abstract |
A coating and/or moulding composition for preparing narticles exhibiting heat-, fire- and corrosion- barrier properties ncomprises n(a) a water-insoluble particulate inorganic material, prefnerably a layer mineral, n(b) a water-solubilised inorganic binder, preferably a nphosphate, n(c) an aqueous medium, and n(d) optionally an organic polymer, preferably a water-ninsoluble polymer, ncomponents (a) and (b) being respectively at least 10% and at nleast 20% by weight of the combined weight of (a) and (b) and nthe combined weight of (a) and (b) being at least 70% by nweight of the total weight of (a), (b) and (d). |