When the contractor or factory is choosing the wire for your wire network or project in resisting fire, they need to understand the difference between fire-resistant wire and flame retardant wire.
What is Fire resistant wire？
The fire-resistant wire is designed to maintain the circuit and continue to work for a specific period of time under the defined conditions. This wire also called circuit integrity(CI), is a 2-hour fire-rated.
The fire-resistant wire can be applied to a variety of applications. The temperature sensor is one of the most common applications for fire resistant wire. Take the HORLE ‘s fire resistance wire as an example.
The fire-resistant wire can be applied to a variety of applications. The temperature sensor is one of the most common applications for fire resistant wire. Take the HORLE ‘s fire resistance wire as an example.
The customized-designed wire has excellent performance on fire prevention and is waterproof. The highest working voltage rate of 1500V means the wire could be versatile in different working conditions.
What is Flame Retardant Wire?
As its name suggests, the flame retardant wire is designed to not convey or propagate a flame. It is covered by great flame retardant material that ensures the wire could be sitting in a flame without catching fire. If the flame is strong enough to lead the wire to catch fire, the wire would self-extinguish once it is removed from the fire source.
A Major Difference between Fire Resistance and Flame Retardant Wire
The major difference between them is the function. Generally speaking, the fire resistant wire could maintain the normal integrity and normal working of the whole circuit in the fire. The fire resistant wire can be divided into 1-hour and 2-hour fire-rated. As for the flame-retardant wire can resist the spread of fire into the new areas.
Conclusion
Although these two-wire both have a relation with the fire, they have a different point of emphasis on resisting fire. One is working in a fire, the other one is resisting the fire spread. If you are hunting for great waterproof and fire resistance, you could choose HORLE, a China professional fire-resistant wire and peek wire supplier with patented.
