- Author
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Babrauskas, V.
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Harris, R. H., Jr.
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Gann, R. G.
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Levin, B. C.
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Lee, B. T.
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Peacock, R. D.
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Paabo, M.
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Twilley, W.
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Yoklavich, M. F.
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Clark, H. M.
- Title
- Comparative Fire Hazards of Fire-Retardant Treated and Non-Retarded Products.
- Coporate
- National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
- Book or Conf
- Society of Plastics Engineers and Fire Retardant Chemicals Association. Dynamics of Current Developments in Fire Safety of Polymers--New Products--Compounding--Research Test Developments--Hazard Assessment. Joint Meeting. March 20-23, 1988,
Fire Retardant Chemical Assoc., Lancaster, PA,
Grenelefe, FL,
169-172 p.,
1988
- Keywords
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flame retardants
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plastics
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fire hazards
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fire tests
- Abstract
- Fire retardants are most frequently added to plastics in order to reduce their burning rate. Historically, this has meant increasing a material's resistance to a variety of Bunsen burner type exposures. These simple, visual tests have resulted in the modification of many of the most obviously flammable materials, and an accordant increase in fire safety.