A lightweight laminate capable of maintaining mechanical properties while exhibiting excellent flame retardancy, a method for producing the laminate, and a prepreg are described, where the laminate includes fibers; a matrix resin; and a flame-retardant filler and satisfies 0.01<A/B<0.15 under the described conditions where A and B are as defined. The prepreg includes fibers; a matrix resin; and a flame-retardant filler and satisfies 0.01<A/B<0.15 under the described conditions where A and B are as defined.

Provided are a polyol composition in which hard caking does not occur when stored for a long period of time, and a polyurethane foam using the same. The polyol composition comprises a polyol compound, a foaming agent, a filler, and a metal oxide fine particle, the foaming agent including a hydrofluoroolefin, and the metal oxide fine particle having a count number ratio of OH ions of a metal constituting the metal oxide fine particle with respect to a total count number of all ions measured using time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry of 0.1 or less.

A resin laminate 10 comprises: at least one expandable resin layer 11 containing a resin and a thermally expandable graphite; and at least one foamed resin layer 12 made of a resin foam, wherein the sum of the values obtained by multiplying the thicknesses of the expandable resin layers 11 by expansion ratios is equal to or greater than the total thickness of the foamed resin layers 12.

The present invention discloses a rubber composition, a processing method for obtaining the rubber composition, and application of the composition in processing of flame-retardant products. The rubber composition includes a rubber matrix and essential components. The rubber matrix includes a branched polyethylene with a content represented as A, in which 0<A100, and an EPM and an EPDM with a total content represented as B, in which 0B<100. The essential components include 1.5 to 10 parts of a crosslinking agent and 40 to 300 parts of a flame-retardant agent. The rubber composition can be applied to production of flame-retardant products, such as flame-retardant cable, flame-retardant cool air hose for automobile, flame-retardant sealing strip, high-temperature-resistant flame-retardant conveyor belt, and flame-retardant waterproof coil. The products have good flame-retardant effects and mechanical properties.

A flame-retardant urethane resin composition comprises a polyisocyanate compound, a polyol compound, a trimerization catalyst, a foaming agent, a foam stabilizer, and an additive, in which the trimerization catalyst is at least one selected from the group consisting of a nitrogen-containing aromatic compound, a carboxylic acid alkali metal salt, a tertiary ammonium salt, and a quaternary ammonium salt, and the additive comprises red phosphorus and at least one selected from the group consisting of a phosphoric acid ester, a phosphate-containing flame retardant, a bromine-containing flame retardant, a boron-containing flame retardant, an antimony-containing flame retardant, and a metal hydroxide.

Provided are a porous silicone resin and a light-weight flexible flame-retardant composite material, belonging to the technical field of nano-porous materials. The porous silicon resin is prepared from a porous silicon resin precursor solution by means of curing and drying processes. The porous silicone resin precursor solution includes a flame retardant, a surfactant, a siloxane monomer, a catalyst, an auxiliary agent and a solvent. The porous silicone resin precursor solution is obtained by firstly dissolving the flame retardant and the surfactant in the solvent, and then adding the siloxane monomer, the catalyst and the auxiliary agent and mixing them uniformly. The porous silicone resin and the light-weight flexible flame-retardant composite material prepared therefrom have the excellent properties of high porosity, high flame retardancy, high elasticity and high strain.

Fire retardant compositions including a base polymer, a fire retardant filler, and a fire retardant synergist are disclosed. The fire retardant compositions are halogen-free and heavy metal-free and can be crosslinked to form a cable insulation layer or a cable jacket. The cables can pass the UL VW-1 flame test. Cables having coverings formed from such fire retardant compositions are also described herein.

In one aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided an adhesive precursor, comprising a first part (A) comprising: a first epoxy curing agent comprising at least one polyether amine and having an amine equivalent weight of at least 55 grams per mole of amine equivalents; a second epoxy curing agent distinct from the first epoxy curing agent and/or a secondary curative; a metal salt catalyst; a toughening agent; optionally, at least one phosphorous-based first flame retardant; optionally, at least one second flame retardant distinct from the at least one first flame retardant; and a second part (B) comprising: a first epoxy resin; and/or a second epoxy-based resin distinct from the first epoxy resin; at least one phosphorous-based first flame retardant; optionally, at least one second flame-retardant distinct from the at least one first flame retardant; an epoxy-based reactive diluent; a core-shell polymer toughening agent; and optionally, a filler material; wherein the total amount of flame retardant is lower than 50 wt.-% of the total curable adhesive precursor.

In one aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided an adhesive precursor, comprising a first part (A) comprising: a first epoxy curing agent comprising at least one polyether amine and having an amine equivalent weight of at least 55 grams per mole of amine equivalents; a second epoxy curing agent distinct from the first epoxy curing agent or a secondary curative; a metal salt catalyst; and optionally, a toughening agent; a second part (B) comprising: a first epoxy resin; a second epoxy-based resin distinct from the first epoxy resin; at least one phosphorous-based first flame retardant; a core-shell polymer toughening agent; optionally an epoxy-based reactive diluent; and optionally, a filler material; wherein the total amount of the flame retardant system is lower than 25 wt. % of the total curable adhesive precursor.

A composition for the manufacture of temperature resistant and sound attenuating automotive parts includes polyethylene terephthalate resin, basalt fibers, and mica. The basalt fibers and mica may be between 35 and 40% of the composition by weight of the total composition. The basalt fibers may be between 20 and 30% of the composition by weight and the mica may be between 5 and 15% of the composition by weight. The basalt fibers may be 25% of the composition by weight and the mica may be 10% of the composition by weight. A method is disclosed for molding a temperature resistant and sound attenuating part by blending a foaming agent with a thermoplastic olefin, basalt fibers and mica to form a resin mixture. The resin mixture is injected under pressure into a die to fill the die. The pressure is reduced to allow the foaming agent to form a microcellular core.