Benefits of Finnester ceramifying coating for composites

Ceramification technology

When our R&D team started exploring opportunities in ceramifying technology, the result was the game-changing HYBRID technology where the synergy between inorganic and organic chemistries excels. The technology opens new possibilities to challenging applications since this combination provides a fantastic number of benefits, such as UV and weather resistance, as well as resistance to heat, corrosion, chemicals and dirt, not to forget excellent adhesion and curing at room temperature.

The unique combination of organic and inorganic chemistry into a HYBRID technology, enables also unique fire protection features, further enabling expanded use of composites in new applications and in a more manufacturing friendly way.

Finnester RED technologies

Finnester RED fire protection is based on two different, but compatible, coating technologies that complement each other. With this combination, we can design a coating solution for any type of fire protection parameters.

Ceramification technology

hybridRED technology

New break-through technology in fire protection of composites based on ceramifying polymers.
The coating has a property where the polymer material can continue to provide a protective barrier after the polymer has burned.
The barrier is created by formation of a self-supporting ceramic shield over a temperature range where the polymer undergoes thermal degradation.
HybridRED offers outstanding fire protection properties in every aspect – except thermal insulation.

pureRED technology

Based on unsaturated polyester technology designed to give the best thermal insulation for composites. It is a styrene based MEKP catalyzed system with a wide application window available in RAL colours.
PureRED is applied under the ceramic layer of HybridRED. When exposed to fire, the coating forms a thick intumescent layer to provide the substrate with the required level of thermal insulation.

Finnester RED coating products hybridRED and pureRED are applied directly on non FR composites without interfering with the production of the composite or its uniform structure

Other properties of Finnester RED coatings

behave as normal liquid coating
have excellent adhesion are easy-to-apply, no special equipment needed
can have any colour, also transluscent
wide application window

Properties of hybridRED as topcoat

high weatherability, UV resistance
smooth finish
shows strong anti-graffiti properties
shows excellent mechanical properties
many gloss levels, also textured finish
fast tack-free time, no stoved post-curing
does not contain halogens or antimony trioxide