- Author
- Brown, J. E.
- Title
- Cone Calorimeter Method for Determining the Flammability of Composite Materials.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
- Sponsor
- Naval SEA Systems Command (NAVSEA 05R25), Washington, DC
- Report
- 8808-004,
- Book or Conf
- ASM International and Engineering Society of Detroit. How to Apply Advanced Composites Technology. 4th Annual Conference on Advanced Composites. September 13-15, 1988, ASM International, Metals Park, OH, Dearborn, MI, 141-150 p., 1988
- Keywords
- composite materials | cone calorimeters | extinction | fiberglass resins | flammability | heat release rate | ignition | resins | smoke | thermal decomposition
- Abstract
- A study was undertaken to evaluate the fire performance of composite materials using the cone calorimeter as the bench-scale method of test simulating the thermal irradiance from fires of various magnitudes. Parameters were derived from the calorimetry measurements to characterize the ignitability and flammability of the composite materials.