Fire hazards and some common polymers

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 383-396

  Irvine, D J ^a   McCluskey, J A ^a   Robinson, I M ^a  

^a Wilton Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; FLAMMABILITY TESTING; HEAT FLUX; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POLYMERS;

ACCIDENTAL FIRES;

FIRE HAZARDS;

EID: 0034148932     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0141-3910(99)00127-5     Document Type: Review

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