The effect of fire-retardant additives and a surface insulative fabric on fire performance and mechanical property retention of polyester composites

Fire and Materials

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 143-155

  Kandare, Everson ^a   Chukwunonso, Anajemba K ^a   Kandola, Baljinder K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

borosilicate; expandable graphite; fire retardancy; flexural modulus; glass fibre reinforced composites; intumescent; polyester resin matrix

Indexed keywords

BOROSILICATE; EXPANDABLE GRAPHITE; FIRE RETARDANCY; FLEXURAL MODULUS; INTUMESCENT;

CALORIMETRY; FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; FIBERS; FIREPROOFING; FIRES; GLASS FIBERS; GRAPHITE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PHOSPHORUS; POLYESTER RESINS; RESINS; SILICATES;

BOROSILICATE GLASS;

EID: 79952847058     PISSN: 03080501     EISSN: 10991018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/fam.1039     Document Type: Article

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