Effect of various combinations of flame-retardant fillers on flammability of radiation cross-linked poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC)

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 333-340

  Basfar, A A ^a  

^a KING ABDULAZIZ CITY FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Flame retardant; Flammability; PVC; Radiation cross linking; Wire

Indexed keywords

CROSSLINKING; FILLERS; FLAME RETARDANTS; FLAMMABILITY; THERMAL EFFECTS;

FLAME-RETARDANT FILLERS;

POLYVINYL CHLORIDES;

EID: 0141956087     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0141-3910(03)00188-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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