| abstract |
A layered fire or high temperature protection productnis provided which comprises at least two fibre layersnformed from bonded man-made vitreous fibre web, of which atnleast one is an endothermic fibre layer which containsndistributed through the fibre web a particulate endothermicnmaterial which is a carbonate and/or a hydrate and is heatnstable at temperatures up to 200°C and decomposesnendothermically at a temperature above 200°C, and at leastnone endothermic binder layer which is positioned betweenntwo fibre layers and which is formed from a materialncapable of binding two fibre layers together and capable ofndecomposing endothermically at a temperature above 40°C. |