Fire retardancy, thermomechanical and thermal properties of PP/PC blends

Journal of Macromolecular Science - Pure and Applied Chemistry

Volumn 42 A, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 977-991

  Renaut, N ^a   Duquesne, S ^a   Zanardi, S ^b   Bardollet, P ^b   Steil, C ^a   Delobel, R ^a  

^a Ecole Nationale Superieure de Chimie de Lille   (France)

^b SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC   (France)

Author keywords

Fire retardancy; Intumescence; Polypropylene polycarbonate blend; Thermal stability; Thermomechanical properties

Indexed keywords

ADDITION REACTIONS; CRYSTALLIZATION; GRAFT COPOLYMERS; POLYMER BLENDS; POLYOLEFINS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; THERMOMECHANICAL TREATMENT;

COMPATIBILIZERS; INTUMESCENCE; POLYPROPYLENE/POLYCARBONATE BLENDS; THERMOMECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

FLAME RETARDANTS;

EID: 24144447636     PISSN: 10601325     EISSN: 15205738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/MA-200065829     Document Type: Article

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