Fire safety of E&E equipment standards, tests and studies

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 557-560

  Troitzsch, Juergen ^a  

^a Fire and Environment Protection Services   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; FLAME RETARDANTS; FLAMMABILITY TESTING; FLASHOVER; IGNITION; SAFETY DEVICES; STANDARDS;

FIRE SAFETY;

FIRE PROTECTION;

EID: 0032638663     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0141-3910(98)00156-6     Document Type: Article

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