Thermal stability and flammability of silicone polymer composites

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 91, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1373-1379

  Hanu, L G ^a,b   Simon, G P ^a,b   Cheng, Y B ^a,b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CRC for Polymers   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ceramifiable composites; Fillers; Flammability; Thermal degradation

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; FILLERS; FLAMMABILITY; POLYMERS; SILICONES; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

CERAMIFIABLE COMPOSITES; ELECTRICAL POWER CABLES; FERRIC OXIDE; SILICONE POLYMER COMPOSITES;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 33646341519     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2005.07.021     Document Type: Article

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