Abstract:
A polypropylene composition comprising polypropylene impact copolymer or impact modified polypropylene and an effective flame retarding amount of a mixture of (i) tris(tribromoneopentyl) phosphate and (ii) a carbon-carbon initiator, wherein the composition meets a UL 94 rating of V-1 or V-0, said composition being substantially free from antimony trioxide. A method for improving the flame retarding rating of a polypropylene composition is also disclosed.
Abstract:
Stabilized flame retardant polymer compositions containing a hydrated metal compound, e.g., a metal hydroxide, as a flame retardant, when added an effective stabilizing amount of an amine oxide, a hydroxyl amine or mixtures thereof, exhibit desirable physical characteristics of pure polymers due to the stabilizer additives, including excellent color stability, while attaining desirable fire-retardance standards.4. The stabilized flame retardant composition of claim 3, wherein said polymer resin is one of a polypropylene, polyethylene, Polypropylene blends, e.g. thermoplastic olefin (TPO), thermoplastic elastomer (TPE).
Abstract:
The present invention is a flame-retardant polyolefin/thermoplastic polyurethane formulation made from or containing a polyolefin, a thermoplastic polyurethane, and an intumescent, polyphosphate flame retardant composition. The invented system achieves elongations>400% and tensile strengths>1500 psi while the same polyolefin only achieved 100% elongation and
Abstract:
The present disclosure provides a resinous material for covering electric wire having all required properties meeting or exceeding a certain standard, produced using a cyclic olefin-derived resin, and electric wires manufactured using the resinous material for covering electric wire, and flame-retardant cables. The resinous material including (A) an olefin-derived resin, (B) an elastomer resin, (C) a cyclic olefin-derived resin having a glass transition point of from 120° C. to 170° C., and (D) a flame retardant, the resinous material having: a content of the component (D) of from 60 parts by mass to 150 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of the total contents of the components (A), (B) and (C); a tensile elongation of no less than 250%; and a heat deformation of no greater than 40%.
Abstract:
A dispersion contains a flame-resistant polymer, which can improve shaping stability of the flame-resistant polymer during ejection from a die orifice, and physical stability of a shaped product in a washing step. The dispersion containing a flame-resistant polymer is a dispersion in which a flame-resistant polymer is dispersed in an organic solvent, an in-water tensile strength thereof per unit cross-sectional area is 1.0 MPa or more and 6.5 MPa or less, the flame-resistant polymer can be preferably obtained by heat-treating an acrylonitrile polymer in the presence of at least one kind of acid, acid anhydride or acid chloride in an organic solvent, and a suitable organic solvent is a polar organic solvent.
Abstract:
A flame retardant composition contains, with respect to a flame retardant composition containing 1 to 99 parts by mass of a salt of piperazine and an inorganic phosphorus compound (component (A)) selected from piperazine phosphate, piperazine pyrophosphate, piperazine polyphosphate, or a mixture of at least two of the piperazine salts, and 99 to 1 parts by mass of a salt of melamine and an inorganic phosphorus compound (component (B)) selected from melamine phosphate, melamine pyrophosphate, melamine polyphosphate, or a mixture of at least two of the melamine salts (wherein the total of the component (A) and the component (B) is 100 parts by mass): 0.01 to 10 parts by mass of silicone oil; and 0.01 to 20 parts by mass of a monoamide compound of a higher aliphatic carboxylic acid and/or a monoester compound produced by reacting a higher aliphatic carboxylic acid with a monovalent to trivalent alcohol compound.
Abstract:
There are provided a thermoplastic resin composition excellent in a balance between fluidity and low outgassing, and a molded product and a sheet including the thermoplastic resin composition.The thermoplastic resin composition may include from 70 to 99% by mass of (A) a polyphenylene ether, from 1 to 30% by mass of (B) a copolymer including an aromatic vinyl compound and an unsaturated dicarboximide derivative as constituent monomers, and from 0 to 20% by mass of (C) a copolymer including an aromatic vinyl compound and a cyanided vinyl compound as constituent monomers, based on 100% by mass of the total of the (A) component, the (B) component and the (C) component, wherein the (B) component has a weight-average molecular weight of from 70,000 to 250,000.
Abstract:
A flame-retardant thermoplastic resin composition, comprising a thermoplastic resin (a) and an inorganic flame-retarder (b), the content of the component (b) being 50 to 250 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the component (a), wherein the component (a) includes at least one selected from the group consisting of an α-olefin (co)polymer (a-1), a thermoplastic elastomer (a-2) and a rubber (a-3); the component (a) (100% by mass) includes 0.01 to 0.5% by mass of a constituent unit derived from an unsaturated monomer having a carboxylic acid group or acid anhydride group; the component (b) includes 40 to 95% by mass of inorganic metal hydrate (b-1) and 5 to 60% by mass of inorganic filler (b-2); and the average particle diameter of the inorganic filler (b-2) is not more than 2 μm and the aspect ratio of the inorganic filler (b-2) is not more than 1.5.
Abstract:
The present disclosure is directed to an electrical device comprising a propylene-alpha olefin polymer, wherein the propylene-alpha olefin polymer comprises from about 5 to about 25 wt % alpha olefin, from about 75 to about 95 wt % propylene and optionally ≦10 wt % diene, wherein the propylene-alpha olefin polymer has a MWD of from about 1 to about 5, a heat of fusion less than or equal to 75 J/g and a Tm≦105° C.
Abstract:
A polymer composition includes a rubber modified vinyl resin, a cyclic alkyl phosphate compound, and an aromatic phosphate ester. Some embodiments may additionally comprises a polyphenylene ether resin. In some embodiments, the compositions have good flame retardancy, color stability, impact resistance, and thermal stability.