Penetration seals are passive fire protection systems designed to maintain the fire resistance and compartmentation of a building element where services such as cables, cable trays, pipes and ventilation ducts pass through. Every service penetration creates a potential pathway for the spread of fire, heat and toxic smoke, making properly tested fire stopping solutions essential. Due to the wide range of building materials, service types and penetration configurations, multiple fire-rated sealing systems may be suitable where tested in combination. In applications involving combustible pipes, intumescent fire protection products expand under heat to close openings created during a fire, helping to restore the fire resistance of the building element and contain fire within defined compartments.
Advantages of Sika's Penetration Seal Solutions for Passive Fire Protection
- Maintains fire resistance and compartmentation of walls and floors
- Prevents the spread of fire, heat and smoke through service penetrations
- Tested and classified to relevant standards including EN, UL, EAD, ASTM and AS
- Suitable for cable penetrations, cable trays, metal pipes, plastic pipes, ventilation ducts and mixed service penetrations
- Intumescent technology expands under heat to seal openings created by melting combustible pipes
- Wide product range including fire-resistant and intumescent sealants, ablative coatings, protection boards, pipe collars, pipe wraps, fire-resistant putty and load-bearing penetration compounds
- Solutions available for complex and large openings, including load-bearing applications
- Can be specified according to building material type, penetration size, configuration and required fire resistance period
Penetration Seal Solution Finder
Use our Penetration Seal Fire Stopping Solution Finder to select the most suitable Sika products for your application requirements. Enter your project information, select your preferred solution and download the standard details and technical information.
