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THERMOSET COMPOSITES
AND EN 45 545 STANDARD
SMC, BMC, HL1,HL2, HL3, M1, F0, F1, Fire, Smoke, Fire retardancy, Windows frames, luggage rack,
pillar, side panels, seats, electrical boxes, railways marker, electrical insulation, Innovation.
I
DI’s Thermoset BMC and SMC are already
IDI PRODUCTS BEFORE EN 45 545-2
being used in the production of a large va-
meet stringent criteria (FIRST criteria) in
terms of Flame spread, Ignitability, Rate of
riety of train and railway parts. One of the
Each country has its own standard and classi-
heat release, Smoke opacity and Toxicity
many reasons for this is their adaptability, al-
fication for train transportation application
emitted during a fire.
lowing them to be moulded to produce high
presented in the table below with the differ-
volumes of small parts (grammes) or larger
ent Products from IDI Composites Europe.
parts (kilos). Another advantage of course is
that both SMC and BMC can be used when a
high level of fire retardancy is needed.
Category Standard
Fire
SMC and BMC are intrinsically, insulating
materials which present excellent thermal
Smoke
SMC BMC
M1
IDI Trans B
BS 476 Class1
IDI Trans C
The operation and design (type of train or
SR2
IDI Trans D
metro or tramway) categories defined in
F0
IDI Trans E
Part 1 are used to establish hazard levels
BS 6853 Class Ib
IDI Trans F
(HL1 less severe to HL3 most severe) which
rosion resistance. IDI’s products also have
IDITrans is a family of grades dedicated to
Train Transportation application.
pigmented in an assortment of colours
flooring, ceilings, etc.) - R1 to R25 category.
are used as the base of a classification system. For each hazard level, Part 2 specifies
the test methods, test conditions and re-
ter batch.
EN 45545 REQUIREMENTS & NEW
PRODUCTS
Parts moulded using IDI’s Thermoset
The new European Fire and Smoke regula-
Composites can be produced in a wide range
tion EN 45545 will be applied early this year.
of thicknesses. Wall thicknesses within the
The goal of this standard is to guarantee
part can be varied and reinforcements can
the safety and evacuation of passengers,
be integrated and inserted. The moulded
accompanying staff and to cover potential
item is easily cleanable and can be bored,
emergencies.
action to fire performance requirements.
Operation Category
1
2
3
4
Design
category
N
A
D
S or DS
HL1 HL1HL1HL2
HL2 HL2HL2HL2
HL2 HL2HL2HL3
HL3 HL3HL3HL3
IDI PRODUCTS NOW!
bonded and painted and has a high quality
surface.
applications (electrical equipment, seating,
IDI Trans A
and shades ensuring uniformity batch af-
classify the products according to their final
S4
and dimensional stability with a high corthe added benefit of being able to be mass
The fire reaction tests aim to qualify and
The European standard is divided into the
following seven categories:
IDI’s R&D team have been busily developing
All these characteristics allow molders to
Part 1: General
innovative solutions for you in accordance
produce a very large range of parts for train
Part 2: Requirements for fire behaviour of
with the new European fire and smoke
and railways applications. Windows frames,
materials and components
standard EN 45 545. These products are
luggage rack, pillar, side panels, seats,
Part 3: Fire resistance requirements for fire
available from our plant in Vineuil, France.
electrical boxes, but also railways mark-
barriers – rejected, revision and partitions
er, electrical insulation parts are currently
Part 4: Fire safety requirements for rolling
produced. For train transport application
stock design
SMC, BMC permit designers to develop spe-
Part 5: Fire safety requirements for electri-
cial parts with high level of fire retardancy!
cal equipment
These characteristics are reached using
Part 6: Fire control and management
green raw materials in accordance with
systems
RoHS and REACH regulation (100 % of SMC
Part 7: Fire safety requirements for flam-
and BMC IDI production are halogen-free).
mable liquid and flammable gas installations
HL1
HL2
HL3
IDI TRANS HL1
IDI TRANS HL2
IDI TRANS HL3
SMC or BMC
SMC or BMC
SMC or BMC
More information
The new European fire and smoke standard
has been studied by IDI and R&D project has
Part 2 – EN 45545-2 – defines the demands,
been managing in order to propose innova-
in terms of reaction to fire, that railway
tive solutions to our customers.
products should meet. All materials must
IDI CompositeS Europe
VineUil (41) - France
J. Mantet-Gay / H. Magnaud
Phone: 00332 54 55 55 54
Mail: sales-europe@idicomposites.com
www.idicomposites.com
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