Research Article
Non-halogen fire resistant plastics for aircraft interiors
Richard E. Lyon,
Todd Emrick,
Corresponding Author
Richard E. Lyon
Airport and Aircraft Safety R&D Division, Federal Aviation Administration, Atlantic City International Airport, NJ 08405, USA
Airport and Aircraft Safety R&D Division, Federal Aviation Administration, Atlantic City International Airport, NJ 08405, USA.Search for more papers by this authorTodd Emrick
Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, USA
Search for more papers by this authorRichard E. Lyon,
Todd Emrick,
Corresponding Author
Richard E. Lyon
Airport and Aircraft Safety R&D Division, Federal Aviation Administration, Atlantic City International Airport, NJ 08405, USA
Airport and Aircraft Safety R&D Division, Federal Aviation Administration, Atlantic City International Airport, NJ 08405, USA.Search for more papers by this authorTodd Emrick
Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, USA
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Strategies for developing fireproof aircraft cabin materials are reviewed in light of environmental legislation restricting the use of halogens in plastics. The important physical and chemical processes of flaming combustion in terms of their effect on the heat release rate (HRR) of a burning material are flame inhibition, fuel replacement, heat resistance, and intumescence. These fire resistance (FR) mechanisms acting simultaneously or synergistically are particularly effective at reducing HRR of a new generation of transparent plastics suitable for aircraft cabin interiors. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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