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. 2024 Feb 27;16(5):645. doi: 10.3390/polym16050645
PUR polyurethane
POSS polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes
MA methacrylpropyl POSS
AM aminopropyl POSS
OL vinyl POSS
TPP triphenyl phosphate
SEM scanning electron microscope
FTIR Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy
ATR attenuated reflection
TGA thermogravimetry analysis
TG thermogravimeter
T5 temperature 5% sample weight loss, °C
T50 temperature 50% sample weight loss, °C
TRMAX temperature at the maximum rate of sample decomposition, °C
dm/dt rate of sample decomposition, wt.%/min
PTD residue after thermal decomposition, %
∆Ts range of combustion temperature of the residue after thermal decomposition of sample, °C
P600 residue at T = 600 °C
MIR mid-infrared
PCFC pyrolysis combustion flow calorimeter
HRR heat release rate, W/g
HR Capacity heat release capacity, J/g·K
Cone cone calorimeter method
ti time to ignition, s
tf-0 time to flameout, s
THRR temperature at the maximum heat release rate, °C
EHC effective combustion heat, MJ/kg
AMLR average weight loss rate, g/m2·s
THR total heat release, MJ/m2
HRRmax maximum heat release rate, kW/m2
tHRRmax time to maximum heat release rate, s
MARHE maximum average heat release rate, kW/m2
FIGRA fire growth rate index, kW/m2·s
Dsmax maximum specific optical density
Ds(4) specific optical density after 4 min of testing
VOF4 are under the specific optical density curve
Dc light attenuation coefficient after testing