Currently, Kevlar fabric is used for bus upholstery. Cheaper Kynol fabric is attractive for this application, but it suffers from intrinsically inferior flame retardation compared to Kevlar. Novel polymer (organic/inorganic) blends were developed with greatly enhanced flame retardation. Actual bus seats were covered with the coated Kynol fabric. Covered bus seats were tested according to FMVSS-302 and the national burn test procedures. The effect of coating chemistry and the fabric properties on the flame retardation is reported.


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    Title :

    Low-cost fire retardant composites for bus seat upholstery


    Contributors:
    Kowbel, W. (author) / Patel, J.R. (author) / Withers, J.C. (author)


    Publication date :

    1999


    Size :

    10 Seiten, 6 Quellen


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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