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Fire proof door material.
Fire retardant materials should not be confused with fire resistant materials.
Fire retardant materials are designed to burn slowly.
Simpson offers thousands of choices for fire rated doors including 20 minute fire rated wood doors and mdf doors with fire ratings up to 90 minute.
Let s take a closer look at what materials fire doors are made from.
There are a number of heat resistant materials used in home construction including concrete fire rated drywall treated lumber fire rated doors and fire resistant glass windows of course no structure is entirely fireproof but new and improved fire resistant fabrics and building materials are constantly being developed.
Concrete one of the most common building materials is also an excellent fire resistant material it is noncombustible and has low thermal conductivity meaning that it takes a long time for fire to affect its structural load bearing ability and it protects from the spread of fire.
Modern fire doors are built from multiple components some more than others.
On the other hand when the owner has fire rated doors installed on their homes these doors have fiberglass and steel materials instead.
And since simpson fire doors have been designed to match other interior doors your fire rated doors will blend seamlessly with all doors in your home.
For instance the traditional garage door is often made of wooden materials.
In north american building codes it along with fire dampers is often referred.
As1530 4 to.
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Depending on their application a range of materials can be used the most important thing is that they are vigorously tested in accordance with the building code of australia i e.
A fire resistant material is one which is designed to resist burning and withstand heat an example of a fire resistant material is one which is used in bunker gear worn by firefighters to protect them from the flames of a burning building.
Therefore it is very easy for a fire to burn through these doors and consume them within minutes.