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Cone Calorimeter Evaluation of the Flammability of Composite Materials.

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Author(s)

James E. Brown, E Braun, W H. Twilley

Abstract

A study was undertaken to evaluate the fire performance of composite materials using the cone calorimeter as the bench-scale method of test simulating the thermal irradiance from fires of various magnitudes. Five parameters were derived from the calorimetry measurements to characterize the ignitability and flammability of the ocmposite materials.
Citation
NBSIR 88-3733; 68
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Keywords

composite materials, cone calorimeters, extinction, fiberglass resins, flammability, heat release rate, ignition, resins, smoke, thermal decomposition

Citation

Brown, J. , Braun, E. and Twilley, W. (1988), Cone Calorimeter Evaluation of the Flammability of Composite Materials., NBSIR 88-3733; 68, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=917036 (Accessed October 18, 2025)

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Created March 1, 1988, Updated February 17, 2017
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