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TL;DR: In this article, the pyrolysis and fire behavior of glass-fiber reinforced poly(butylene terephthalate) (PBT/GF) with two different metal phosphinates as flame retardants in combination with and without melamine cyanurate (MC) were analyzed by means of thermogravimetry, thermograimetry coupled with infrared spectroscopy, flammability, and cone calorimeter tests as well as scanning electron microscopy/energy dispersive X-ray spectrographs.

TL;DR: In this article, the fire retardancy mechanism of aluminium diethyl phosphinate (AlPi) and AlPi in combination with melamine polyphosphate (MPP) was investigated in glass-fibre reinforced polyamide 6 (PA6/GF) by analysing the pyrolysis, flammability and fire behaviour.

TL;DR: In this article, a quantitative assessment of flame retardancy by the heat shielding in epoxy layered silicate nanocomposite (EP/TPPMMT) is presented, where online heat flux measurements and temperature monitoring within the specimen are performed during the burning in the cone calorimeter.

TL;DR: In this article, a residual protection layer mechanism is proposed to improve the residue properties for the investigated composites, which shows a remarkable flame retardancy against reaction to a small flame.

TL;DR: In this paper, three different kinds of asphalt mixtures were investigated with the aim of benchmarking the fire risks, and the results showed that the asphalt is intrinsically flame resistant, whereas the investigated special asphalt showed a pronouncedly greater fire risk with respect to causing fire growth and smoke.