Iron compounds in non-halogen flame-retardant polyamide systems

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 291-296

  Weil, Edward D ^a   Patel, Navin G ^a  

^a POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Char; Flame retardant; Iron; Morphology; Polyamide 4,6; Polyphenylene oxide; Synergism; Zinc borate

Indexed keywords

FLAME RETARDANTS; IRON COMPOUNDS; MORPHOLOGY;

SYNERGISM;

POLYAMIDES;

EID: 0141956089     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0141-3910(03)00183-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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