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Effects of Basalt and Carbon Fillers on Fire Hazard, Thermal, and Mechanical Properties of EPDM Rubber Composites
- Source :
- Materials, Vol 14, Iss 5245, p 5245 (2021), Materials, Volume 14, Issue 18
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- MDPI AG, 2021.
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Abstract
- Due to growing restrictions on the use of halogenated flame retardant compounds, there is great research interest in the development of fillers that do not emit toxic compounds during thermal decomposition. Polymeric composite materials with reduced flammability are increasingly in demand. Here, we demonstrate that unmodified graphene and carbon nanotubes as well as basalt fibers or flakes can act as effective flame retardants in polymer composites. We also investigate the effects of mixtures of these carbon and mineral fillers on the thermal, mechanical, and rheological properties of EPDM rubber composites. The thermal properties of the EPDM vulcanizates were analyzed using the thermogravimetric method. Flammability was determined by pyrolysis combustion flow calorimetry (PCFC) and cone calorimetry.
- Subjects :
- basalt
Thermogravimetric analysis
Technology
Materials science
polymer composites
fire hazard
chemistry.chemical_element
Carbon nanotube
Article
law.invention
carbon fillers
mineral fillers
law
EPDM rubber
General Materials Science
Composite material
Flammability
Microscopy
QC120-168.85
thermal properties
QH201-278.5
Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
TK1-9971
chemistry
Descriptive and experimental mechanics
Basalt fiber
Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering
TA1-2040
Pyrolysis
Carbon
Fire retardant
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 19961944
- Volume :
- 14
- Issue :
- 5245
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Materials
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....a2c90c9a70a44da278fc6cf876b494c3