Effect of Particle Size of Additives on the Flammability and Mechanical Properties of Intumescent Flame Retarded Polypropylene Compounds

<table class="table-group" id="tab1"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td align="left"> </td><td align="center" rowspan="2">LOI (vol%)</td><td align="center" rowspan="2">UL-94 (rating)</td></tr><tr class="thead"><td align="left"> </td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left">PP/PER/APP</td><td align="center">28</td><td align="center">V-0</td></tr><tr><td align="left">PP/mPER/APP</td><td align="center">26</td><td align="center">V-2</td></tr><tr><td align="left">PP/PER/mAPP</td><td align="center">28</td><td align="center">V-0</td></tr><tr><td align="left">PP/mPER/mAPP</td><td align="center">27</td><td align="center">V-0</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="3"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

LOI and UL94 results of the flame retarded PP compounds.

International Journal of Polymer Science

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Table 1: Effect of Particle Size of Additives on the Flammability and Mechanical Properties of Intumescent Flame Retarded Polypropylene Compounds 