Ignition of thermally thin thermoplastics - the effectiveness of inert additives in reducing flammability

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 54, Issue 2-3 SPEC. ISS., 1996, Pages 255-266

  Nelson, M I ^a   Brindley, J ^a   McIntosh, A C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDITIVES; CALORIMETERS; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; FLAME RETARDANTS; FLAMMABILITY; IGNITION; KINETIC THEORY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

ARRHENIUS PARAMETERS; CONE CALORIMETER; CRITICAL MASS FLUX; KINETIC PARAMETER VALUES;

THERMOPLASTICS;

EID: 0030289968     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0141-3910(96)00051-1     Document Type: Article

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