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Reduction of the thermoplastic melt hazard of polyester fabric through the application of a radiation cross‐linking technique
Author(s) -
Elton Stuart
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
fire and materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.482
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1099-1018
pISSN - 0308-0501
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-1018(199801/02)22:1<19::aid-fam631>3.0.co;2-5
Subject(s) - charring , thermosetting polymer , polyester , thermoplastic , materials science , composite material , reduction (mathematics) , forensic engineering , engineering , mathematics , geometry
This paper describes how a standard polyester cloth was irradiated in the presence of a cross‐linking reagent to produce a fabric whose thermoplastic melt‐drip behaviour had been modified to that of a charring thermoset material. British Crown Copyright 1998/MoD.