- Author
- Shanmuganathan, K. | Deodhar, S. | Dembsey, N. | Fan, Q. | Calvert, P. D. | Warner, S. B. | Patra, P. K.
- Title
- Flame Retardancy and Char Microstructure of Nylon-6/Layered Silicate Nanocomposites.
- Coporate
- University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, North Dartmouth Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA
- Journal
- Journal of Applied Polymer Science, Vol. 104, No. 3, 1540-1550, 2007
- Keywords
- nanocomposites | flame retardants | char | nylon 6 | silicates | zinc borate | heat release rate | mass loss | flammability tests | equations | morphology | thermal behavior | weight loss | cone calorimeters | smoke | ignition | FT-IR
- Identifiers
- char microstructure; Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM); Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM); organically modified montmorillonite (OMMT); thermal behavior; TGA and DTGA data of nylon-6 and nanocomposites; weight loss data of nylon-6 and nanocomposites