Development of fire resistant wool polymer composites: Mechanical performance and fire simulation with design perspectives

Materials and Design

Volumn 106, Issue , 2016, Pages 391-403

  Kim, N K ^a   Bhattacharyya, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Ammonium polyphosphate; Fire Dynamics Simulator; Flammability; Mechanical properties; Wool

Indexed keywords

ADDITIVES; CALORIMETERS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DYNAMICS; EXTRUDERS; FLAMMABILITY; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POLYPROPYLENES; TALC; WOOL; YARN;

AMMONIUM POLYPHOSPHATES; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS MODELING; FIRE DYNAMICS SIMULATOR; INTERFACIAL ADHESIONS; MALEIC ANHYDRIDE GRAFTED POLYPROPYLENE; MECHANICAL PERFORMANCE; POLYMER COMPOSITE; SINGLE SCREW EXTRUDER;

FIRES;

EID: 84976448513     PISSN: 02641275     EISSN: 18734197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2016.06.005     Document Type: Article

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