Synergistic Effect of Mica, Glass Frit, and Melamine Cyanurate for Improving Fire Resistance of Styrene-Butadiene Rubber Composites Destined for Ceramizable Coatings

Rafal Piotr Anyszka (Corresponding Author), Mateusz Imiela, Dariusz Bielinski, Magdalena Lipinska, Przemyslaw Rybinski, Bartlomiej Syrek

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Abstract

Synergistic effects of different fillers are widely utilized in polymer technology. The combination of various types of fillers is used to improve various properties of polymer composites. In this paper, a synergistic effect of flame retardants was tested to improve the performance of ceramizable composites. The composites were based of styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR) used as polymer matrix. Three different types of flame retardants were tested for synergistic effect: Mica (phlogopite) high aspect-ratio platelets, along with low softening point temperature glass frit (featuring ceramization effect), and melamine cyanurate, a commonly used flame retardant promoting carbonaceous char. In order to characterize the properties of the composites, combustibility, thermal stability, viscoelastic properties, micromorphology, and mechanical properties were tested before and after ceramization. The results obtained show that the synergistic effect of ceramization promoting fillers and melamine cyanurate was especially visible with respect to the flame retardant properties resulting in a significant improvement of fire resistance of the composites.
Original languageEnglish
Article number170
Number of pages23
JournalCoatings
Volume9
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 5 Mar 2019

Keywords

  • Composite
  • ceramization
  • ceramification
  • styrene-butadiene rubber
  • melamine cyanurate
  • mica
  • flame retardancy
  • coating
  • glass frit

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