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2. List of fire-retardant materials - Wikipedia

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   Fire-retardant materials should not be confused with fire-resistant materials. 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.

3. Fire retardant - Wikipedia

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   A MAFFS-equipped Air National Guard C-130 Hercules drops fire retardant on wildfires in Southern California Red-dyed line of fire retardant stands out clearly on this Arizona hill, to control the Alambre Fire. Early fire retardants were mixtures of water and thickening agents, and later included borates [11] and ammonium phosphates. [citation ...

4. Flame retardant - Wikipedia

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   Advocates for the flame retardant industry, such as the American Chemistry Council's North American Flame Retardant Alliance, cite a study from the National Bureau of Standards indicating that a room filled with flame-retarded products (a polyurethane foam-padded chair and several other objects, including cabinetry and electronics) offered a 15 ...

5. Fire-safe polymers - Wikipedia

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   Research on fire-retardant polymers was bolstered by the need for new types of synthetic polymers in World War II. The combination of a halogenated paraffin and antimony oxide was found to be successful as a fire retardant for canvas tenting. Synthesis of polymers, such as polyesters, with fire retardant monomers were also developed around this ...

6. Fireproofing - Wikipedia

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   Circuit integrity fireproofing of cable trays, using calcium silicate boards. Damaged spray fireproofing. Fireproofing is rendering something (structures, materials, etc.) resistant to fire, or incombustible; or material for use in making anything fire-proof. [1] It is a passive fire protection measure. "Fireproof" or "fireproofing" can be used ...

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   More than 10,000 reviews on Walmart are obsessed with this stain-fighting tool. "After months of my kids trashing my car and spilling smoothies, milk, lemonade, etc., the backseats in my car ...