Abstract: A fire protection material includes at least 10 wt % of inorganic fibers, at least 5 wt % of an additive dispersed within the inorganic fibers, the additive selected from fibers, particles, platelets, aerogels, a foam, or combinations thereof; and at least 2 wt % of a binder dispersed within the inorganic fibers. The inorganic fibers, additive, and binder account for at least 60 wt % of the fire protection material.

Abstract: A method of making a fluid conduit includes at least one tubular metal fitting in fluid communication with metal tubing. The conduit is apt to be incorporated into a subsea umbilical. The fitting is made by cold-forming a workpiece in a spinning operation. The workpiece material initially has a yield strength below that of the tubing material. The invention corrects or reduces this mismatch between the yield strength of the tubing material and the initial yield strength of the workpiece material by: assessing the yield strength of the tubing material; assessing the increased yield strength of the workpiece material by virtue of the spinning operation; and before welding the fitting to the tubing, comparing the increased yield strength of the workpiece material with the yield strength of the tubing material.