- Author
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McCarter, R. J.
- Title
- Use of Sulphur as an Additive to Inhibit the Smoldering Combustion of Materials.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
- Report
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U.S. Patent 4,260,660; Appl. No. 886,384,
April 7, 1981,
5 p.
- Keywords
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smoldering combustion
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materials
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upholstered furniture
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mattress
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composite materials
- Identifiers
- sulphur
- Abstract
- Disclosed is a smolder resistant upholstered furniture or mattress assembly and a method for rendering the composite materials of such assembly smolder resistant. Placement of a layer of sulphur immediately adjacent a normally smolder-prone material in the composite effectively prohibits the advances of smoldering combustion to a dangerous stage.