The percent of road accident fatalities in burning vehicles is increasing, accentuated by materials and technology trends. A study based on data from the USA, UK and Sweden, interviews with medical experts and assessment of accident reports, shows that although the...
A PIN FR package in epoxy shows aviation fire performance and reduced smoke emission and toxicity. DGEBA-based epoxy was combined with FRs, then applied to woven glass fibres (GF) to 0.6 mm thickness. A PIN flame retardant package (resin micro-encapsulated red...
Wed. 28th October, 9h00 & 16h00 CET– click here to register The global electric vehicle (EV) market was estimated at 160 US$ billion in 2019 and is expected to grow to over 800 billion US$ by 2027. Electric car sales increased 40% year-on-year in 2019, reaching...
Swiss tests show how fast and violently electric vehicles can burn and note specific pollution risks in fire-fighting waters. The fire tests were carried out by AG/EMPA for the Swiss Federal Government, using charged batteries in scenarios representing a...
Tests on a China metro carriage, as before today’s fire standards, exceeded 1000 kW heat in less than three minutes. The 2B-type carriage used (internal dimensions 1.9 x 3 x 2.65 m) was manufactured early on for the China metro system, before improvements made to fire...
