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T H E B E S T F I R E P R O T E C T I O N F O R H I G H - V A L U E A S S E T S

Great Lakes Chemical Corporation

For more information on how FM-200 canprotect your specific installation, contactyour local fire protection systems dealer orGreat Lakes Chemical Corporation.

Great Lakes Chemical CorporationP.O. Box 2200One Great Lakes Boulevard West Lafayette, IN 47906-0200Phone: 317-497-6100

Customer Service Phone: 1-800-892-2527Customer Service Fax: 317-463-2849(For orders or product inquiries)

Great Lakes Chemical (Europe), Ltd.P.O. Box 44Oil Sites RoadSouth WirralL65 4GDEllesmere Port, EnglandUNITED KINGDOMPhone: 44-151-356-8489Fax: 44-151-356-8490

GLK-401B-3/96 30M © Great Lakes Chemical CorporationFM-200® is a registered trademark of Great Lakes Chemical Corporation

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A N S W E R I N G T H E N E E D .

For many years, people recognized Halon 1301as one of the most effective fire suppressionagents for a diverse array of applications. Itquickly extinguished all major classes of fires.It was especially effective in high-value assetprotection situations where it caused no residualdamage to delicate equipment. In addition,Halon 1301 systems were utilized for both occu-pied and unoccupied spaces and were easilyinstalled by professionally trained fire protection systems dealers.

But Halon 1301 was thought to have significantenvironmental consequences due to its potentialcontribution to depleting the stratospheric ozone layer.

With the phaseout of Halon 1301 production,effective in nearly all countries at the end of1993, the quest for a replacement resulted in the introduction of a number of clean fire sup-pression agents to the marketplace. FM-200stands alone as the leading choice for high-value asset fire protection with tens of thousandsof successful installations worldwide.

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T H E M A R G I N O F S A F E T Y .

For the protection of people, sensitive and valuablefacilities, other irreplaceable assets, and ultimately yourbusiness’ survival, fire protection isn’t a relative thing.It’s an absolute.You want all the effectiveness you canget, as fast as you can get it. FM-200 provides you witha significant margin of safety that only time can buy.

C R I T I C A L A S S E T S D E M A N D R A P I D

F I R E S U P P R E S S I O N .

Fires grow at exponential rates until fully involved. Heatand smoke can seriously damage delicate electronicsin just a few minutes. Deadly combustion products canreach dangerous levels quickly.

U.L. and FMRC listed FM-200 systemsare engineered to achieve minimumdesign concentrations in 10 seconds or

less, quickly extinguishing fires.Stopping the fire in the early,

critical seconds can savemillions of dollars worth of

equipment and lost production.Some extinguishants can take up to

60 seconds to reach minimum design concentrations.Delays in extinguishment

can add significantly to dam-age, repair costs, and down-time. FM-200’s fast action andproven explosion inertingcapabilities can prevent cata-strophic consequences.

W H Y I T W O R K S

S O W E L L .

FM-200’s mechanism of extinguishing fires is active.Its primary action is through physically cooling the fireat the molecular level. FM-200 (HFC-227ea) belongsto the same class of compounds used in refrigeration,

and, as such, is an efficient heat transfer agent. FM-200literally removes heat energy from the fire to the extentthat the combustion reaction cannot sustain itself.

Additionally, there is a chemical extinguishingaction contributed by FM-200. Trace amounts of freeradicals are released in a fire, ultimately inhibiting thechain reaction of combustion.

I T P R E V E N T S M O R E T H A N F I R E D A M A G E .

FM-200 not only prevents extensivefire damage, it virtually eliminates col-lateral damage to delicate equipmentand instruments from the extinguish-ant itself. FM-200 is a clean gaseousagent containing no particulates oroily residues.With some other systemssuch as water, foam or dry chemicals,the extinguishant itself can be as damaging as the fire.

FM-200 does not significantly reduce oxygen levels and is safe for occupied spaces where yourmost important assets reside. After FM-200 is dis-charged, it can be removed from the protected space by simple ventilation, allowing you to resumenormal operations quickly.

S A F E . F A S T . E F F E C T I V E . C L E A N .

Empirical Formula CF3-CHF-CF3IUPAC Designation 1,1,1,2,3,3,3,-

Heptafluoropropane

ASHRAE Designation HFC-227ea

Molecular Weight 170.03

Boiling Point °F 2.55°C -16.36

Freezing Point °F -204°C -131

Liquid Density at 70° F 87.58 lb/ft3

at 21° C 1.4032 kg/l

Vapor Pressure at 70° F 58.8 psiaat 21° C 4.04 bar

Ozone Depleting Potential(CFC 11=1) 0

Atmospheric Lifetime 31-42 years

Costly damage can

occur if fires are not

extinguished quickly.

