The investigation of using magnesium hydroxide as a flame retardant in the cable insulation material by cross-linked polyethylene

Materials and Design

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1376-1379

  Sener, Ahmet Akin ^a   Demirhan, Enver ^a  

^a KOCAELI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Flame retardant; Halogen free; Magnesium hydroxide

Indexed keywords

AGING OF MATERIALS; BENDING (DEFORMATION); ELONGATION; FLAME RETARDANTS; FLAMMABILITY; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); INSULATION; OZONE RESISTANCE; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; POLYETHYLENES; SILANES; TENSILE STRENGTH;

CABLE INSULATION MATERIAL; CROSS-LINKED POLYETHYLENE; HALOGEN FREE; MAGNESIUM HYDROXIDE;

MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS;

AGING OF MATERIALS; BENDING (DEFORMATION); ELONGATION; FLAME RETARDANTS; FLAMMABILITY; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); INSULATION; MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS; OZONE RESISTANCE; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; POLYETHYLENES; SILANES; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 41649085586     PISSN: 02613069     EISSN: 18734197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2007.05.008     Document Type: Article

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