ISSN:
1662-9752
Source:
Scientific.Net: Materials Science & Technology / Trans Tech Publications Archiv 1984-2008
Topics:
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
Notes:
In the present study, fire reaction improvement of an epoxy polymer mortar (PM)formulation, induced by polymer modification with three different flame retardant (FR) systems,was analyzed and quantified. For this purpose, several epoxy PM formulations, modified withdifferent contents and/or types of phosphate, metal hydroxide and brominated based FR systems,were manufactured and tested for both, fire reaction and flexural strength. The results werecompared with those of plain epoxy PMs. Fire reaction of PM formulations was assessed by meansof the Oxygen Consumption Calorimeter test, also known as Cone Calorimeter test. This test allowsthe determination of the main parameters that assess fire reaction behaviour of combustiblematerials: heat release rate, smoke extinction area, carbon dioxide and monoxide release rates, andignitability. Test results revealed that all FR systems, in particular the phosphate based one, areeffective in improving fire reaction performance of epoxy PMs. Moreover, this improvement isattained without significant losses of bearing carrying capacity of PM materials
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://www.tib-hannover.de/fulltexts/2011/0528/02/19/transtech_doi~10.4028%252Fwww.scientific.net%252FMSF.587-588.903.pdf
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