Intumescent Flame Retardant TPU

Flame retardancy is unsurprisingly a desired feature of wire and cable materials across a wide variety of sectors, including automotive (plus EV), industrial, consumer and electronics.

BASF continues to present the newest and most advanced technology in flame retardant, halogen-free and abrasion resistant thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) for wire and cable applications. 

Introducing flame retardant Elastollan® using intumescent technology.

What does intumescent mean? ‘Intumescent’ describes something which swells as a result of heat exposure. Elastollan® intumescent grades form a very efficient insulating char layer when exposed to heat and flame, thus protecting the components within or potentially sealing a gap in the event of a fire.

The value of Elastollan® is its design flexibility with a range of flame retardant performance levels.

Spotlight on Elastollan® 1185 A10 FHF:

• Good flame retardancy (halogen-free FR)
• Good mechanical performance
• Based on melamine cyanurate
• Good ageing properties
• Easy to colour
• 89 Shore A hardness

Spotlight on Elastollan® 1192 A10 FR:

• High flame retardancy (halogen-free FR)
• Good mechanical performance
• Based on melamine cyanurate
• Good ageing properties
• Easy to colour
• 92 Shore A hardness

Spotlight on Elastollan® SP 3092 A10 HFFR:

• Superior flame retardancy
• Low smoke, halogen-free FR
• Based on metal hydroxide
• Ageing acceptable
• Easy to colour
• Suitable for VW-1 and FT-1 cables
• 95 Shore A hardness

Back to Polymers in action