- Author
- Kandola, B. K. | Myler, P. | Horrocks, A. R. | El-Hadidi, M. | Blair, D.
- Title
- Empirical and Numerical Approach for Optimisation of Fire and Mechanical Performance inFire-Retardant Glass-Reinforced Epoxy Composites.
- Coporate
- Bolton Univ., UK Hexcel Composites, Duxford, Cambridge CB2 4QD, UK
- Journal
- Fire Safety Journal, Vol. 43, No. 1, 11-23, January 2008
- Keywords
- glass fibers | fire retardants | composite materials | high temperature | mechanical properties | epoxy resins | flammability testing | cone calorimeters | laminates | equations | heat exposure | additives | intumescent coatings | radiant heating | exposure | heat flux | ignition | laminates | resins
- Identifiers
- composite sample composition; cone calorimetric results for composite laminates exposed to 50 kW/m2; mechanical properties of all laminates before heat exposure; effect of individual components on composite properties; constructed data matrix for PHRR used to plot 3-D surface plot