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Fire
Safety
· Nano-composite wire-insulation
made from a nylon
polymer and 1 nm clay particles is claimed to show fire
resistance, an important issue in space and aviation applications.
· Gilman and Kashiwagi of the fire sciences
research group at the National Institute of Science and Technology have
shown that these composites have a heat release rate that is 63% less than
that of the polymer alone for a clay content of only 5%.
· In addition to providing fire resistance the clay
particles increase the mechanical properties of the polymer, nylon-6.
From:
Aviation Week and Space Technology, December 8, 1997
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