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Baked Slug: New Method to Test Fireproofing Material (1 of 2)

Caption: Microtomography image of the pore structure of a fireproofing material. The different colors identify different individual pores within the material, whose size and shape have a large influence on the thermal conductivity of the material at high temperatures.

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