He SQ, Hu Y, Song L, Tang Y (2007) Fire safety assessment of halogen-free flame retardant polypropylene based on cone calorimeter. Journal of Fire Sciences 25(2), 109-118. [In English]

Web link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0734904107067109

Keywords:

flame retardant polypropylene, cone calorimeter, hazard, layered silicate nanocomposites

Abstract: This study addresses the fire performance of polypropylene compounded with different flame retardants in the cone calorimeter tests and UL-94 burning tests. The parameters measured include heat release rate, time to ignition, smoke, and CO/CO2 yields, on the basis of which fire hazard analysis is carried out. By injection-molding different burn-rated polypropylene composites into television back-enclosures and testing them in a full-scale cone calorimeter, we find that the one formulation of V-0 rating in the vertical burning test shows excellent flame retardance.