The combination of Tests has been performed to determine fire blocking and spreading and smoke development of C-COAT Thermal Insulating Coating and Intumescent Coatings too.
Images below are showing testing of 3.0mm C-COAT and 3.0mm of ITC applied over 9.0mm thick Fibre-cement board and exposed to furnace temperatures over 1,000oC
Over 3 years project testing and improvements, C-COAT Team have resolved all project requirements for this project that is a pride of Indian Defence and shipyard industry.
We are glad we contributed to this successful project.
Client request to match with RAL codes was performed with due diligence in Sydney facility. It was observed that water based coating had to be dried before placed on apparatus for colour matching and it took a few tries and errors to get it right.
The issue was linked to absence of a base colour code for our product and after detailed determination it become easier to use preformatted RAL formulas from OEM supplier of tints.
To learn more about C-COAT performance over various applications and substrates we made a test chamber heated by halogen lights. The samples are positioned in between top and bottom Chamber.
The Heat Flux and Temperature sensors are fitted and connected to a Data Logger. Over period of 6 months we obtained a huge amount of data allowing us to make educated claims. The result of this in-house study is patenting C-COAT measurement model in December 2023.
Shown are storage of C-COAT in Poland facility and loading FCL to clients. Difficulties in storing water-based products such as C-COAT during European winter were overcame by using indoor heated areas to make sure temperatures are above freezing limits.
For loading FCL we also had to wait for some sunny days and it is suggested to add some contingency time during winter periods. During transport to the final destination precautionary measures should be taken to ensure no freezing temperatures inside the container.