Performance PIN FR polyamides for EVs

Performance PIN FR polyamides for EVs

Celanese offers two non-halogenated flame retardant polyamide solutions for e-mobility power chains and batteries. PIN FR polyamide 66 compounds achieving UL 94 V-0 (1.5 mm) are adapted for thick-walled components and parts for batteries. Flow characteristics,...
Fire resistant PIN polyamide for EVs

Fire resistant PIN polyamide for EVs

Ascend Performance Materials’ PIN FR PA66 resistant to 1100°C flame for 15 minutes for electric vehicle battery safety. The non-halogenated flame retardant performance polymer offers fire protection performance to SAE AS5127 (aerospace specification), better than...
PIN FR resin for micro 3-D printing

PIN FR resin for micro 3-D printing

Boston Micro Fabrication and Henkel PIN FR PµSL printing resin micro-precision passes aerospace fire classifications. The PµSL (projection micro stereolithography) technology uses UV polymerisation of the Henkel liquid resin to achieve accurate 3D printing resolutions...
Luton airport car park destroyed by fire

Luton airport car park destroyed by fire

A fire starting in a diesel-engine car closed Luton airport, UK, for over 12 hours, destroyed 1400 cars as well as the building. The fire in the Terminal 2 car park, 10th October, has been indicated by fire services to have started with a fault in a diesel-engine car,...
Netherlands: fire safety of EVs in garages

Netherlands: fire safety of EVs in garages

70-page review by Public Safety Institute NIPV on fire safety of car parks housing electric vehicles. Internal combustion engine vehicles in car parks pose specific fire safety issues, as shown by recent major car park fires (e.g. Paris, Liverpool, Stavanger, The...