Thermal stability, fire performance, and mechanical properties of natural fibre fabric-reinforced polymer composites with different fire retardants
Autor: | Bachtiar, Erik Valentine, Kurkowiak, Katarzyna, Yan, Libo, Kasal, Bohumil, Kolb, Torsten |
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Přispěvatelé: | Publica |
Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2019 |
Předmět: |
natural flax fiber reinforcement
flame retardant polymer composites ammonium polyphosphate aluminum hydroxide mechanical tensile test thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) Article lcsh:QD241-441 Thermogravimetric Analysis lcsh:Organic chemistry Underwriters Laboratories (Ul)-94 Test ddc:6 Veröffentlichung der TU Braunschweig ddc:62 Limited Oxygen Index Polymer Composite Flame Retardants Polymer Composites thermogravimetric analysis flame retardants Ammonium Polyphosphate Natural Flax Fiber Reinforcement limited oxygen index Underwriters Laboratories (UL)-94 test ddc:620 Publikationsfonds der TU Braunschweig Aluminum hydroxide Mechanical Tensile Test |
Zdroj: | Polymers (Basel) 2019, 11(4), 699; https://doi.org/10.3390/polym11040699--Polymers (Basel)--http://www.bibliothek.uni-regensburg.de/ezeit/?2527146--http://www.mdpi.com/journal/polymers--2073-4360--2073-4360 Polymers, Vol 11, Iss 4, p 699 (2019) Polymers Volume 11 Issue 4 |
DOI: | 10.3390/polym11040699 |
Popis: | In this study, ammonium polyphosphate (APP) and aluminum hydroxide (ALH) with different mass contents were used as fire retardants (FRs) on plant-based natural flax fabric-reinforced polymer (FFRP) composites. Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), limited oxygen index (LOI), and the Underwriters Laboratories (UL)-94 horizontal and vertical tests were carried out for evaluating the effectiveness of these FR treatments. Flat-coupon tensile test was performed to evaluate the effects of FR treatment on the mechanical properties of the FFRP composites. For both fire retardants, the results showed that the temperature of the thermal decomposition and the LOI values of the composites increased as the FR content increases. Under the UL-94 vertical test, the FFRP composites with 20% and 30% APP (i.e., by mass content of epoxy polymer matrix) were self-extinguished within 30 and 10 s following the removal of the flame without any burning drops, respectively. However, the mechanical tensile tests showed that the APP treated FFRP composites reduced their elastic modulus and strength up to 24% and 18%, respectively. Scanning electronic microscopic (SEM) for morphology examination showed an effective coating of the flax fibres with the FRs, which improved the flame retardancy of the treated composites. |
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