TY - JOUR A1 - Hörold, Andreas A1 - Schartel, Bernhard A1 - Trappe, Volker A1 - Gettwert, V. A1 - Korzen, Manfred T1 - Protecting the structural integrity of composites in fire: Intumescent coatings in the intermediate scale T2 - Journal of reinforced plastics and composites N2 - The fire behaviour of light-weight material used in structural applications is regarded as the main challenge to be solved for mass transportation. The task is to perform realistic experiments, including a mechanical test scenario under fully developed fires, to improve the material's reliability in structural applications. Our approach utilises an intermediate-scale test set-up (specimen size 500 × 500 mm) to apply realistic compressive loads and fully developed fires directly to one side of a carbon-fibre-reinforced sandwich composite. Three different intumescent coatings were applied to sandwich structures and compared to a bench-scale study. The results emphasise intumescent coatings as a promising method to sustain fire resistance, multiplying the time to failure. Nevertheless, the realistic intermediate-scale test using severe direct flame application underlines the extremely short failure times when the actual composite components are tested without any additional insulation. PB - Technomic Publ. Co. CY - Westport, Conn. KW - Carbon-fibre-reinforced KW - Fire stability KW - High-temperature properties KW - Mechanical testing KW - Fully developed fire KW - Post-crash scenario PY - 2015 UR - https://opus4.kobv.de/opus4-bam/frontdoor/index/index/docId/35120 AN - OPUS4-35120 SN - 0731-6844 SN - 1530-7964 VL - 34 IS - 24 SP - 2029 EP - 2044 AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany