Fire Resistant Glasses, the biggest question here; What is fire resistant glass? And how is it done? In this article we will try to inform you if these questions are not part of your mind. As the name implies, it is the glass that has been shown to provide protection against heat and smoke in the fire for a certain period of time in the form of chemical materials used in its structure. In fact, this may sound like a strange task for a glass to perform.
If we look realistically, no glass has the superior ability to extinguish a fire, or it cannot declare any danger to the inhabitants of a building. But these products have very good basic properties that they; These products dont spread flames and smoke from one area to another. The equivalent in the official literature of this feature corresponds to the meaning of compartmentation and the fact that the glass used can play a vital role in limiting fire damage in a limited area.
According to ordinary users, it can do this in any glass. As a result, the fire-resistant windows are deceptively similar to other windows. However, the facts are not so. Normal glass (insulating glass), which is used in the majority of buildings, is broken at 122 ° C, Tempered glass has a limit of 260 ° C. is a value on it but the so-called fire resistant glass can easily resist temperatures above 870 ° C and are higher than the average heat build-up in an average residential fire.
Fire resistant glasses are classified into classes according to EN 13501-1; E, EW, EI.
E; there is no flame or gas on the opposite side of the flame.
EW; This means that the glass surface on the non-fire side essentially warms up. This time is between 30 and 120 minutes. (EW30 – EW60 – EW90 – EW120)
EI; flame, smoke and heated gas against the area used how long it takes to quarantine.This time is between 30 and 120 minutes. (EI30 – EI60 – EI90 – EI120)
