Advanced Composites Group (ACG, Heanor, Derbyshire / UK; www.advanced-composites.com) has introduced a fire performance phenolic resin system available as a prepreg suitable for mass transit, industrial, and construction applications. “MTM82S-C” is claimed to offer excellent mechanical properties and fire performance in the -55 °C to +80 °C operating temperature range. Under fire conditions, MTM82S-C laminates show extremely low fire propagation and surface spread of flames together with low smoke and toxic gas emission, meeting the requirements of a number of British, French and German standards. The material is available for use with a wide range of carbon and glass fibre materials and is suitable for both monolithic and sandwich structures.

ACG is part of the composites division of materials specialist Umeco (Leamington Spa, UK; www.umeco.co.uk).