- Author
- Boinowitz, T. | Borgogelli, R. | Gower, W.
- Title
- Impact of Silicone Surfactants on the Flammability of Flexible Slabstock Foam - Comparison of California TB 117/draft 2002 With Established Flammability Tests.
- Coporate
- Degussa AG, Goldschmidt Polyurethane Additives Goldschmidtstraße 100, 45127 Essen, Germany Goldschmidt Chemical Corp., Hopewell, VA
- Journal
- Journal of Cellular Plastics, Vol. 40, No. 4, 299-313, July 2004
- Keywords
- silicon surfactants | flammability | flexible foams | flammability tests | polyurethane foams | flame retardants | test methods | flame spread | formulation | flame resistant tests | standards | ASTM D 1692
- Identifiers
- California TB 117 test; formulations used to produce density foam, surfactant type, and FR package variable; California Technical Bulletin 117 (Draft 2/2002); California Technical Bulletin 117 (March 2000); comparsion of old and new CAL TB 117 open flame resistance test - summary of some key parameters; MVSS 302; British Standard 5852; porosity and density range of the six formulations. Every formulation with four surfactants and five FR-levels; minimum FR-level to pass the open flame test (no smoldering); burning results with different surfactants