Artificial turf is not only used in football fields, but also in rugby fields, tennis courts, hockey fields, volleyball fields, golf courses and other sports venues. It is also widely used in home courtyards, kindergarten construction, municipal greening, highway isolation belts, and airport runway auxiliary area and other leisure places.
As the application of artificial turf in daily life continues to increase, people are paying more and more attention to the stability of artificial turf, of which the flame retardant performance of artificial turf is a very important indicator. After all, the raw material of artificial turf is PE polyethylene. If it does not have flame retardant properties, the consequences of a fire will be disastrous. So can artificial turf really play a role in fire prevention?
Artificial turf is made of PP, PE or PA material. In layman's terms, it is made of plastic. Since it is a plastic product, it will definitely not be fireproof because it is not a fireproof material itself. But artificial turf is not an ordinary plastic product. It has flame retardants added to it. If there is an open flame, it will not ignite a large area and will only burn the part of the open flame. For artificial turf, flame retardant is one of the most important quality indicators. The flame retardant main body of artificial turf is undoubtedly grass silk. Some flame retardants are added during production, which makes artificial turf have this performance.
Under normal circumstances, the amount of flame retardant added to the grass fibers in artificial turf is controlled between 10% and 20%, because the flame retardant will not cause adverse effects and has good compatibility. , can be evenly dispersed in the grass silk, and more importantly, it is environmentally friendly, non-toxic and can be used with confidence.
The effect of this chemical additive is really obvious. After adding flame retardant, artificial turf grass can even come into contact with fire. It can also effectively prevent the spread of flames or reduce its propagation speed. It is self-extinguishing and will not cause mutual combustion and cause large areas of fire. combustion.
However, many artificial turf manufacturers on the market omit the addition of flame retardants in order to save costs. This causes artificial turf to pose a threat to human life and is also a hidden danger of artificial turf. Therefore, when purchasing artificial turf, you must choose a regular artificial turf manufacturer and do not be greedy for cheap.
