Fire-retardant characteristics of water-blown molded flexible polyurethane foam materials

Journal of Fire Sciences

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 430-455

  Jayakody, Chandrasiri ^a   Myers, Dan ^a   Sorathia, Usman ^b   Nelson, Gordon L ^c  

^a Chestnut Ridge Foam Inc   (United States)

^b NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER   (United States)

^c FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDITIVES; CALORIMETRY; CROSSLINKING; FLAME RETARDANTS; IGNITION; POLYURETHANES;

HEAT RELEASE RATES; WATER-BLOWN MOLDED FLEXIBLE POLYURETHANE FOAMS;

FLEXIBLE FOAMED PLASTICS;

EID: 0034316120     PISSN: 07349041     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1106/4EGW-LH1C-XFBJ-AFWL     Document Type: Article

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