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Author
Factory Mutual Research Corporation
Title
Foamed Polyurethane: A Solid That Burns Like a Flammable Liquid.
Coporate
Factory Mutual Research Corp., Norwood, MA
Report
P6805, 1974, 4 p.
Keywords
Abstract
The problem of flammability of foamed plastics has long been recognized, but several fires in recent years indicate that the hazard of storing such materials is not as widely appreciated as it should be. This is particularly true of polyurethane foam which produces more heat and open more sprinklers than the other foams.