List of fire-retardant materials

A fire retardant material is one that is designed to resist burning and withstand heat. It is used in the bunker gear worn by firefighters to protect them from the flames in a burning building. Most auto racing drivers also wear fire-retardant materials in case their car catches fire. Fire-retardant materials are designed to burn slowly, in contrast to fire-resistant materials, which are designed not to burn at all.

Fire-retardant materials used in buildings

 * rock wool
 * gypsum boards
 * asbestos cement
 * perlite boards
 * calcium silicate boards
 * treated lumber plywood
 * crust formation
 * Treated vegetable fiber (e.g. Cotton, Jute, Kenaf, Hemp, Flax, etc.)

Fire-retardant materials used in clothing

 * Twaron
 * Nomex (a DuPont trademark)
 * coated nylon
 * Carbon Foam
 * M5 fiber
 * Kevlar
 * Proban fr cotton [www.rhodia-proban.com]
 * PYROMEX (a trademark of Toho Tenax)
 * Pyrovatex fr cotton
 * Dale Antiflame
 * Indura fr cotton
 * Technora
 * Teijinconex
 * Lenzing FR (fire retardant Rayon)
 * Carbon X
 * Kanox
 * Mazic
 * Modacrylic
 * Kermel
 * PBI