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S A F E F O R T H E P L A N E T .

To be the clean agent of the future, FM-200 had tohave rapid and effective performance, be safe foroccupied spaces and delicate equipment, and beenvironmentally friendly. The essential environmentalconsideration was for the product to have a zeroozone depletion potential.

A clean agent of the future also had to look beyond

today to tomorrow’s envi-ronmental issues. The impact of all human activ-ities is emerging as oneof the important environ-mental issues of thefuture, and is often mea-sured in terms of globalwarming potential. Anyvalid evaluation of globalwarming must considerthe direct and indirectcontributions of the extin-guishant, system and itsoperation.

Since fire protectionsystems only discharge inthe event of a fire, the useof clean agents for totalflooding fire protection isconsidered to be essen-tially non-emissive. In the

Whether reviewing extin-guishing capability, environ-mental acceptability or humansafety, all authorities whohave reviewed FM-200 haveapproved it. No other fireextinguishant matches FM-200’s combined credentials.

That’s why leading fireprotection systems manufac-turers have made FM-200their agent of choice.

D O N ’ T H O L D Y O U R

B R E A T H .

Tests prove that FM-200exposure is safer than exposure to Halon 1301.Additionally, FM-200 is effec-tive at low concentrations,

well below the EPA’s maximum exposure levels.The U.S. EPA, in the Federal Register, May 12, 1993,

recognized the inherent safety of FM-200 in acceptingit for use in occupied space protection at up to 9.0%v/v without mandated egress times, or up to 10.5% v/vwith mandated egress times. This means that occu-pied spaces can be safely evacuated, even in the presence of FM-200 at design concentrations.

rare event a system does discharge, the rapid extin-guishing performance of FM-200 mitigates the muchmore detrimental consequences of an uncontrolled fire.

Even when used to extinguish a fire, FM-200’sshort atmospheric lifetime of 31-42 years assures aminimal direct contribution to global warming andrapid removal from the atmosphere. It’s relative effi-ciency compared to Halon 1301 assures a minimalindirect contribution to global warming.

FM-200’s excellent efficiency mini-mizes the number of steel storagecontainers, reducing the oftenoverlooked, but criticallyimportant, indirect contribution to globalwarming. There-fore, the system,as well as theagent, offersenvironmentalbenefits.

S A F E F O R

S E N S I T I V E

E Q U I P M E N T .

FM-200’s relativelyhigh boiling point,combined with propersystem design, guardsagainst the danger of ther-mal shock to electronics thatcould occur from the direct dis-charge of other agents such as CO2.FM-200 is also electrically non-conductive and non-corrosive, so it’s safe for use on electricallycharged equipment.

FM-200 leaves no particulates or oily residue todamage electronic instruments, computers, software,data files, communications equipment or sophisticatedmedical devices.

FM-200 systems typically displace about 7 percentof the air in the room, whereas some other extinguish-ing systems can force almost half of the original air

Approval forFM-200 Systems

for use inFactory Mutual

insured facilities.Underwriters

Laboratories (U.L.) care-fully examined the chemi-

cal, toxicological and physi-cal characteristics of the agent,

including its extinguishing capabilityfor Class A, B and C rated fires. U.L. granted

Component Recognition to FM-200 and the U.L.Listing Mark for equipment used to dispense FM-200.

T H O R O U G H L Y T E S T E D .

With a database of more than 70 toxicity tests, FM-200has the most extensive health and safety informationof any Halon 1301 alternative. FM-200 has been rec-ognized and approved by institutions and agenciesaround the world.

out of the protected space. FM-200’s lower agentrequirements reduce thepotential for room andequipment damage dueto overpressurization.

T H E V O I C E S O F

A U T H O R I T Y .

Factory MutualResearch Corporation(FMRC) tested FM-200in a wide variety of verysevere fire tests to

ensure product perfor-mance under many

different conditions.FMRC awardedComponentApproval to FM-200 and

S A F E F O R P E O P L E , P L A C E S , A N D P L A N E T .

The global warming impact

of an FM-200 system oper-

ating over a 15 year lifetime

will be comparable to the

global warming impact of

a 100 watt lightbulb oper-

ating for about 15 years, or

driving an automobile about

1,500 miles.

FM-200 is so safe,

in fact, that it has been

tapped as a replace-

ment for CFC propel-

lants in pharmaceutical

metered dose inhalers –

like the ones used

to dispense asthma

medications.

The United StatesEnvironmentalProtection Agency (U.S. EPA) states, “HFC-227ea [FM-200] does notdeplete stratosphericozone. In addition,HFC-227ea is the most effective of the proposed HFCsubstitutes for Halon 1301.”Federal Register, Vol. 58, No. 90, Wednesday, May 12,1993

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V A L U I N G A N A G E N T

B Y W H A T I T S A V E S .

If your responsibility is to protecthigh-value assets, whether compu-ters, communications, medicalequipment, aerospace applicationsor people, then the value of FM-200is apparent.

S A V E T I M E .

FM-200 systems which are U.L. andFMRC approved are engineered toreach minimum design concentra-tions in 10 seconds or less. Whenhigh-value assets are at risk, everysecond counts. Losses can rangefrom being virtually non-existent to catastrophic. In thistime, minor damage can increase exponentially, resultingin long-term interruption to services and productivity.

S A V E S P A C E .

Where space is at a premium, FM-200 is the rightchoice. The extinguishing performance of FM-200requires only a modest increase in agent storagecylinders compared to Halon 1301. FM-200 saves yourexpensive floor space for productive use. In many

CLEAN AGENT DECISION CRITERIA FM-200

Clean ✔

Effective ✔

Fast Acting ✔

Broad Spectrum Fire Effectiveness ✔

Safe for People ✔

Safe for the Planet ✔

Safe for Equipment ✔

Economical ✔

Space Efficient ✔

Ability to Retrofit Halon Systems ✔

Commercially Available ✔

Long Term Availability ✔

cases, a Halon 1301 system can be converted to FM-200 with simple alterations. Detection equipmentand controls can often be reused, while storage capa-city and distribution piping will require evaluation.

S A V E Y O U R C O N C E R N S .

The cost of an FM-200 system is minor when com-pared to the loss of property or data to fire. Think ofthe damage averted. Think of the lack of clean-uprequired. Think of the business that wasn’t interruptedor productivity that wasn’t lost, or the injury to person-nel that didn’t occur.

If you measure FM-200’s protection advantages,no other extinguishant measures up.

M A K I N G T H E R I G H T F I R E P R O T E C T I O N C H O I C E .

HALON 1301

CO2

INERT GAS

9 0 0 2ISO

RELATIVE SYSTEM CYLINDER/SPACE REQUIREMENTS

Great Lakes Chemical

Corp. manufactures

FM-200 under the strict

international quality

standards of ISO 9002.

Electronic processing,

storage and transmission

of data is extremely

vulnerable to fire and

some extinguishants.

The catastrophic loss of

information because of

fire could paralyze your

business.

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T H E C H A L L E N G E .

The best protection for high-value assetsrequired a product that could meet or exceed all the criteria necessary to replaceHalon 1301.

Great Lakes understood that the productmust be effective, safe for people and valuableassets, environmentally friendly, cost-effective,and validated through independent approvals.To arrive at the single product that would meet these many requirements, Great Lakesscreened more than 3,000 candidate molecules.

The result: FM-200 (U.S. patent #5,124,053).The best fire protection for high-value assets.

But, then, would you expect anything lessfrom the world’s leading manufacturer of safe,clean, fire extinguishing agents.

© 1996 Great Lakes Chemical Corporation

The information contained in this publication is based on data currently available to Great Lakes ChemicalCorporation (GLCC) and is thought to be correct. Since GLCC has no control over the use to which others may putthe materials described in this publication, GLCC does not guarantee that the same results as those described hereinwill be obtained. No guaranty as to effectiveness or safety of any possible design for any articles using informationcontained in this publication is made or should be assumed.

GLCC makes no warranties of merchantability for fitness or a particular purpose, or any other express or impliedwarranty. Buyer assumes all risk and liability resulting from the use of GLCC products. Nothing herein shall be con-strued as permission or a recommendation to practice a patented invention without a license.

All information and data contained herein is intended for use by technically trained personnel at their discretion andrisk. Material Safety Data Sheets and other product literature should always be read and understood prior to workingwith GLCC products. All users of the materials described in this publication should make their own tests to determinethe suitability of the materials, or the suitability of the materials in the design of an article, for their own particular use.

FM-200® is a trademark of Great Lakes Chemical Corporation registered with the U.S. Patent Office.

FM-200® is patented under US Patent #5,124,053 dated June 23, 1992.

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