Effect of zinc borate on flammability/thermal properties of ethylene vinyl acetate filled with metal hydroxides

Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites

Volumn 32, Issue 15, 2013, Pages 1122-1128

  Sabet, Maziyar ^a   Hassan, Azman ^b   Ratnam, Chantara Thevy ^c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^c MALAYSIAN NUCLEAR AGENCY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

ethylene vinyl acetate; metal hydroxides; Thermal properties; zinc borate

Indexed keywords

ETHYLENE VINYL ACETATES; LIMITING OXYGEN INDEX; MAGNESIUM HYDROXIDE; METAL HYDROXIDE; PHYSICAL BARRIERS; POLYMER COMBUSTION; STRUCTURAL MODIFICATIONS; ZINC BORATE;

CAPILLARY FLOW; ETHYLENE; FLAME RETARDANTS; MAGNESIA; POLYMERS; PROTECTIVE COATINGS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

ZINC;

EID: 84880444984     PISSN: 07316844     EISSN: 15307964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0731684413494942     Document Type: Article

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