Wider applicability of expandable graphite

Wider applicability of expandable graphite

Georg H. Luh has developed an expandable graphite with starting temperature over 270°C, targeting technical polymers. Expandable graphite is an inorganic flame retardant which expands considerably in heat, generating a thermally stable residue in case of fire. A...
Higher temperature expandable graphite

Higher temperature expandable graphite

NeoGraf Solutions’s new expandable graphite offers onset temperature over 270°C enabling new applications. The new grade, with particle size of 300 microns, plastics can be used as a PIN flame retardant in plastics including polypropylene, polystyrene, PET, polyamides...
HELUKABEL new LS0H data cables

HELUKABEL new LS0H data cables

The range of four new instrumentation and compensating cables are each available in Low Smoke Zero Halogen versions. The three instrumentation cable types are conformant to PLTC UL13, EN 50288-7 or IEC 60331-21, cable type dependant. They are flexible for use in...
Improving mineral PIN FR performance

Improving mineral PIN FR performance

Innospec Leuna offers non-halogenated processing aids which improve processing of ATH and MDH PIN FR compounds. The polar organic additive is used at 1 – 2% to improve wetting and dispersion, and prevent re-agglomeration during processing, of mineral PIN FRs, such as...
PIN FR labels for fire-safe electronics

PIN FR labels for fire-safe electronics

Polyonics continues to improve its non-halogen flame-resistant labels for miniature, high-power electronics. Component and material labels in electronic equipment and batteries are essential to enable component and material identification, quality control, commercial...