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Author
Kim, D. W.
Title
Development of Fire-Resistant Tentage Fabrics. Final Report. June 1981-February 1982.
Coporate
Celanese Research Co., Summit, NJ
Sponsor
Army Natick Research, Development and Engineering Center, MA
Report
NATIC/TR-86/052, February 1982, 27 p.
Distribution
Available from National Technical Information Service
Contract
DAAK60-81-C-0061
Keywords
tents | fire resistant materials | flame retardants | fabrics | coatings | polyesters
Abstract
In order to develop a fire-resistant tentage fabric, candidate fabrics were woven of spun yarns blended with mixtures of a brominated aromatic polyester (BRAPE) and commercial polyethylene terephthalate (PET).