TY - JOUR A1 - Schartel, Bernhard T1 - Towards evidence-based development of flame retarded polymers T2 - 243rd National ACS meeting - Spring 2012 CY - San Diego, CA, USA DA - 2012-03-25 KW - Flame retardancy KW - Halogen-free KW - Flame retardancy mechanism KW - Fire property assessment PY - 2012 SN - 978-0-8412-2727-9 SN - 1550-6703 N1 - Serientitel: PMSE Preprints – Series title: PMSE Preprints VL - 243 SP - 38-PMSE PB - Amer Chemical SOC CY - Washington, USA AN - OPUS4-26381 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Schartel, Bernhard A1 - Richter, K. H. A1 - Böhning, Martin ED - Morgan, A. B. ED - Wilkie, C. A. ED - Nelson, G. L. T1 - Synergistic use of talc in halogen-free flame retarded polycarbonate/Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene blends N2 - Pyrolysis, flammability, fire behavior, melt viscosity, and gas diffusion of bisphenol A polycarbonate/acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (PC/ABS) were investigated, with bisphenol A bis(diphenyl phosphate) (BDP), with 10 wt.% talc and with BDP in combination with 5, 10 and 20 wt.% talc, respectively. Compared to PC/ABS, PC/ABS + BDP results in an increased decomposition temperature of PC, a higher char yield, a significantly increased LOI, a V-0 classification in UL 94, a reduced peak heat release rate (pHRR), and a reduced total heat release (THR) in the cone calorimeter. This efficient flame retardancy is due to mechanisms in both the gas and condensed phases. PC/ABS + 10 wt.% talc shows a decrease in the PC decomposition temperature. The fire behavior is improved in part compared to PC/ABS, with an increased LOI and reduced pHRR. PC/ABS + BDP + 10 wt.% talc shows a strong synergism in LOI, a V-0 classification, and a decrease in pHRR, whereas THR is slightly increased compared to PC/ABS + BDP. Talc decreases the gas diffusion and enhances the flow limit for low shear rates, both of which influence the pyrolysis and flammability results. Further, talc improves the protection properties of the fire residues. Nevertheless it also partly suppresses flame inhibition and the charring effect of BDP. The synergism between BDP and talc in LOI is obtained even for low talc loadings in PC/ABS + BDP + talc, whereas for higher loadings saturation is observed. KW - Flame retardancy KW - PC/ABS KW - Aryl phosphate KW - Talc PY - 2012 SN - 978-0-8412-2780-4 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1021/bk-2012-1118.ch002 N1 - Serientitel: ACS Symposium Series – Series title: ACS Symposium Series VL - 1118 IS - Chapter 2 SP - 15 EP - 36 PB - Oxford University Press AN - OPUS4-27563 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -