Not available fire rated.
Fire door core types.
Commercial fire rated doors are widely recognized as the best value in the door industry.
This is a laminated door construction.
Rigid honeycomb core.
The window and door manufacturers association wdma has developed performance standards for architectural grade wood doors determined by duty levels.
Mineral fire doors consist of the mineral core itself with lengths of firestop material used for stiles rails and blocking.
The insulation value is much higher than the honeycomb but lower than the polyurethane.
Each core type has benefits and specific applications where they are recommended or even required to be used.
Hollow metal doors with this core type are most often used at exterior openings and can be fire rated up to 3 hours.
Labeled fire doors control the spread of fire and smoke for up to 3 hours.
Some solid core doors intended to look like painted wood use no surface veneer at all they are solid slabs of mdf or another engineered wood shaped and molded to give.
Polyurethane core doors are suitable for exterior openings in cold climates.
Steelcraft l series optional core.
Most steel doors outlast their wood counterparts by over 10 years are better insulated vandal resistant and longer lasting than wood doors or fiberglass doors.
The first level of insulated door core is the polystyrene which is a slab of foam that is placed in the core of the door.
Solid core doors offer good fire resistance when they are at least 1 3 4 inches thick.
Core types the backbone of every door.
Oshkosh door company offers non rated fire rated and speciality cores to meet the specific demands of nearly every environment.
20 45 60 90 minute or 3 hour label.
Steel is the sole door material to deliver a 3 hour fire rating.
Heavy duty 18 gauge steel doors.
Steel stiffened core doors feature steel ribs in the interior of the door and are used where durability and security are important.
The available door thickness is a nominal 1 3 4.
Steelcraft h series optional core.
Metal fire doors are an economical alternative to wood fire doors when more than a 20 minute rating is required.
They weigh less and are expected to cost less than solid core.
Hollow core doors are usually purchased for two basic reasons.