A comparative study on the efficacy of varied surface coatings in fireproofing glass/epoxy composites

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 97, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2418-2427

  Kandola, Baljinder K ^a   Bhatti, Waqas ^a   Kandare, Everson ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLTON   (United Kingdom)

^b RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Char formation; Fire retardation; Flame inhibition; Glass epoxy composites; Intumescence

Indexed keywords

FIRE PROTECTION; FIRE RESISTANCE; FIREPROOFING; FLAME RETARDANTS; GLASS; HEAT RESISTANCE; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; LAMINATES;

CHAR FORMATION; FIRE RETARDATION; FLAME INHIBITIONS; GLASS/EPOXY COMPOSITE; INTUMESCENCE;

COATINGS;

EID: 84869215357     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2012.07.023     Document Type: Article

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