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Flammability merit sequence and specimen homogeneity

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Composite assemblies of materials of sharply different thermal properties cannot be listed in a flammability merit sequence intended to have a wide range of application. For such assemblies, relative flammabilities depend on the time scale of the flammability test utilized. Metal-foil-faced foamed plastics exhibit this effect to a marked degree.

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  1. D'Souza, M. V. and McGuire, J. H., “ASTM E-84 and the Flammability of Foamed Thermosetting Plastics.”Fire Technology, Vol. 13, No. 2 (May 1977), pp. 85–94.

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  1. Fire Research Section Division of Building Research, National Research Council of Canada, Canada

    J. H. McGuire & M. V. D'Souza

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This paper is a contribution from the Division of Building Research, National Research Council of Canada, and is published with the approval of the Director of the Division.

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McGuire, J.H., D'Souza, M.V. Flammability merit sequence and specimen homogeneity. Fire Technol 14, 273–278 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01998386

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