SMC passes rail fire test

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Pultrudable

SMC passes rail fire test THE

USE

trains from

could receive the news that

retardant

of

composites

(SMC)

BYK-Chemie, werk

a boost a flame

sheet moulding

pound Resins

in

and

com-

developed

by

DSM Composites Alusuisse

has passed

classification

the

in

rail applications. for

SMC believes

ty, make

1B for

The European that

could become

material

resin

from

with

BYK wetting

ing

additives

hydroxide,

a

non

flame

and

toxic, allows

material

The

cern

primary

concern

associated

the

to

requirements

toxicity.

Legislation

shown

since

that

most

the

smoke

rather

than

the

DSM

dards

tri-

retardant, filler

ding

uniform.

to the Alliance

Accor-

halogens

result

generated

fire itself

GmbH; tel: +49-

in

styrene.

Schmelzer,

improved sion,

reduced

wear

2867;

101/102.

tel: +49-2271-901-284.

in fires

The test methods

are

fax: +49-621-

60-92691; Alusuisse Martinswerk;

corro-

on

and

pultrusion range from from S-

183 cm.

+49-621-60-42521;

governing

to

durability

mm, with widths

in rail systems are BS 6853, DIN 5510 and NF F 16-

of materials

to offers

and a smooth in addition to

Veil thicknesses 0.1-l

740-743-2866;

standards

veil

equipment.

281 -670-455; fax +49-281-657 35; DSM Composite Resins; tel:

European behaviour

wound

is not solu-

resistance

increased

to on

According

the

quick wet-out surface finish

and

can cause toxic gases.

BYK-Chemie

the main

for has

deaths

from

are not

is said

wet strength

The veil’s binder ble

flame

research

used

European

calls

use of halogen-free

retardants

offer excellent

con-

characteristics

stan-

but

evacuation

such as ignitability, and secondary ones such as smoke and the

about

that

parts.

times.

have

veil

and filament

suitable

crashes

surfacing

Industries, USA, a new glass fibre

pultruded

SMC a very

rail

SCHMELZER has launched

composite

is

with other pultruded

application.

in trains,

halogen-free, high

the

category

veils launched

Each vehicle category is associated with a level of risk which

fire safety of the materials

Martins-

aluminium

and

to the vehicle

flexibili-

parts, steel and aluminium. Recent

product

com-

and dispersand

werk’s Martinal

requirements,

different, but they all link the requirements for a material/

and design

be easy to combine materials, including

tection bines

with

tions. SMC parts are also said to

heightened

in trains.

for

for mass transit applica-

part of a new European standard to achieve better fire proThe SMC formulation

Alliance

combined

low maintenance

British

smoke

that this new fire

classification,

Class

the

low

European

low weight

SMC hopes

this test method

The

Martins-

BS 6853 fire safety standard Alliance

loads to achieve formulations.

Schmelzer Industries; tel: +I fax: +1-740-743-

e-mail:

schmelzerind@

greenapple.com; website: schmelzerindustries.com.

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