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Balco - MetaFlex® Pro Shear MAX 2hr and 3hr Fire Barrier Expansion Joint Systems Company: Balco, Inc.

MetaFlex® Pro Shear MAX 2Hr and 3Hr Horizontal Fire Barrier:
The product is a fire barrier consisting of the following layers (from top to bottom):
  • Top Package:
    • 0.002” thick stainless steel foil
    • Multiple layers of high temperature fiber insulation blanket with a single layer of scrim sandwiched between
    • 0.002” thick stainless steel foil
  • Bottom Package:
    • 0.002” thick stainless steel foil
    • Multiple layers of high temperature fiber insulation blanket
    • 0.002” thick stainless steel foil
The horizontal fire barrier is also equipped with steel flanges with an intumescent strip for attachment to the substrate and a design feature that allows for shear movement.  The side of the joint with the shear movement design feature includes an additional tadpole insulation strip.

FIRE RATINGS
Test Description Rating Design Number
ANSI/UL 2079
ASTM E1966
ASTM E1399
CAN/ULC-S115
2-hour BA/EC 120-03
ANSI/UL 2079
ASTM E1966
ASTM E1399
CAN/ULC-S115
3-hour BA/EC 180-02
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Attributes
CriteriaASTM E1399/E1399M-97 (2017)
CriteriaASTM E1966-15 (2019)
CriteriaUL 2079 (2015)
CriteriaUL 2079 Air Leakage (2015)
CriteriaCAN / ULC S115 (2018) Ed. 5
CSI Code07 95 00 Expansion Control
Listing SectionEXPANSION/SEISMIC JOINTS
Spec ID56457
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