1. Synergistic Effect of Mica, Glass Frit, and Melamine Cyanurate for Improving Fire Resistance of Styrene-Butadiene Rubber Composites Destined for Ceramizable Coatings
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Bartłomiej Syrek, Dariusz Bielinski, Rafal Anyszka, Mateusz Imiela, Magdalena Lipińska, Przemysław Rybiński, and Elastomer Technology and Engineering
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Styrene-butadiene ,Materials science ,Softening point ,mica ,Composite ,02 engineering and technology ,010402 general chemistry ,01 natural sciences ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Natural rubber ,styrene-butadiene rubber ,Materials Chemistry ,Composite material ,ceramization ,chemistry.chemical_classification ,coating ,Surfaces and Interfaces ,Polymer ,melamine cyanurate ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,ceramification ,0104 chemical sciences ,Surfaces, Coatings and Films ,polymers_plastics ,Combustibility ,glass frit ,chemistry ,lcsh:TA1-2040 ,visual_art ,Melamine cyanurate ,visual_art.visual_art_medium ,0210 nano-technology ,lcsh:Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) ,Frit ,flame retardancy ,Fire retardant - Abstract
Synergistic effects of different fillers are widely utilized in polymer technology. The combination of various types of fillers is used to improve various properties of polymer composites. In this paper, a synergistic effect of flame retardants was tested to improve the performance of ceramizable composites. The composites were based of styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR) used as polymer matrix. Three different types of flame retardants were tested for synergistic effect: Mica (phlogopite) high aspect-ratio platelets, along with low softening point temperature glass frit (featuring ceramization effect), and melamine cyanurate, a commonly used flame retardant promoting carbonaceous char. In order to characterize the properties of the composites, combustibility, thermal stability, viscoelastic properties, micromorphology, and mechanical properties were tested before and after ceramization. The results obtained show that the synergistic effect of ceramization promoting fillers and melamine cyanurate was especially visible with respect to the flame retardant properties resulting in a significant improvement of fire resistance of the composites.
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- 2019