- Author
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Emanuelsson, V.
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Simonson, M.
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Gevert, T.
- Title
- Effect of Accelerated Ageing of Building Wires.
- Coporate
- 1University College of Bor°as, Bor°as SE-501 90, Sweden
SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden, P.O. Box 857, Bor°as SE-501 15, Sweden
- Journal
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Fire and Materials,
Vol. 31,
No. 5,
311-326,
August/September 2007
- Keywords
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wires
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electrical cables
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polyvinyl chloride
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cone calorimeters
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ageing
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fire behavior
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plasticizers
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insulation
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bedding
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specifications
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experiments
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heat release rate
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fire tests
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polyolefin
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FT-IR
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mass loss
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cables
- Identifiers
- ageing procedure; non-halogenated polyolefin-based material, called Casico; pressure programs used when mixing cable parts; summary of the fire test results from new PVC and polyolefin cables and samples; cone calorimeter testing of plaques; investigation of PVC plasticizer; concentration of plasticizer for new and aged PVC cable material; mass loss of the two cables during ageing; change in fire behaviour at 35kW/m2 due to ageing