- Author
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O'Neill, T. J.
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Punderson, J.
- Title
- Toxicity Tests and Fire Safety.
- Coporate
- E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Co., Inc., Wilmington, DE
- Book or Conf
- QMC Industrial Research Ltd. and Fire Research Station. Smoke and Toxic Gases From Burning Plastics. January 6-7, 1982.,
London, England,
12/1-12/3 p.,
1982
- Keywords
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insulation
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tests
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flammability
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combustibility
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safety
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spacecraft
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wires
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polytetrafluoroethylene
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toxicity
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Apollo spacecraft
- Identifiers
- materials flammability
- Abstract
- Fire safety of fluoropolymer resins, and in particular polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), is discussed. PTFE has been selected as the wire insulation in the Apollo spacecraft's manned capsule.