- Author
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Brown, J. E.
- Title
- Cone Calorimeter Method for Determining the Flammability of Composite Materials.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
- Sponsor
- Naval SEA Systems Command (NAVSEA 05R25), Washington, DC
- Report
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8808-004,
- Book or Conf
- ASM International and Engineering Society of Detroit. How to Apply Advanced Composites Technology. 4th Annual Conference on Advanced Composites. September 13-15, 1988,
ASM International, Metals Park, OH,
Dearborn, MI,
141-150 p.,
1988
- Keywords
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composite materials
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cone calorimeters
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extinction
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fiberglass resins
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flammability
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heat release rate
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ignition
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resins
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smoke
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thermal decomposition
- Abstract
- A study was undertaken to evaluate the fire performance of composite materials using the cone calorimeter as the bench-scale method of test simulating the thermal irradiance from fires of various magnitudes. Parameters were derived from the calorimetry measurements to characterize the ignitability and flammability of the composite materials.