Review Article
A Review of the Flammability Factors of Kenaf and Allied Fibre Reinforced Polymer Composites
Table 2
Limiting oxygen index (LOI) and heat release rate (HRR) of some polymers [
58].
| Polymer | LOI | HRR (kW/m2) (Heat flux 40 kW/m2) |
| Polypropylene | 18 | 1509 | Polyethylene | 18 | 1408 | Polystyrene | 18 | 1101 | Poly(methyl methacrylate) | 18 | 665 | Polycarbonate | 27 | 429 | Poly(vinyl chloride) | 42 | 1755 |
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