摘要 |
The material 100 comprises a core 102 of expandable graphite flakes, and one or more covering layers 104, 106 on the core. The core may comprise furnish such as fibre, sawdust, shavings, flakes, or particles. The covering layers may have no expandable graphite flakes. The core and covering layer may be a wood such as fibreboard, MDF, particle board, chip board, strand board, or OSB. The core may comprise resin. Also claimed is a fire resistant door comprising the material and a fire resistant wall comprising the material. Also claimed is a method of manufacturing a fire resistant building material core comprising mixing expandable graphite flakes, furnish, and resin, and forming a board from the mix. Also claimed is a method of manufacturing a fire resistant building material comprising forming a core using the above method and applying one or more covering layers to the core. |