March 2011
Intermediate to advanced
848 pages
27h 25m
English
G. Beyer, Kabelwerk Eupen AG, Belgium
This chapter describes multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) as very efficient flame retardants at low filler contents in ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA). An optimized formulation for flame-retardant insulated wires was developed based on the filler-blend ‘multi-walled carbon nanotubes–organoclays–aluminium trihydrate’. The char was improved and strengthened by the long length/diameter ratio of the MWCNTs, resulting in better flameretardant performances of the wires.
Key words
aluminium trihydrate
cables
carbon nanotubes
char formation
flame-retardancy
organoclays
Fire hazards are mainly the ...
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