Russia Develops New Fire-Resistant Structural Steel

The application of the new steel will slow down the collapse of steel structures in high-temperature fires, creating extra time to evacuate people, the university's press service reported.

According to the NUST MISIS experts, fires cause the metal parts of buildings to quickly lose their load-bearing capacity. This leads to the loss of structural integrity and severe deformation of buildings, making rescue and firefighting operations nearly impossible.

Buildings can collapse before a rescue operation is complete, causing more casualties, requiring substantial subsequent repair and recovery costs and leading to high, in some cases almost unrecoverable, environmental damage.

New technical regulations and national standards in the Russian construction sector require the introduction of high-strength fire-resistant rolled products for the manufacture of metal structures.

According to the researchers at NUST MISIS, this is due to an increasing number of man-made disasters, emergencies, and fires at industrial and infrastructure facilities. This is particularly important for transport and energy facilities that pose an increased technogenic danger.