Fire Retardant Formulations
Fire Retardant Solutions
AOC’s Firepel formulations combine the performance benefits of composites with fire retardant and smoke suppression technologies. Firepel products can meet flame, smoke and other performance requirements for a variety of end-use applications and fabrication methods including hand lay-up, spray-up, filament winding and pultrusion.
Made through state-of-the-art manufacturing processes, our products provide you with consistency and performance you can trust. Our experts understand the industry and will work with you to recommend the right formulation to meet your project’s unique needs. AOC scientists develop new formulas and technologies to meet tomorrow’s needs.
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FIRE RETARDANT FORMULATIONS
Product
Chemistry
Polyester Firepel K140
Bisphenol-A Vinyl Ester Vipel K010
• Designed for mass transportation and building applications
• Achieves ASTM E84 Class A flame and smoke requirements
• Can meet globally recognized transportation standards
• Lighter weight than products using ATH
• Improved handling and storage stability
Halogen-Free
Methacrylate Modified Firepel K133
Polyester Firepel K320
ASTM E84
Docket 90-A EN 45545
Halogen-Free Requires Alumina Trihydrate (ATH)
• Designed for Light RTM applications
• Tough and versatile with excellent crack resistance
• Thixotropic versions available for improved ATH suspension
• Pre-promoted and customized versions available
• Achieves ASTM E84 Class A rating
• Exceptionally low smoke development
• Thixotropic versions available for improved ATH suspension
• Pre-promoted and customized versions available
• Economical
• RoHS compliant versions
• High reactivity for improved cycle times in Light RTM applications
• Pre-promoted and customized versions available
• Achieves ASTM E84 Class B rating
• Renewable bio-derived versions available
Docket 90-A
Transportation Construction Architecture
ASTM E84
Docket 90-A UL 94
ASTM E1354
ASTM D635 BS 6853 BS 476 Part 6&7
Transportation Architecture Construction
ASTM E84
Docket 90-A UL 94
Transportation Architecture Construction
Transportation Architecture Construction
Chemistry
Product Series
Brominated Bisphenol-A Vinyl Ester Vipel K022
Specialty
Brominated Bisphenol-A Vinyl Ester Vipel K026
Brominated Novolac Vinyl Ester Vipel K095
• Can meet ASTM E84 Class 1 flame spread requirements
• Versions containing Antimony Trioxide (ATO) are available for improved flame spread results
• Excellent corrosion resistance
• Thixotropic versions available for improved sag resistance
• Pre-promoted and customized versions available.
• RoHS compliant versions
• Can meet ASTM E84 Class 1 flame spread requirements
• Thixotropic versions available for improved sag resistance
• Excellent corrosion resistance
• Higher heat distortion temperature than standard Brominated Bisphenol-A vinyl esters
• Can achieve ASTM E84 Class 1 flame and smoke requirements
• Excellent corrosion resistance
• Designed for elevated temperature service
• Most versatile fire retardant formulation
• Can meet ASTM E84 Class 1 flame requirements
Construction Chemical
Construction Chemical
Construction Chemical
Brominated Polyester Firepel K130
Brominated Isophthalic Vipel K733
• ATH filled versions available to achieve ASTM E84 Class A rating
• Pre-promoted and customized versions available.
• RoHS compliant versions
• Can meet ASTM E84 Class 1 flame spread with and without ATO
• Thixotropic versions available for improved sag resistance
• Pre-promoted and customized versions available.
• Suitable for some mild chemical resistant applications
Construction
Construction Chemical
FIRE RETARDANT TEST METHOD OVERVIEW
Requirement
International Building Code ASTM E84
ASTM E162 Transportation Flame Spread
ASTM E662 Transportation Smoke Development
Docket 90-A
European Consolidated Standard EN45545
SMP
BSS 7239
ISO 5658
ISO 5659
ISO 5660
BS 476 Part 6 and Part 7
British Standard
BS 6853 Annex B and Annex D
Underwriters Laboratory UL 94 Devices and Appliances
Miscellaneous
E1354
*Not tested. Many products are able to meet other requirements in addition to the formal testing listed above. AOC chemists can customize a formula to meet specific needs and test requirements not listed. Please contact your AOC sales or technical service representative for more information about your project’s unique needs.
Testing: The degree of fire resistance of a cured formulation is characterized by many different tests depending on the requirements for the end use application. These tests are performed under strictly controlled conditions by third party accredited testing facilities. How the results are reported vary depending on the test performed. Results from this testing can be assigned a rating based on a predefined scale and/or on a pass/fail criteria.
The fire retardant performance of a composite cured under controlled conditions can vary significantly in an actual fire situation due to the large number of unpredictable variables associated with actual fire situations. The fire performance of a particular formulation as determined by the conditions of a fire test is indicative of a fully-cured composite and is dependent on part thickness and glass content. AOC has additional information regarding post-cure and laminate construction that can be useful for assisting our customers in fabricating a composite part to meet the intended fire test requirements.
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