Synergistic effects of zinc borate and aluminium trihydroxide on flammability behaviour of aerospace epoxy system

Express Polymer Letters

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 376-384

  Formicola, C ^a,c   de Fenzo, A ^a,c   Zarrelli, M ^a,c   Frache, A ^b   Giordano, M ^a,c   Camino, G ^b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^c IMAST Technological District on Polymeric and Composite Materials Engineering   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aluminium trihydroxide; Cone calorimeter; Fire retardancy; Thermosetting resins; Zinc borate

Indexed keywords

EID: 66949158370     PISSN: 1788618X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3144/expresspolymlett.2009.47     Document Type: Article

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