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Methods For Assessing The Fire Performance Of Phenolic Resins And Composites

Ramsay, G.C., Dowling, V.P., McKechnie, B. and Leonard, J., 1995. Methods For Assessing The Fire Performance Of Phenolic Resins And Composites. AOFST 2


ABSTRACT

An evaluation has been made of the behaviour of selected phenolic resins and glass-reinforced phenolic composites in a number of fire test procedures which ranged from bench-scale to full-scale and assessed a number of fire hazard characteristics. It was concluded that all the tests had some deficiencies but that the ASTM E-1354 Cone Calorimeter was most suitable for use in research and development of new materials and that the ASTM Room Fire Test had good potential for assessing 'real-life' fire performance.



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