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The effect of sample size on the burning behaviour of thermoplastic materials in the critical oxygen index test
Author(s) -
Wharton R. K.
Publication year - 1981
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/fam.810050207
Subject(s) - index (typography) , thermoplastic , sample size determination , materials science , oxygen , sample (material) , composite material , forensic engineering , chemistry , mathematics , statistics , engineering , computer science , chromatography , organic chemistry , world wide web
The dependence of the Critical Oxygen Index values of some thermoplastic materials on sample sixe is reported. The extent of melting of this class of material is shown to be important in determining the effect of sample size on the index.