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Thermal degradation behaviors and flame retardancy of PC/ABS with novel silicon‐containing flame retardant
Author(s) -
Zhong Hanfang,
Wei Ping,
Jiang Pingkai,
Wang Genlin
Publication year - 2007
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.953
Subject(s) - fire retardant , thermogravimetric analysis , acrylonitrile butadiene styrene , silane , materials science , polycarbonate , cone calorimeter , thermal stability , char , chemical engineering , fourier transform infrared spectroscopy , composite material , polymer chemistry , pyrolysis , engineering
A novel flame retardant (DVN) containing silicon, phosphorus, and nitrogen has been synthesized from the reaction of 9,10‐dihydro‐9‐oxa‐10‐phosphaphenanthrene‐10‐oxide (DOPO), vinylmethyldimethoxy silane (VMDMS) and N ‐β‐(aminoethyl)‐γ‐aminopropyle methyl dimethoxy silane (NMDMS), then incorporated into polycarbonate/acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (PC/ABS) alloy. The flame retardancy of PC/ABS/DVN is evaluated by cone calorimeter and limited oxygen index (LOI) and the thermal degradation behavior is investigated by thermogravimetric analysis under nitrogen and air. The PC/ABS/DVN sample was thermally degraded at 400°C for different amounts of time and studied by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy to better understand the mechanism of flame retardancy. The results show that the thermal stability and flame retardancy of PC/ABS are improved by incorporation of DVN. Scanning electric microscopy results show that the outer surface of the char layer of PC/ABS/DVN after the LOI test is smooth and the internal structure is like swollen cells, which benefits the flame retardancy of PC/ABS. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.