Latex Backcoatings on Polypropylene Carpets: Fire Performance Testing
- 1 October 1989
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Coated Fabrics
- Vol. 19 (2) , 94-111
- https://doi.org/10.1177/152808378901900204
Abstract
Fire performance of a series of latex backcoatings was tested in the RHR cone calorimeter, both on their own and added on to a polypropylene carpet. Results were compared to those obtained in traditional textile flammability tests, such as MVSS 302 and NFPA 701.Keywords
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