BISCO Fire Protective Covering (FPC) is a high performance specialty silicone foam designed to protect sensitive components from fire damage. This patented material can resist the burn-through of flames while reducing the spread of flames to other areas. FPC silicone is typically wrapped around cables or electronics, but can also be used as a barrier curtain or blanket on airplanes or in fire suits.

Features

  • Fabricated with silicone elastomer cast directly onto reinforcing fiberglass layer
  • Available thicknesses from 0.063 to 0.250 in.
  • Resists continuous temperatures from -55°C to 200°C (-67° to 392°F)
  • Resists intermittent temperatures from -250° to flames at 1038°C (-482° to 1900°F)
  • Provides good resistance to arcing

Benefits

  • Emits low levels of smoke and toxic gas, making FPC ideal for aircraft and railcar cabins
  • Flexible and durable with good tear resistance
  • Protects areas for prolonged periods of time

Properties

Please see below for a sampling of data for this material formulation. For detailed material information and to use advanced features such as filtering, visit the BISCO® Product Properties Guide.

HT-1500 FPC RF-120 IF-200
Minimum Thickness (mm) 0.79 1.59 2.50 5.00
Maximum Thickness (mm) 3.18 6.35 5.00 N/A
Density (kg/m3) N/A 513 208 208
Compression Force Deflection (kPa) N/A N/A N/A N/A
Compression Set (%) 25 N/A N/A <5
Water Absorption (%) N/A N/A N/A N/A
UL94 V-0 (Pass/Fail) N/A N/A N/A N/A
UL94 HF-1 (Pass/Fail) N/A N/A N/A N/A
Min Operating Temp (°C) -62° -55° N/A N/A
Max Operating Temp (°C) 218° 200° N/A N/A

Downloads

Description Language File Type File Size
Data Sheets
BISCO® FPC - Fire Block Materials English
596KB
Technical Information
BISCO Silicones Shelf Life, Storage & Handling English
580KB
BISCO® 硅胶的保质期、存储和处理 中文
1MB
BISCO Silicones Chemical Resistance Guide English
63KB
Silicone Adhesive Liner Removal Process of BISCO Silicones English
424KB
BISCO Silicones Environmental Bulletin English
2MB
Brochures
BISCO Material Selection Guide English
486KB
49CFR238 & EN45545 Rail Solutions Brochure English
6MB
(M)SDS/PSIS
FPC Series - PSIS English
156KB

Applications

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Flame Barrier

Wire & Cable Protection

Wire and Cable Protection

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