These seals can prevent the spread of fire and smoke for up to 60 minutes depending on the fire door specification.
Fd60s fire door specification.
Manufacturers can certify fire door sets both for identification purposes and to guarantee their performance in a fire situation.
The complete forza doors range of approved sizes and configurations utilising the forza intumescent seal specification are suitable for use within the above detailed frames.
Three layer wood particleboard high performance door core conforming to bs en 312 2 typep2 composition l softwood spruce pine larch with hardwood birch chestnut and sawmill residue recycled wood fibre.
Specification single and double bespoke and door and a half configurations assa abloy fire resistant doors and doorsets are ukas tested or ifc assessed upgradable for fire rating from fd30 s up to fd120 s available in a range of handings.
Fd30 doors provide 30 minutes of fire protection and fd60 doors provide 60.
Mortice tenon or half lapped head twice screwed to each jamb or mitred or butt joint glued non thermally softening adhesive and head twice screwed.
There are two different types of intumescent seals.
Fd60s pdf 336 kb.
This makes intumescent seals crucial to the functionality of a fire door.
The most common specification for fire doors leading to escape routes are fire doors resisting fire for 30 minutes called fd30 fire doors.
The building regulation relates to the entire door installation and not just the door alone.
Fire doors and doorsets are tested to bs 476 part 22 or bs en 1634 1 to represent how they will function in a fire and are rated in minutes and prefixed by the letters fd.
The weakest point of a fire door is the gap between the door and the frame.
An example are fd60 fire doors which resist fire for 60 minutes.
30 minutes fd 30.
Because of this fire doors are not tested as individual leaves but as a complete installation along with frame locks latches and other essential ironmongery.
Fire doors break down into two main categories.
The difference between the two is that fd30 doors essentially means 30 minute fire doors and fd60 doors means 60 minute fire doors.
Sometimes higher fire ratings are necessary to help protect property or assets as well as to protect people.
Fire door rating fire door.
Fire doors and doorsets are rated in minutes and prefixed by the letters fd.
Average bulk density 630kgs m3 weight 54mm.
The first step for the manufacturer is to construct a fire door set designed to a specification that in their opinion will resist a fire for a specified length of time.