The FIRE RESIST project has entered the next phase and has begun to apply the most promising light high-performance fire-resisting material developments of the project so far, to relevant case study components drawn from the transport sector end-users (aeronautic, rail and maritime). 

In this way, FIRE-RESIST’s material developments will be evaluated and validated in three practical industrial contexts, thereby increasing the likelihood of their exploitation in the short-term. 

One case study component from each transport sector will be specified, designed, manufactured and tested. The specific requirements of each transport sector case study, in terms of mechanical performance, lightweighting, fire performance, cost, manufacturing, life cycle stipulations, etc., will be matched to the capabilities and characteristics of FIRE-RESIST’s various material developments. 

This means, for example, that it is quite possible that the aeronautic case study will use a different FIRE-RESIST material technology than the rail and/or maritime case studies, thus ensuring that a broad range of the project’s developments are evaluated. 

Full-scale components will be manufactured and tested to validate the lightweighting and fire performance benefits of the FIRE-RESIST materials. Examples of the type of components which will be trialled include:

·         Rail – Interior components, e.g. floors, walls, ceiling panels

·         Marine – Cabin components, e.g. wall panels

·         Aeronautic – Exterior panelling, e.g. stiffened skins