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Combustion characteristics of halogen‐free flame‐retarded polyethylene containing magnesium hydroxide and some synergists

2001; Wiley; Volume: 81; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1002/app.1430

1097-4628

Zhengzhou Wang, Baojun Qu, Weicheng Fan, Ping Huang,

Environmental and Industrial Safety

Abstract Halogen‐free flame‐retarded polyethylene materials have been prepared by using magnesium hydroxide (MH) as a flame retardant combined with red phosphorous (RP) and expandable graphite (EG) as synergists. The effects of these additives on the combustion behavior of the filled linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE), such as a limiting oxygen index (LOI), the rate of heat release (RHR), the specific extinction area (SEA), etc., have been studied by the LOI determination and the cone calorimeter test. The results show that RP and EG are good synergists for improving the flame retardancy of LLDPE/MH formulations. In addition, a suitable amount of ethylene and vinyl acetate copolymer (EVA) added in the formulations can increase the LOI values while promoting the char formation and showing almost no effect on the RHR and SEA values. © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 81: 206–214, 2001