Patent ID: 8197593

Claim:
A protective inorganic composition comprising: a. a liquid composition portion comprising by weight percent of the liquid composition portion: from about 54% to about 58% by weight water, from about 22% to about 26% by weight of an alkali metal oxide component comprising potassium oxide, wherein up to about 30% by weight of the alkali metal oxide component comprises sodium oxide, and from about 18% to about 22% by weight amorphous silica; and b. a powder composition portion comprising by weight percent of the powder composition portion: up to about 65% by weight amorphous silica and calcined clay, a Group II metal oxide powder, high-temperature resistant fillers that are resistant to temperatures up to about 1000° C., microfibers, and discrete fibers; wherein the protective inorganic composition is a composition suitable for coating at least a portion of a surface.