Patent ID: 7935405

Claim:
A flame-retardant metal-coated fabric useful for a gasket, comprising a metal-coated fabric and a flame-retardant coating layer formed on at least one side of the metal-coated fabric, the metal-coated fabric comprising a synthetic fiber, the flame-retardant metal-coated fabric being flame retardant in accordance with a testing method UL94 V-0, the flame-retardant coating layer comprising a mixture (F) of the following components (A), (B), (C), (D), and (E): (A) a flame-retardant selected from the group consisting of ammonium polyphosphate and melamine polyphospate; (B) a flame-retardant aid selected from the group consisting of melamine, melamine cyanurate, and tris (2-hydroxyethyl) isocyanate; (C) a blowing agent selected from the group consisting of heat-expandable graphite, azodicarbonamide, and N,N′-dinitrosopentamethylenetetramine; (D) a phosphoric ester; and (E) a thermoplastic resin having a melting point of 7-130° C., the ratio of (A):(B):(C):(D):(E) being 15-100:50-100:30-60:15-50:100 in weight ratio wherein the flame-retardant metal-coated fabric does not contain a halogen compound or an antimony compound.