- Author
- Kowbel, W. | Patel, K. | Withers, J. C.
- Title
- Nanocomposites for School Bus Upholstery.
- Coporate
- MER Corp., Tucson, AZ
- Book or Conf
- Bridging the Centuries With SAMPE's Materials and Processes Technology. Science of Advanced Materials and Process Engineering Series. Society for the Advancement of Materials and Process Engineering (SAMPE), 45th International SAMPE Symposium and Exhibition. Volume 45. Proceedings. May 21-25, 2000, Long Beach, CA, 1994-2000 p., 2000
- Keywords
- buses | nanocomposites | resins | costs | fire retardants | upholstery | kynol (trademark) | weight loss | char yield | thermogravimetric analysis | fibers | durability | civil infrastructure | gas analysis
- Identifiers
- weight loss and char yield data at 500 deg C derived from thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) dats for the different resins and mixtures investigated; glass transition temperature from Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) data for the different resins and mixtures investigated; time to sustain flame for Kevlar and Kynol fibers coated with resin mixtures