Effects of wool fibres, ammonium polyphosphate and polymer viscosity on the flammability and mechanical performance of PP/wool composites

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 119, Issue , 2015, Pages 167-177

  Kim, N K ^a   Lin, Richard J T ^a   Bhattacharyya, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Ammonium polyphosphate; Char; Fire retardant properties; Polypropylene; Wool

Indexed keywords

CALORIMETERS; COPOLYMERS; FIBERS; FLAME RETARDANTS; FLAMMABILITY; FLAMMABILITY TESTING; POLYMERS; POLYPROPYLENES; RIGID STRUCTURES; VISCOSITY; WOOL FIBERS; YARN;

AMMONIUM POLYPHOSPHATES; CHAR; FLAMMABILITY CHARACTERISTICS; HEAT RELEASE RATE (HRR); MECHANICAL PERFORMANCE; POLYMER COMPOSITE; POLYMER VISCOSITY; TWIN SCREW EXTRUDERS;

WOOL;

EID: 84930933963     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2015.05.015     Document Type: Article

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