FIRETEX® Passive Fire Protection
Critical Fire Protection for Construction Projects
Modern large-scale construction projects are considered a success based on three main factors: safety, design aesthetics and construction speed. The Sherwin-Williams FIRETEX® FX range of passive fire protection coatings help to deliver all three for project success.
Our FIRETEX FX range of intumescent passive fire protection coatings can provide:
- A visually pleasing finish that allows for creative usage of structural steel surfaces in design
- Essential protection of steelwork from 60 to 180 minutes
- Optimization for both field and shop application
- Accelerated dry times to help complete projects ahead of schedule and on budget.
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EPOXY
Features & Benefits:
- Excellent durability
- Chemical resistance
- Corrosion resistance
- Optimized for shop application
- Range of viable application methods
- ASTM E119 approved
- CAN/ULC-S101 approved
- UL 2431 (UL1709) approved
SOLVENT-BASED
Features & Benefits:
- ANSI/UL 263 and CAN/ULC-S101-certified for up to two hours
- Among the industry’s broadest range of approved beam listings for a solvent-based fire protection coating
- High wet film build properties that can reduce the number of coats
- Single-component application – standard suction feed airless spray
- Broader on-site application window with ability to spray in cooler and more humid conditions
- Smooth finish
PLURAL-COMPONENT
Features & Benefits:
- Fast drying with quick overcoating, inspection and hand-over times
- Suitable for field or shop application
- Can be applied by single component airless spray
- Early weathering resistance, excellent durability
- Superior aesthetic finish
- Low VOC
- LEED v4.1 Certificate
- UL 263, ASTM E119, UL CDYD, CAN/ULC-S101 Certified
FIRETEX FX6002
Features & Benefits:
- Smooth finish
- Ultra-fast drying — rapid throughput
- Durability and excellent corrosion resistance
- Offsite application capabilities
- Superb spray application properties
- ASTM E119 and UL 263 approved
- UL CDYD classified
- CAN/ULC-S101 approved
WATER-BASED
FIRETEX FX5090
Features & Benefits:
- Interior and exterior water-based protection
- Aesthetic finish
- Exterior durability
- Ease of application
- No fibers
- UL 263 listed
- UL CDXA and CDYD classified
- ASTM E119 approved
FIRETEX FX5120
Features & Benefits:
- Aesthetic finish
- High wet film properties
- Wide range of certified DFTs
- No fibers
- UL 263 listed
- UL CDXA classified
- CAN/ULC-S101 approved
- ASTM E119 approved
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