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The Red Bucket – Episode 27. Landmark projects in Canada (Feat. Pedro Escudero)
Three mysterious binders once forgotten in a Carboline headquarters closet are opened for the first time in decades. In this episode of The Red Bucket, Toby and guest Pedro Escudero explore a small sample of their contents: four past projects involving high-profile locations across Canada. And, Pedro reveals where tourists can get the best fish dinner in the country.
Ways to understand intumescent coating hardness
Language within some commercial intumescent coating specifications suggest that harder coatings are better. That isn't true. Truth aside, where one sits in the contract chain is a good indicator of how impactful they feel material hardness is to overall project success.
Shore D hardness is not a performance indicator for intumescent coatings
For decades, many intumescent coating specifications have ruled out the use of materials that measure less than 70 in Shore D durometer testing. Hardness is useful to know, but it has no influence at all on an intumescent coating’s performance in the event of a fire.
Shore D hardness doesn’t matter for intumescent coating performance
Learn the history, use, and misuse of Shore D hardness testing for intumescent coatings and its impact on construction today.
The Red Bucket – Episode 26. The problem with using Shore D hardness for intumescent coatings (Feat. Michael Hollman)
An intumescent coating can be qualified or disqualified for use simply because it falls above or below a certain magical hardness level, usually as measured on the Shore D scale. But hardness has no influence on performance, and the Shore D scale just doesn’t make sense when assessing softer intumescent technology types. Fireproofing industry veteran Michael Hollman explains the consequences of misusing Shore D hardness in intumescent coating specifications. Also, Michael worries that his brother-in-law might soon beat him at snooker.
