As a technique to improve the fire resistance of steel structure, fire retardant coatings has been widely used. With the rapid development of steel structure buildings in China, the demand for fire retardant coatings for steel structure is becoming more clear and prominent, such as more subdivided applicable environments, durability. Based on the international mainstream standards of fire retardant coating for steel structure, the stipulated fire resistance test, the lack of compatibility assessment and durability guidelines for fire retardant coating system were discussed and advised, expecting to provide help for revising or establishing standards.
