Project code: AMULET – 11_AUTO_PBC_FRA-TS
Project title: Fire resistance additives for continuous fiber thermosets (epoxy-glass)
Name of applicants:
PolymerOn Kft. (coordinator)
QDevelopment Kft. (partner)
Amount of awarded funds:
Stage 1:11.500 EUR
Stage 2: 40.000 EUR
Funding intensity: 100%
Funding organization: H2020 AMULET, Advanced Material and Manufacturing Technologies United for Lightweight is an EU funded H2020 innovation project around new industrial value chains.
Duration of project:
Stage 1: 01.12.2022 – 30.04.2023
Stage 2: 15.05.2023 – 15.01.2024
Content of the application:
Fibre-reinforced polymer composites are ideal for replacing metals in battery housings for electric vehicles due to their low density, excellent mechanical properties, corrosion-resistance and low thermal conductivity. But the flammability of the polymer matrix needs to be addressed to comply with the relevant automotive standards. Although there are a number of flame retardant additives on the market, these generally have a plasticising effect, reducing the mechanical properties and glass transition temperature of the composite. Our proposal involves synergistic combinations of commercially available flame retardants with the aim of providing a cost-effective solution for self-extinguishing composites. The guiding principle is to combine gas and solid phase flame retardants and to find combinations that achieve the necessary flame retardancy level with the lowest required loading, while having minimal effect on mechanical and viscosity properties and glass transition temperature.