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Effects of zinc borate and microcapsulated red phosphorus on mechanical properties and flame retardancy of polypropylene/magnesium hydroxide composites

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In this paper, the mechanical properties and flame retardancy of zinc borate (ZB) and microcapsulated red phosphorus (MRP) with modified magnesium hydroxide (MH) in flame-retardant polypropylene (PP) were studied by mechanical properties test, UL-94 test, and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). The crystallization behaviors of the composites were investigated by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and polarizing optical microscopy (POM). The addition of ZB could improve tensile strength and elongation at break of PP/MH composite. The MRP powders had a little effect on the mechanical properties of the PP composites. DSC results showed the addition of ZB and MRP weakened the heterogeneous nucleation effect of MH on PP. The addition of ZB and MRP had a great effect on the flammability of the PP/MH/EG composites. The thermal stability of PP/MH/ZB and PP/MH/ZB/MRP composites was better than that of PP/MH composite.

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The authors are grateful to Science and Technology Foundation of Guizhou province [(2008)7001], National 863 Project Foundation of China (2003AA32X230), National Science and Technology Supporting Project Foundation of China (2007BAB08B05), and Special Funds for Major State Basic Research Projects of China (2005CB623800) for financial supports of this work.

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  1. Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials Technology Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, 610031, China

    Xiaolang Chen

  2. National Engineering Research Center for Compounding and Modification of Polymeric Materials, Materials Eng and Tech Innovation Center of Guizhou, Guiyang, 550014, China

    Jie Yu, Min He, Zhu Luo & Shengjun Lu

  3. The State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Polymer Research Institute of Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China

    Shaoyun Guo

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Chen, X., Yu, J., He, M. et al. Effects of zinc borate and microcapsulated red phosphorus on mechanical properties and flame retardancy of polypropylene/magnesium hydroxide composites. J Polym Res 16, 357–362 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10965-008-9236-9

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