Intumescent sheet material
First Claim
1. A method of making intumescent sheet material having a matrix whose predominant ingredient is an unfired kaolinitic clay comprising ball clay reinforced by inorganic vitreous fibre, said material including up to 10 per cent by weight of an organic binder, by dewatering an aqueous suspension of the aforesaid ingredients in the form of a layer which includes cellulose fibre as web-forming agent, said suspension containing an amount of heat-expandable graphite sufficient to swell the sheet in a fire.
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Abstract
Intumescent sheet material having a matrix whose predominant ingredient is an unfired kaolinitic clay comprising ball clay reinforced by inorganic vitreous fibre (for example, mineral wool) contains heat-expandable graphite as intumescent agent and up to 10 percent by weight of an organic binder. It is made by dewatering an aqueous suspension of the aforesaid ingredients in the form of a layer which includes cellulose fibre as web-forming agent.
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- 1. A method of making intumescent sheet material having a matrix whose predominant ingredient is an unfired kaolinitic clay comprising ball clay reinforced by inorganic vitreous fibre, said material including up to 10 per cent by weight of an organic binder, by dewatering an aqueous suspension of the aforesaid ingredients in the form of a layer which includes cellulose fibre as web-forming agent, said suspension containing an amount of heat-expandable graphite sufficient to swell the sheet in a fire.
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