Flammability Characteristics of Some Epoxy Resins and Composites.

Abstract

The flammability characteristics of a number of epoxy resin formulations and glass fiber-reinforced epoxy resin composites have been evaluated by thermal analysis, limiting oxygen index/temperature index, flash ignition, and smoke density measurement techniques. Results have indicated that appropriate flame-retardant additives or halogenated monomers should be incorporated into the matrix resin to increase material survivability and reduce resin combustibility. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADA135282

Entities

People

  • D. P. Macaione
  • P. R. Bergquist
  • R. P. Dowling Ii

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Composite Materials
  • Curing Agents
  • Decomposition
  • Electromagnetic Wave Propagation
  • Engineering
  • Epoxy Resins
  • Fiber Reinforced Composites
  • Fires
  • Flame Retardants
  • Glass Fibers
  • Ignition
  • Information Processing
  • Light Transmission
  • Military Research
  • Reinforcing Materials
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Polymer Science and Engineering.
  • Reinforced Composite Materials