Passive Fire Rating: Acrylic Sealants

Passive Fire Rating exists to provide a building or structure with comprehensive fire resistance through the control of flame and smoke spread and prolonged structural integrity. Sealants play an important role in a comprehensive passive fire rating solution and M701 from Nullifire is no exception. 

Developed to provide up to 5 hours continuous fire resistance, Nullifire M701 is a one-part acrylic joint sealant. Typically used around movement joints, this acrylic sealant can provide up to 20% movement on slab edges or around service penetrations. However. M701 offers a range of other key benefits including:

  • Resistance to mould, fungus and vermin attack
  • Suitability for gaps up to 50mm wide
  • Low shirnkage
  • No insulative backing material required for fire performance
  • Reduces air leakage
  • Can be applied to service penetrations to provide robust fire resistance
  • Width to depth ration of 2:1
  • Maintains substrate acoustic ratings
  • Can be smoothed easily and has excellent tool ability
  • Can be overpainted with water based or oil based top seals allowing aesthetic variables to be met easily

typical applications for M701

  • Nullifire M701 is a versatile acrylic sealant which can be used in a variety of situations including:
  • Expansion joints in compartment walls and floors
  • Sealing in and around lightweight flexible partitions
  • Decorative joints
  • Between timber and steel doors and between windows and the substrate
  • Sealing around service penetrations, steel pipes, steel ducts, ducting trays and cables and cable trays
  • In conjunction with Nullifire B747 Coated Boards (large penetrations)
  • Masonry to masonry
  • Steel to steel
  • Masonry to steel
  • Masonry to timber

Please contact our offices for further technical advise regarding this product

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