Technical Documents
Description: SOLIMIDE® foams are widely used in private, commercial, and military aircraft. SOLIMIDE® foams are specified and flying in Airbus, Boeing, Canadair, Boeing-Douglas, Hughes Helicopter, and Sikorsky Helicopter aircraft, among others. Information provided by degussa.
Details
Product Type
Applications
Producer
Advantages
- weight savings
- 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
- Toxic gas, smoke generation and offgassing are virtually non-existent
Other Applications
private, commercial, and military aircraft
NASA systems
Handling
Meets AIMS 04-14-004, they are also approved for use in NASA systems.
Technical data
Quantity | Value | Unit | Comment |
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Physical Properties | |||
Density | 0.00577 | g/ml | ASTM D3574A |
Thermal Properties | |||
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 | |
Maximum Service Temperature | 200 | ºC | Continuous Use; Air |
Thermal Conductivity | 0.0470 | W/mk | ASTM C518 |
Mechanical Properties | |||
Compressive Strength | 0.00217 | MPa | Load Deflection at 25% Compression; Boeing BMS 8-300 |
Compression set | <30 | % | 50%Deflection; ASTM D3574D |
Chemical Properties | |||
Oxirane Oxygen Content | >30 | % | ASTM D2863 |
Toxic Gas Generation | 130 | ppm | ppm of CO ; HCN, HF, HCl, or SO2 not detected, Boeing BSS 7239, flaming mode |
Smoke Emission | 3 | at 4 Minutes ; FAR 25.853(d), Appendix F, Part V | |
Toxic Gas Generation | 10 | ppm | ppm of NOx ; HCN, HF, HCl, or SO2 not detected, Boeing BSS 7239, flaming mode |