Cone calorimeter study of high performance fibres-application to polybenzazole and p-aramid fibres

Authors
Bourbigot, S Flambard, X Poutch, F Duquesne, S
Citation
S. Bourbigot et al., Cone calorimeter study of high performance fibres-application to polybenzazole and p-aramid fibres, POLYM DEGR, 74(3), 2001, pp. 481-486
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Organic Chemistry/Polymer Science
Journal title
POLYMER DEGRADATION AND STABILITY
ISSN journal
01413910 → ACNP
Volume
74
Issue
3
Year of publication
2001
Pages
481 - 486
Database
ISI
SICI code
0141-3910(2001)74:3<481:CCSOHP>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
This work investigates the fire behaviour of high performance fibres. Poly- p-phenytenediamine-terephtalamide fibres (PPT) and poly(p-phenylene-2,6-ben zobisoxazole) (PBO) fibres as knitted fabrics are evaluated using the cone calorimeter as fire model. The investigation of the fire performance of the PPT and PBO fibres shows the excellent behaviour of PBO in comparison with PPT. The contribution to fire growth of PBO is very low whatever the exter nal heat flux is. In comparison with PPT, smoke obscuration of PBO is drama tically reduced as well as the production of carbon oxides during the combu stion of the materials. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.