Fire resistance of inorganic sawdust biocomposite

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 68, Issue 7-8, 2008, Pages 1895-1902

  Giancaspro, James ^a   Papakonstantinou, Christos ^b   Balaguru, P ^c  

^a University of Miami College of Engineering   (United States)

^b University of Massachusetts Dartmouth   (United States)

^c the state University of New Jersey   (United States)

Author keywords

A. Recycling; A. Wood; B. High temperature properties; C. Sandwich; E. Casting

Indexed keywords

BINDERS; FIRE RESISTANCE; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS; SANDWICH STRUCTURES; SAWDUST; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

BIOCOMPOSITE; POTASSIUM ALUMINOSILICATE;

NONMETALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES;

COMPOSITES; FIRE RESISTANCE; PLATES; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS; SANDWICH STRUCTURES; SAW DUST; THERMAL PROPERTIES; WOOD;

BINDING AGENT; CARBON FIBER; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; FLAME RESISTANCE; GLASS FIBER; HIGH TEMPERATURE APPLICATION; RECYCLING;

EID: 42249107653     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2008.01.002     Document Type: Article

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