Fire Shield LFST - 42E

Identification & Functionality

Core Type

Syntactic Foam

Reinforcement Material

Glass Fibers

Composite Materials Functions

Core Material

Technologies

Composite Materials

Product Families

Composite Materials — Core Materials

Foam Cores

Features & Benefits

Labeling Claims

Low Toxicity

Materials Features

High Performance,

Low Toxicity

Highlights

• Meets flame, smoke and toxicity requirements for building construction
• Same strength as concrete at 20% of the weight
• Exceptional performance for infrastructure applications
• Installs quickly and is easily modified
• Radio frequency wave transparent

Applications & Uses

Markets

Building & Construction

Applications

Building & Construction — Building Materials

Structural Components

Building & Construction — Infrastructure, Roads & Paving

Pavement, Highways, Roads & Bridges

Industry Applications

FireShield - LFST is ideally suited for civil infrastructure applications where adherence to fire code safety codes are mandatory. As a light weight alternative to traditional building materials such as concrete or masonry, FireShield - LFST provides the additional benefit of radio frequency wave transparency.

Properties

Physical Form

Sheets

Typical Properties

	Value	Units	Test Method / Conditions
Density	42	lb/ft³	ASTM D3575
Compressive Strength	6200	psi	ASTM D695
Compressive Modulus	227	ksi	ASTM D695
Tensile Strength	4200	psi	ASTM D638
Thermal Conductivity	0.065	BTU/hr ft F	ASTM D5930
Time to Ignition	20	-	ASTM E1354-10
Avg Heat Release at 180s	205	-	ASTM E1354-10
Heat of Combustion	31	-	ASTM E1354-10
Smoke Release Rates	0.0334	-	ASTM E1354-10
Critical Heat Flux	15	-	ASTM E1354-10

Packaging & Availability

Product Availability

FireShield - LFST syntactic materials are available in sheet form and may be readily used for customer installation.

Standard sheet sizes range from:

• 0.5” x 24” x 60” (13 x 610 x 1,524 mm) up to
• 2” x 24” x 60” (51 x 610 x 1,524 mm).