Dangers relating to fires in carbon-fibre based composite material

Fire and Materials

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 231-248

  Hertzberg, Tommy ^a  

^a SP TECHNICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF SWEDEN   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Carbon fibre; Composite material; Fibre toxicity; Fire; FRP

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBERS; COMBUSTION; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; HEALTH HAZARDS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TEMPERATURE; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; TOXICITY;

CARBON FIBRE BASED COMPOSITE MATERIAL; FIBRE TOXICITY;

FIRES;

EID: 23344436945     PISSN: 03080501     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/fam.882     Document Type: Article

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