SMC & BMC Train, Tram & Underground
Meeting rail standards and technical specifications for fire resistance and smoke emission, Astar offers optimised structural and aesthetic SMC & BMC materials for both internal and external parts: body panels, inner panels, covers, seats, structural parts, electrical components, cable trays, track switch components, under the hood components, furniture, etc. Depending on the specific application, we will recommend you the best tailor-made formulation to meet your requirements.
VERKID® SMC
VERKID® BMC
| Low Smoke Emission | High Temperature | Low Shrink |
| Acoustic | Flame Resistance | Flow |
| Low Profile | Low Emission | Loe Pression |
| Paintable | Scratch Resistance | Reactive |
| Resistance | Surface | UV Stable |
| Unidirectional |
| PROPERTY | STANDARD | VALUE | UNITY |
| Glass Fiber Content | IT.CA-12 | 15 — 35 | % |
| Shrinkage | ISO 2577 | -0.10 — 0.20 | % |
| Flexural Strength | EN ISO 14125 | 70 — 250 | MPa |
| Flexural E-Modulus | EN ISO 14125 | 8000 — 14000 | MPa |
| Tensile Strength | EN ISO 527-4 | 40 — 80 | MPa |
| Impact Strength (Charpy) | EN ISO 179 | 60 — 100 | kJ/m2 |
| Density | EN ISO 1183-1 | 1.7 — 2.0 | g/cm3 |
| Water Absorption | EN ISO 62 | < 0.3 | % |
| Heat Distortion Temperature | ISO 75-2-A | >280 | ºC |
| Flame Retardancy | UL 94 | HB V0 V1 V2 5VA 5VB | – |
| Reaction to Fire | NF F 16-101 | M0 — M4 | – |
| Smoke Emission and Toxicity | NF F 16-101 | F0 — F5 | – |
The values will depend on the specific formulation
