Fire Properties of Polymer Composite Materials

• Main Authors: Mouritz, A. P. (Author), Gibson, A. G. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2006.
• Series: Solid Mechanics and Its Applications, 143
• Subjects: Chemistry.; Polymers.; Engineering.; Materials science.; Safety in Chemistry, Dangerous Goods.; Polymer Sciences.; Materials Science, general.; Characterization and Evaluation of Materials.; Engineering, general.

This book is the first to deal comprehensively with the important topic of the fire behaviour of polymer composite materials. Composites are used in a diverse range of applications, including land and marine transport, aerospace, the chemical industry, and most branches of civil engineering infrastr...

Table of Contents:

• Thermal Decomposition of Composites in Fire
• Fire Reaction Properties of Composites
• Fire Modelling of Composites
• Modelling the Thermal Response of Composites in Fire
• Structural Properties of Composites in Fire
• Post-Fire Properties of Composites
• Flame Retardant Composites
• Fire Properties of Polymer Nanocomposites
• Fire Safety Regulations
• Fire Tests for Composites
• Health Hazards of Composites in Fire.