It is listed for use in openings that do not require an impact safety rating.
Fire rated wire glass windows.
It must be done under the guidelines of a certified field filming program to ensure that the new fire rated safety wired glass meets the fire and impact safety requirements of the code.
Filmed and laminated ceramics filmed wired glass and specialty tempered is not permitted.
This product is traditionally accepted as a low cost fire resistant glass.
Wired glass has an impact resistance similar to that of normal glass but in case of breakage the mesh retains the pieces of glass.
While traditional hollow metal steel products are a proven solution their frame profile size and shape may not match neighboring assemblies.
As in table 716 5 table 716 6 now clarifies where fire protection rated products are allowed where fire resistance rated glazing must be used e g in 2 hour interior walls and where fire protection rated windows are not permitted.
Fire rated for 20 90 minutes wirelite nt glazing material is composed of wired glass and a high performance fire rated surface applied film.
Initially a heat test is performed where in the window is exposed to temperatures up to 1600 degrees fahrenheit.
The code history traditional wired glass non safety is not banned.
Wirelite is a 17 64 6 8 mm thick fire rated glazing material composed of wired glass.
The ibc also makes it clear that for the sidelites and transoms surrounding the 60 minute door assembly fire protection glazing i e.
Fire resistance glazing i e.
Protect3 safety glass is a 6mm thick glazing material consisting of fire rated wire glass with a surface applied fire rated and impact safety rated film.
Astm e 119 tested fire resistive filled tempered units such as superlite ii xl for the.
With fire ratings ranging from 45 to 90 minutes optimum s fire rated windows are put through rigorous testing.
This can accommodate inch wire glass.
Kalamein glass molding can accommodate inch wire glass and up to 5 8 inch insulated glass.
It can still be used in fire windows in non hazardous locations but is limited to 25.
Fire rated window and storefront solutions.
Wired glass is a type of glass into which a wire mesh is embedded during production.
Trudoor is certified by ul enabling us to cut re certify and label protect3 wire safety glass and fire protection rated glazing materials.
However the code does allow 60 min.
They are then drawn through steel dies and are then mitered and nailed through the sash stiles into place.
Fire rated windows also endure the hose stream test in which the glass holds fast even during this.
Custom kalamein window sash moldings are manufactured onsite using 24 gauge steel wrapped over solid pine.