April 2009 Nuovi abachi prestazionali CAFCO 300 e CAFCO SPRAYFILM WBII
secondo EN 13381-4

With the entry into force of the Ministerial Decree 16 March 2007, on "Classification of fire resistance of products and components for construction works", were given precise instructions to designers in the procedures for verifying and assessing the performance of fire resistance of structural elements present in activities subject to C.P.I.
In the case of intumescent coatings and insulating plasters, in increasing the performance of fire resistance of structural metal, the decree requires the classification of products based on unique requirements of EN 13381-4.

In this context of rapidly changing legislation was in 2007 embarked on a path characterization and certification of products CAFCO for the passive fire protection in accordance with that provision: Perlite Italiana can now announce that today are available for products CAFCO SPRAYFILM WBII and CAFCO 300 new performance schedules developed for different critical temperatures.

The Technical Service of Perlite Italian on this occasion he produced a short document to support the designers:

Experimental European Standard EN 13381-4 - intumescent paint and plaster insulation CAFCO SPRAYFILM WBII CAFCO 300 - Tools for the designer in determining the contribution of the fire resistance of structural elements through the application of intumescent paint or plaster insulation.

The document also contains tables with performance schedules on products for critical temperatures of 500 ° C and 550 ° C and can be downloaded by clicking here.