Chapter 10. Significant Assessment of Nanocomposites’ Combustion Behaviour by the Appropriate Use of the Cone Calorimeter
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- Alberto Fina; Giovanni Camino; F. Canta; A. Castrovinci
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- Nanocomposite
Materials science
Cone calorimeter
Composite material
Appropriate use
Combustion
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The cone calorimeter has become one of the most important tools for research and development of fire-retardant polymeric materials. Several parameters are obtained from this test,1 but the most often used is the peak of heat release rate (PHRR).