Technical Documents
Description: SOLIMIDE® foams provide weight savings.
Details
Product Type
Applications
Producer
Advantages
- improved handling/installation characteristics
- enhanced durability compared to traditional insulation
- resulting in lower operating and life cycle costs
- extremely fire resistant
- do not support combustion in normal atmospheres
Other Applications
private, commercial, and military aircraft
NASA systems
Handling
Toxic gas, smoke generation and off gassing are virtually non-existent.
SOLIMIDE® foams are specified and flying in Airbus, Boeing, Canadair, Boeing-Douglas, Hughes Helicopter, and Sikorsky Helicopter aircraft, among others.
Technical data
Quantity | Value | Unit | Comment |
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Physical Properties | |||
Density | 0.00545 | g/ml | ASTM D3574A |
Thermal Properties | |||
Thermal Conductivity | 0.0490 | W/mk | ASTM C518 |
Maximum Service Temperature | 200 | ºC | Continuous Use; Air |
Flameability | 0.00 | (seconds, Vertical Burn After Flame Time (Burn Length = 1.5 inches with no dripping); FAR 25.853(a), Appendix F, Part 1, (a)(1)(i | |
Mechanical Properties | |||
Compression set | <30 | % | 50%Deflection; ASTM D3574D |
Compressive Strength | 0.00276 | MPa | Load Deflection at 25% Compression; Boeing BMS 8-300 |
Chemical Properties | |||
Smoke Emission | 3 | at 4 Minutes ; FAR 25.853(d), Appendix F, Part V | |
Oxirane Oxygen Content | 30 | % | ASTM D2863 |
Toxic Gas Generation | 141 | ppm | ppm of CO ; HCN, HF, HCl, NOx, or SO2 not detected, Boeing BSS 7239, flaming mode |