Doors play an important role in limiting the danger and damage of fires.Hollow metal doors are excellent at containing the flames and smoke of fires. In fact, many of the Steel Door Institutes members manufacture doors that are fire-rated for up to three hours.
Many of our manufacturers offer temperature rise doors, which limit the transmission of heat from one side of the door to the other.If there is a fire on one side of the door, people can safely walk past the other side of the door, such as in a stairwell or hallway. This allows people to safely exit the building during a fire. SDIs most stringent test is for the door temperature to rise less than 250F when a fire is on the other side of the door for 30 minutes.
SDI document SDI-118-05 Basic Fire Door Requirements contains requirements and procedures in a condensed, simplified manner in respect to the selection and design of fire-rated doors.
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