Fire Attenuation

Fire attenuation screens are designed to resist radiant heat to minimise the risk of fire spreading between buildings.

The purpose of a fire attenuation screen is to increase the chance of people safely leaving a building under threat of fire and reduce the intensity of the fire impact whilst the fire is being brought under control.

Minimise the risk of fire with Amplimesh® Fire Attenuation Screens

The National construction code requires that openings within buildings less than 3m from a property boundary or within 6m of another building in the same allotment must be protected from fire.

Amplimesh® Fire Attenuation screens have been subjected to two hours of rigorous testing by the CSIRO and in accordance with relevant Australian Standards. During testing, Amplimesh® OneFrame and SupaScreen® was subjected to an irradiance heat of 40kW/m2 for a period of 2-hours and demonstrated a reduction to radiant heat by up to 59%, significantly lowering the threat of fire.

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Material

316 Marine Grade
Stainless Steel
(0.8mm high tensile)
970MPa

5052 Marine Grade
Aluminium Alloy
(1.2mm)

Aluminium (1.2mm)

Aluminium (7mm)

Warranty

16 year warranty,
Australia-wide

10 year warranty,
Australia-wide

7 year warranty,
Australia-wide

N/A

Viewing Angle

156 Degrees

119 Degrees

Restricted vision mesh

N/A

Screen Aperture

1.6mm

2.0mm

4.0mm x 1.0mm

N/A***

Ventilation – Air Flow

41%

40%

10.8%

N/A3

BAL Rating (Bushfire Attack Level)

BAL-40/BAL-FZ**

BAL-29

BAL-29

N/A***

Fall Prevention Suitable

***

Cyclonic Region Suitable

Australian Standard AS5039 Approved and Tested

Knife Shear Test Pass

Triple-lock locking system

Impact Resistant

UV Protection

Insect Protection*

*

*

*

***

Price Range

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* Insect or security mesh provides an effective barrier to insects larger than the stated aperture of the mesh. Insects smaller than the stated aperture may not be impeded.

** Bushfire Testing for SupaScreen® (Australian Standard AS3959-2018). SupaScreen® has been independently tested to meet the requirements for BAL-40 (Bushfire Attack Level). When used in bushfire prone areas rated BAL-FZ SupaScreen® must be used in conjunction with a window that has an FRL of at least -/30/- or in accordance with AS1530.8.2.

*** Dependant on mesh used with Diamond Grille.

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