Plastics Flammability Handbook - Principles, Regulations, Testing, and Approval

✍ Scribed by Troitzsch, Jürgen

• Publisher: Hanser Publishers
• Year: 2004
• Leaves: 740
• Edition: 3rd Edition
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

The completely revised and updated Third Edition of this handbook covers all aspects of plastics flammability from fundamentals to the detailed description of national and international regulations, standards, test methods, and the approval procedures for plastics and plastic components in various fields of application. This unique and comprehensive handbook is an essential reference for everyone concerned with plastics flammability.
Content:
Front Matter
• Preface to the Third Edition
• How to Use This Book
• Table of Contents
•Part I. Fundamentals 1. Introduction
2. The Market Situation
3. The Burning Process and Enclosure Fires
4. The Burning of Plastics
5. Flame Retardant Plastics
6. Textiles
7. Smoke Development and Suppression
•Part II. National and International Fire Protection Regulations and Test Procedures 8. Methodology of Fire Testing
9. Regulations and Testing
10. Building
11. Transportation
12. Electrical Engineering
13. Furniture and Furnishings
•Part III. Fire Effluents• 14. Preliminary Remarks
15. Smoke Development of Fire Effluents
16. Toxicity of Fire Effluents
17. Corrosivity of Fire Effluents
•Part IV. Appendix• Appendix 1: Suppliers of Flame Retardants and Smoke Suppressants
Appendix 2: Abbreviations for Plastics and Additives
• Appendix 3: Thermal Characteristics of Selected Thermoplastics
Appendix 4: Terminology of Fire Protection
Appendix 5: International and National Standards Organizations
• Appendix 6: Electrotechnical Safety and Standard Organizations
• Appendix 7: Abbreviations
Appendix 8: Journals and Books
Author Index
Index of Standards
Key Word Index