Cork in transport

Cork in the means of transport plays a key role as an insulating measure, reduces the weight of the vehicle and will contribute to reducing energy consumption. It also serves as decorative elements, e.g. in the case of cars or planes. It is even a key material when it comes to security. This is the case with rockets and landers of space agencies such as NASA.

The railway industry is one of those segments of the economy where energy consumption is important in the context of economy and ecology. The use of cork composites helps to reduce weight and, as a result, reduce the cost of powering trains. In addition, thermal comfort and the lack of noise are important for passengers, which is also significantly affected by corks. The high stress parameters of cork composites developed in laboratories with the safety of rail passengers in mind are also significant.

Cork in the means of transport plays a key role as an insulating measure, reduces the weight of the vehicle and will contribute to reducing energy consumption. It also serves as decorative elements, e.g. in the case of cars or planes. It is even a key material when it comes to security. This is the case with rockets and landers of space agencies such as NASA.

It is also worth mentioning that the German company Siemens is a co-author of a solution that allowed the use of a light and resilient cork floor in the Warsaw subway. The last, no less important parameter of the cork is fire safety.

The latter parameter was the main reason why NASA has been using a mixture of cork and other materials for nearly half a century to protect the skins of its rockets, which must endure extreme temperatures while breaking through the atmosphere.