Correlations between microscale combustion calorimetry and conventional flammability tests for flame retardant wire and cable compounds

56th IWCS Conference - Proceedings of the International Wire and Cable Symposium, Inc., IWCS 2007

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 176-185

  Lin, Thomas S ^a   Cogen, Jeffrey M ^a   Lyon, Richard E ^b  

^a DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY   (United States)

^b FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Cone calorimetry; Flame retardant; Heat release capacity; Limiting oxygen index; Microscale combustion calorimetry; Pyrolysis combustion flow calorimetry; UL 94; Wire and cable

Indexed keywords

CONE CALORIMETRY; HEAT RELEASE CAPACITY; LIMITING OXYGEN INDEX; MICROSCALE COMBUSTION CALORIMETRY; UL-94;

ABS RESINS; CABLES; CALORIMETERS; CALORIMETRY; COMBUSTION; FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT; FLAMMABILITY; FLAMMABILITY TESTING; LEAKAGE (FLUID); OXYGEN; POLYMERS; SMOKE; TESTING; THERMOCHEMISTRY; WIRE;

FLAME RETARDANTS;

EID: 55249126429     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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