1) the white fire-retardant paint had better fire-retardant properties than the ordinary house paint; (2) the gray fire-retardant paint, using high infrared reflecting pigments, had fire-retardant properties comparable to the white fire- retardant paint and better than the standard navy gray paint; (3) while the O.D. fire-retardant paint showed less fire retardance than the white or gray paints, the loss in fire retardance due to field exposure was comparable for all three; (4) test results show that ordinary paint offers better fire protection than unpainted wood and that the fire-retardant paints offer even better protection than the ordinary paints.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1953
- Accession Number
- AD0801309
Entities
People
- Harvey Miller
Organizations
- United States Army Engineer Research and Development Laboratory