Performance of nanoclay in a flame-retardant jacket compound

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This paper analyses the performance of a high filled flame-retardant, halogen-free compound intended for jacketing when it is modified with nanoclays. The study looks for the effect in mechanical, physicochemical, and rheological properties of the material. Results showed that the use of nanoclays decreased the flame-retardant filler content in the compoundโ€”with a minor change in mechanical and physicochemical propertiesโ€”but enhanced rheological behavior as expected.

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This paper analyses the performance of a high filled flame-retardant, halogen-free compound intended for jacketing when it is modified with nanoclays. The study looks for the effect in mechanical, physicochemical, and rheological properties of the material. Results showed that the use of nanoclays decreased the flame-retardant filler content in the compoundโ€”with a minor change in mechanical and physicochemical propertiesโ€”but enhanced rheological behavior as expected.

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Author(s)

Sergio Castaรฑeda and Octavio Parra, Centro de Investigacion y Desarrollo Condumex (CIDEC), Mexico; and Eduardo Ramรญrez and Saรบl Sรกnchez, Centro de Investigaciรณn en Quรญmica Aplicada (CIQA), Condumex, Mexico

Publication/Event/Pages

Paper presented at WAI's International Technical Conference in Monterrey, Mexico, Oct., 2008. Published in WJI, February 2009, pp. 70-75.

Year

2008