Improving flame-retardant, thermal, and mechanical properties of an epoxy using halogen-free fillers
Various nano- and micro-sized fillers can be integrated into polymers to enhance their flame-retardant performance. In this work, a diglycidyl-ether bisphenol A epoxy was used as the matrix and nanostructured silica aerogel (AG) and ammonium polyphosphate (APP) microparticles were investigated as fi...
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| author | Riahipour Ramin Alizadeh Sahraei Abolfazl van de Werken Nekoda Tehrani Mehran Abrinia Karen Baniassadi Majid |
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| description | Various nano- and micro-sized fillers can be integrated into polymers to enhance their flame-retardant performance. In this work, a diglycidyl-ether bisphenol A epoxy was used as the matrix and nanostructured silica aerogel (AG) and ammonium polyphosphate (APP) microparticles were investigated as fillers to improve the flame-retardant and thermal properties of the epoxy. The anti-flame, thermal, and mechanical properties of the composites were investigated for different volume fractions of filler particles. It was found that APP decreased the burning rate while significantly improving the thermal stability. To investigate the flame resistant properties of combined AG and APP, an optimized ratio of AG and APP was added to the epoxy, leading to a stable flame-retardant epoxy with a low thermal conductivity and improved glass transition temperature (Tg). The synergy between the AG and APP in composite samples resulted in an interesting burning behavior where sample core was relatively less deteriorated compared with the samples containing only APP or AG. This was attributed to the decrease of thermal conductivity due to the addition of AG. Lastly, samples containing APP showed the highest limiting oxygen index percentage and it was found that only small amounts of APP are required to make the epoxy flame-retardant. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7523354ff5194e8ab4b809a3efd33d512022-12-21T21:27:45ZengDe GruyterScience and Engineering of Composite Materials0792-12332191-03592018-09-0125593994610.1515/secm-2017-0131Improving flame-retardant, thermal, and mechanical properties of an epoxy using halogen-free fillersRiahipour Ramin0Alizadeh Sahraei Abolfazl1van de Werken Nekoda2Tehrani Mehran3Abrinia Karen4Baniassadi Majid5School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Tehran, Tehran, IranSchool of Mechanical Engineering, University of Tehran, Tehran, IranDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USADepartment of Mechanical Engineering, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USASchool of Mechanical Engineering, University of Tehran, Tehran, IranSchool of Mechanical Engineering, University of Tehran, Tehran, IranVarious nano- and micro-sized fillers can be integrated into polymers to enhance their flame-retardant performance. In this work, a diglycidyl-ether bisphenol A epoxy was used as the matrix and nanostructured silica aerogel (AG) and ammonium polyphosphate (APP) microparticles were investigated as fillers to improve the flame-retardant and thermal properties of the epoxy. The anti-flame, thermal, and mechanical properties of the composites were investigated for different volume fractions of filler particles. It was found that APP decreased the burning rate while significantly improving the thermal stability. To investigate the flame resistant properties of combined AG and APP, an optimized ratio of AG and APP was added to the epoxy, leading to a stable flame-retardant epoxy with a low thermal conductivity and improved glass transition temperature (Tg). The synergy between the AG and APP in composite samples resulted in an interesting burning behavior where sample core was relatively less deteriorated compared with the samples containing only APP or AG. This was attributed to the decrease of thermal conductivity due to the addition of AG. Lastly, samples containing APP showed the highest limiting oxygen index percentage and it was found that only small amounts of APP are required to make the epoxy flame-retardant.https://doi.org/10.1515/secm-2017-0131ammonium polyphosphate (app)epoxyflame-retardantsilica aerogelthermal properties |
| spellingShingle | Riahipour Ramin Alizadeh Sahraei Abolfazl van de Werken Nekoda Tehrani Mehran Abrinia Karen Baniassadi Majid Improving flame-retardant, thermal, and mechanical properties of an epoxy using halogen-free fillers Science and Engineering of Composite Materials ammonium polyphosphate (app) epoxy flame-retardant silica aerogel thermal properties |
| title | Improving flame-retardant, thermal, and mechanical properties of an epoxy using halogen-free fillers |
| title_full | Improving flame-retardant, thermal, and mechanical properties of an epoxy using halogen-free fillers |
| title_fullStr | Improving flame-retardant, thermal, and mechanical properties of an epoxy using halogen-free fillers |
| title_full_unstemmed | Improving flame-retardant, thermal, and mechanical properties of an epoxy using halogen-free fillers |
| title_short | Improving flame-retardant, thermal, and mechanical properties of an epoxy using halogen-free fillers |
| title_sort | improving flame retardant thermal and mechanical properties of an epoxy using halogen free fillers |
| topic | ammonium polyphosphate (app) epoxy flame-retardant silica aerogel thermal properties |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1515/secm-2017-0131 |
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