Products designed to perform.

 

FR ACRYLIC

Designed to prevent the spread of fire and smoke through joints and openings in fire rated walls and floors (including openings formed around building service penetrations); Hero Fireproof® FR Acrylic will also maintain acoustic design performance.

  • When subjected to atmospheric conditions, the sealant cures however, it will retain a degree of elasticity for joint movement. Under fire exposure, Hero Fireproof® FR Acrylic creates a robust fire seal by the formation of a durable intumescent char.

    Hero Fireproof® FR Acrylic can be used with a suitable filling material i.e. stone wool or Hero Fireproof® backing material in order to secure correct width to depth ratio, and to reduce the shrinking of the sealant during curing. Minimum depth and maximum width of the joints are included in the installation instructions. Thermal activation takes place at approx. 180°C when the material will expand (intumesce) and prevent the passage of fire and smoke for periods up to and beyond 4 hours.

    Mineral fibres coated with Hero Fireproof® FR Coating are designed to prevent the spread of fire and smoke through openings in fire rated walls and floors, also where openings are formed to allow the installation of multiple building services. The system will also maintain the acoustic design performance.

 

FR BOARD

Hero Fireproof® FR Board is designed to prevent the spread of fire and smoke through openings in fire rated walls and floors where openings are formed to allow the installation of multiple building services. Hero Fireproof® FR Board will also maintain the acoustic design performance in fire rated walls and floors.

  • Hero Fireproof® FR Board consists of a high density stone wool core, over-coated with Hero Fireproof® FR Coating. The top coating provides additional protection by significantly reducing the permeability of the stone wool core and prevents the passage of hot gases, thus reducing the temperature rise on the unexposed side and reducing heat conduction through the building services.

    Hero Fireproof® FR Board is available with top coating on one or two sides, selected on the basis of installation considerations and fire resistance. On site, Hero Fireproof® FR Board must be used together with Hero Fireproof® FR Acrylic for sealing around building services and the surrounding construction.

 

FR COATING

Hero Fireproof® FR Coating spray grade, is an ablative sealant coating designed to enhance, seal and fire protect mineral fibres. It is based on a durable polymer system with inert fillers, non-halogenated fire retardants and a preservative to resist microbial attack.

  • Hero Fireproof® FR Coating is designed to be applied via spraying directly onto mineral fibres. The coating dries to give a sound, flexible white surface finish. During installation of mineral fibres, the cured sealant coating reduces de-lamination and increases surface stability for adhesive and fixing sealant application.

    The ablative property of the coating resists flame spread and protects the mineral fibres against fire penetration by significantly reducing the permeability of the mineral fibre core and prevents the passage of hot gases, thus reducing the temperature rise on the unexposed side and reducing heat conduction through the building services.

    Mineral fibres coated with Hero Fireproof® FR Coating are designed to prevent the spread of fire and smoke through openings in fire rated walls and floors, also where openings are formed to allow the installation of multiple building services. The system will also maintain the acoustic design performance.

 

FR COLLAR

Hero Fireproof® FR Collars are designed to maintain the fire resistance of fire rated walls and floors where these are breached by service penetrations, and may be used in drywalls, timber, masonry or concrete walls and floors. Each collar consists of a white or red coated circular steel shell that splits in two to fit around the service penetrations by means of a simple ’slidelock’ system. The steel shell contains a graphite based reactive material which reacts when exposed to heat from fire closing the openings left by the softening combustible material.

 

FR GRAPHITE

Hero Fireproof® FR Graphite is a high specification formulation designed to prevent the spread of fire, smoke and gases through openings in fire rated walls and floors. Hero Fireproof® FR Graphite expands when it is subjected to fire and closes openings around penetrations when any combustible or low temperature melting materials have burnt away.

  • Hero Fireproof® FR Graphite is designed to fire seal difficult services which traditional fire rated mastics do not achieve such as large plastic pipes.

    Hero Fireproof® FR Graphite can be used with a suitable filling material, i.e. stone wool or Hero Fireproof® Backing material in order to ensure correct width to depth ratio and to reduce the shrinking of the sealant during curing. Minimum depth and maximum width of the joints are included in the installation instructions. Thermal activation takes place at 150 °C when the material will expand (intumesce) to prevent the passage of fire and smoke for periods up to 4 hours.

 

FR MORTAR

Hero Fireproof® EX Mortar is a dry white powder consisting of inorganic compounds and perlite.

  • When mixed with water, the compounds form a highly thermally insulating fire sealing compound to prevent the spread of fire and smoke through openings in fire rated walls and floors, including openings formed around building service penetrations.
    Hero Fireproof® EX Mortar will also maintain the acoustic design
    Hero Fireproof® EX Mortar expands approx. 1% by hydraulic action during curing ensuring a very tight seal around the service penetrations
    and the surrounding opening apertures.

    Hero Fireproof® EX Mortar is easy to sand or drill. The compound dries to an off-white colour.

 

FR PIPE WRAP

Hero Fireproof® FR Pipe Wrap is designed to maintain the fire resistance of fire separating walls and floors when these are breached by plastic pipes, conduits or metal pipes with continuous combustible insulation, and may be used in drywalls, masonry or concrete walls and concrete floors.

  • Each pipe wrap consists of a graphite based reactive intumescent strip, which reacts to heat and closes the opening left by the softening plastic pipe or pipe insulation in a fire. The pipe wrap is installed completely around the pipes or insulation and secured with the self-adhesive tab. The annular space around the pipe wrap is sealed with Hero Fireproof® EX Mortar or Hero Fireproof® FR Board.

 

FR PUTTY

Hero Fireproof® FR Putty is an easy to apply fire and sound rated sealant supplied as a non-setting putty. The putty is hand workable, reuseable and re-serviceable due to its non-setting properties. The putty is manufactured and supplied in different shapes and forms for different applications.

  • When electrical sockets and switches are installed in dry lining partitions, the original fire rating of the partition is compromised. Fitting Putty Pads will reinstate the fire rating of the partition for up to two hours (depending on the partition fire rating) preventing the passage of smoke and flames in a fire, and sound and air movement during service life, through the electrical socket, into the cavity.

  • The putty cord is designed to be easily fitted around service penetrations where the gap around the services is very small, or there is no gaps at all so a conventional fire rated sealant is impossible or difficult to fit due to the required depth and backing material. The putty cords are fitted covering the gap around the services and do not need to fill the gap to the required depth.

  • When tap water wall boxes are installed in dry lining partitions, the original fire rating of the partition is compromised. Fitting Putty Pads will reinstate the fire rating of the partition for 90 minutes preventing the passage of smoke and flames in a fire, and sound and air movement during service life, through the tap water wall boxes, into the cavity.