Flammability Reduction Group

Staff Spotlight

Figure 1. Reduced-scale Test to Assess the Effect of Fire Barriers on the Combustion Behavior of Core Flammable Materials (FRPM19 Abstract)

Dr. Mauro Zammarano has been selected to deliver a keynote presentation at this year’s European Meeting on Fire Retardant Polymeric Materials (FRPM19). Dr. Zammarano’s talk is titled, “Reduced-scale Test to Assess the Effect of Fire Barriers on The Combustion Behavior of Core Flammable Materials: An Upholstery-Material Composites Case Study.”

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Highlight

June 1, 2019

 
Two members of the NIST Flammability Reduction Group – Dr. Mauro Zammarano and Dr. Laura Dubrulle – recently traveled to the 2019 BCC Flame Meeting to highlight progress in two ongoing research projects: (1) A reduced-scale tool to characterize the combustion behavior of composite upholstered materials and (2) The effects of fire-retardant coatings on the flammability of wood-based materials.    >>READ MORE