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Polypropylene as a Reference Material for Small Scale Horizontal Rate of Burning Instrument

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Last updated: 01 Jan 2025

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Polymer chemistry

Abstract

Controlling the risks associated with the flammability of polymeric materials depends on their flammability tests, as well as the existence of reference materials which are important tools for ensuring the quality of measurement results. In this study, polypropylene (PP) was prepared and tested to be a certified reference material for horizontal burning rate test instrument (UL94) in accordance with ISO guides and standards. Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and Thermo gravimetric analysis (TGA) were used to characterize some of the thermal properties like melting point and decomposition temperature of PP. The certified value of the PP burning rate was assigned by analyzing the data obtained through bi-lateral laboratory comparison involving two competent laboratories. The results of the burning rate measurements for the participating laboratories were clearly consistent and harmonic. The certified value and expanded uncertainty were calculated using results of characterization, homogeneity study and stability assessment and were found 19.63 ± 1.2 mm/ min at approximate confidence level of 95 %.

DOI

10.21608/ejchem.2021.62440.3342

Keywords

Reference material, Bi-lateral laboratory comparison, polypropylene, UL94 flame chamber, flammability

Authors

First Name

Manar

Last Name

Mahmoud

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Affiliation

chemistry department, National institute of standard

Email

manar.mohammed60@yahoo.com

City

Giza

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First Name

Aksam

Last Name

Abdelkhalik

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

chemistry department, national institute of standard

Email

aksamhassan85@gmail.com

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Orcid

0000-0002-0308-1745

First Name

Mohamed

Last Name

Hassan

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization

Email

mohamed_a_hassan@hotmail.com

City

-

Orcid

-

First Name

Mohamed

Last Name

Nour

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

chemistry department, national institute of standared

Email

m_a_nour@hotmail.com

City

Giza

Orcid

-

First Name

Eglal

Last Name

Souaya

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-

Affiliation

Faculty of Science, Ein Shams University

Email

eglals@yahoo.com

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-

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Volume

64

Article Issue

6

Related Issue

24623

Issue Date

2021-06-01

Receive Date

2021-02-11

Publish Date

2021-06-01

Page Start

3,105

Page End

3,110

Print ISSN

0449-2285

Online ISSN

2357-0245

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https://ejchem.journals.ekb.eg/article_152668.html

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Original Article

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297

Publication Type

Journal

Publication Title

Egyptian Journal of Chemistry

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https://ejchem.journals.ekb.eg/

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Polypropylene as a Reference Material for Small Scale Horizontal Rate of Burning Instrument

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Created At

22 Jan 2023