Bus seats

SABIC Innovative Plastics and
Franz Kiel GmbH & Co KG
“We worked with SABIC Innovative Plastics’ Starflam resin because it matched our material needs, up to and including molding and design flexibility”, says Mr. Mill, Leader of Development of Franz Kiel GmbH.

Kiel chose XGen Starflam resin to make bus and tram seats for public seating.

When a bus or tram passes through tunnels, legislation requires the use of flame retardant
materials passing the DIN5510 flame retardancy standard. Other requirements of this application were stiffness and material ductility as well as good chemical resistance against aggressive cleaning agents. A big benefit is the possibility to color XGen Starflam PF1004 Z270, thereby potentially circumventing costly painting processes.

The molded bus/tram seat each weighs approximately 3 kilograms. All these requirements could only be met by the newly developed ECO FR 20 percent GF filled PA6 grade, XGen Starflam PF1004 Z270 resin.

XGen Starflam PF1004 Z270 resin is the first eco flame retardant PA 6 that passes the DIN5510 test while maintaining very good aesthetics. Furthermore, the resin can be molded in existing molds typically designed out for unfilled amorphous resins.

XGen Starflam resins have outstanding properties for applications, which require heat resistance, chemical resistance, toughness and electrical properties.

They are widely used in an extensive range of injection molding applications, such as connectors, thermal breaks, wheel trims and cooling fans.

In addition to general-purpose grades, XGen Starflam resin can be modified to improve specific properties by utilizing glass fiber, minerals, heat stabilizers and impact modifiers. XGen Starflam grades are available in PA6, PA6.6 and PPA.

XGen Starflam resin offers
• Excellent chemical resistance
• High strength
• Good processability - high flow and fast cycling • Heat resistance to 249 C
• Flammability rating of UL 94 V-0 @ 0.76mm • Low temperature ductility to -40 C
• Good dimensional stability
• Low thermal expansion
• Good electrical properties
• Recycle capabilities

Details at
kiel-sitze.de