Investigation of fire resistance of hybrid aluminium-glassplastic SIAL laminates
The results of fire resistance tests (resistance to propagation of flame) of SIAL-type aluminium-glassplastic Laminates of varions structure and composition (in the first turn, on a base of 1441 Al–Li alloy sheets) are presented. Tests of specimens, having 200×200 mm working area on laboratory set ups under the influence of gas fire, showed, that SIAL allow (in comparison with monolithic sheets of aluminum alloys) to increase the time of burn-through by the order (from 1,5 min to 15 min at 1100°C), to preserve a rigidness of structure and thus to increase the time of evacuation passengers from an aircraft. The mechanism of counteraction to fracture of SIALs under influence of flame was established. The results of tests have also shown, that SIAL (GLARE) may be used as firewall applications
