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JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE
Volume 117, Issue 6, Pages 3370-3378Publisher
JOHN WILEY & SONS INC
DOI: 10.1002/app.32086
Keywords
dispersions; flame retardance; polyamides; polyethylene (PE)
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- Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education [200805611098]
- Key Project for High and New Technology Area of Guangdong Province [2007A010500001]
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Surface-modified aluminum hydroxide and magnesium hydroxide mixtures (SAMHs) were filled with linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE) with a maleic anhydride grafted polyethylene (PE) compatibilizer to produce a SAMH master batch, which was then dispersed in polyamide 6 (PA6) to yield a PA6/PE/SAMH (50/20/30 by weight ratio) ternary composite. Through such a master-batch method, an effective flame retardance UL94 V-0 rating at a 3.2 mm thickness with a 33% limiting oxygen index was achieved. The flame-retardance mechanism of the ternary composite was investigated by thermogravimetric analysis and scanning electron microscopy/energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy analysis. A cocontinuous PA6/PE polymer host and a preferential dispersion of SAMH particles in the matrix induced the formation of a compact flame-resistant char layer and a high residue rate during burning; this resulted in the desired flame retardance of the ternary composite. (C) 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 117: 3370-3378, 2010
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