Flammability properties of polymer nanostructured materials

International SAMPE Symposium and Exhibition (Proceedings)

Volumn 48 I, Issue , 2003, Pages 954-963

  Koo, J H ^a   Chow, W K ^b   Stretz, H ^c   Cheng, A C K ^b   Bray, A ^d   Weispfenning, J ^e  

^a Texas AandM University   (United States)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^c TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Syst/Materials Research Consultancy   (United States)

^e CYTEC INDUSTRIES INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Cone Calorimeter; Fire Safety; Flammability; Nanocomposites; Nanoparticles; Polymer Nanostructured Materials

Indexed keywords

CONE CALORIMETERS; FIRE SAFETY; TOXIC GAS EVOLUTIONS;

CALORIMETERS; CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; COMBUSTION; FLAMMABILITY; HEAT FLUX; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; SMOKE; THERMAL EFFECTS; TOXICITY;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

EID: 0842268352     PISSN: 08910138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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