- Author
- General Electric Company
- Title
- Method for Determining Flame Retardance of Polymer Compositions.
- Coporate
- General Electric Co., Schenectady, NY
- Report
- PCT Patent WO 00/47988, August 17, 2000, 30 p.
- Keywords
- flame retardants | statistical analysis | UL 94
- Abstract
- A method for determining flame retardance of polymer compositions includes subjecting a plurality of specimens of a polymer composition to a flame test and performing a statistical analysis of the data obtained. The statistical analysis includes determining the probability of at least one possible outcome of the flame test. The probability of possible outcomes provides a measure of the flame retardance of the polymer composition. A preferred flame test is the UL 94 flame test.