Presentations underlined the value of PIN flame retardants in enabling lightweight, fire-safe component performance, in particular protection in case of battery thermal runaway. The AMI conference “Plastics in Electric Vehicles”, Cologne 4-5 June 2024, sponsored by...
Ken Vessey, UL Solutions, summarised challenges and perspectives for EV polymer materials and battery fire testing. Weight reduction is important to the critical objective of EV innovation today, which is to extend vehicle range. Polymer-based composites enable...
Theoretical analysis of how phosphorus PIN FRs effect aircraft carbon fibre – epoxy composites shows divergent conclusions. Two phosphorus PIN FRs were tested in carbon fibre high-temperature TGDDM epoxy (c. 33% fibre): a DOPO derivative* (16% loading) and a...
pinfa-NA free webinar – EV battery enclosure screening fire tests, with K.R. Vessey, UL Solutions. Wed. 29th May, 11h30-12h30 EDT (17h30 -18h30 CEST). https://www.pinfa-na.org/
Fire fighter suggests to anticipate fire safety in new materials, rather than trying to deal with consequences. Lithium ion batteries, lightweight timber and steel construction, new polymers: these all bring new fire risks for society and challenges for fire fighters....
