Effects of tin additives on the flammability and smoke emission characteristics of halogen-free ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer

被引:135
作者
Cross, MS
Cusack, PA
Hornsby, PR
机构
[1] Tin Technol Ltd, Uxbridge UB8 3PJ, Middx, England
[2] Brunel Univ, Uxbridge UB8 3PH, Middx, England
基金
英国工程与自然科学研究理事会;
关键词
EVA co-polymer; zinc hydroxystannate; alumina trihydrate; magnesium hydroxide; halogen-free formulations; coated fillers; nanoclays; flame retardancy; smoke suppression;
D O I
10.1016/S0141-3910(02)00294-X
中图分类号
O63 [高分子化学(高聚物)];
学科分类号
070305 ; 080501 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Zinc hydroxystannate (ZHS) is found to be an effective partial replacement for the conventional hydrated fire-retardant fillers alumina trihydrate (ATH) and magnesium hydroxide (MH) when incorporated into a halogen-free EVA cable compound. In contrast to earlier findings for halogen-containing polymers, ZHS-coated versions of the fillers are somewhat less effective than equivalent composition mixtures of ZHS + filler. Incorporation of ZHS also greatly enhances the performance of an ATH/nanoclay synergistic fire-retardant system in the EVA formulation and allows marked reductions to be made in overall filler level with no or little compromise in terms of flame-retardant and smoke-suppressant properties. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:309 / 318
页数:10
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