Bernhard Schartel- BAM Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing Flame Retardancy of Composites Tailored for Different Applications

摘要

Fibre reinforced polymers are used for diverse applications such as electronics and electrical engineering, transportation (railway vehicles, shipping, aviation) and construction. The fire behaviour of composites differs in comparison to polymers. Fibres behave often inert with respect to pyrolysis, but they change the melt flow and dripping behaviour, the heat absorption and transfer, the amount and properties of the fire residue and so on. Flame retardancy concepts are needed not only suitable for composites, but also tailored for the different applications and fire protection goals.