The effect of different impact modifiers in halogen-free flame retarded polycarbonate blends - II. Fire behaviour

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 94, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2204-2212

  Perret, Birgit ^a   Schartel, Bernhard ^a  

^a BAM FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS RESEARCH AND TESTING   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aryl phosphate; Flame retardance; Flammability; Polycarbonate blends

Indexed keywords

ACRYLONITRILE-BUTADIENE-STYRENE; ARYL PHOSPHATE; BISPHENOL A; COMBUSTION FLOW; CONE CALORIMETER; FIRE BEHAVIOUR; FLAME RETARDANCE; FLAME-RETARDED; HALOGEN-FREE; IMPACT MODIFIERS; POLY(N-BUTYL ACRYLATE); POLYCARBONATE BLENDS; POLYDIMETHYLSILOXANE PDMS; SHELL MATERIALS; STYRENE ACRYLONITRILES;

ACRYLICS; BUTADIENE; CALORIMETERS; CALORIMETRY; COMBUSTION; ESTERS; FLAME RETARDANTS; FLAMMABILITY TESTING; MICROCHANNELS; PACKET NETWORKS; PHENOLS; RUBBER; SILICONES; STYRENE;

FLAMMABILITY;

EID: 70449107059     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2009.09.004     Document Type: Article

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