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Flame Retardancy and Electrical Characteristics of LDPE/EVA Blend Involving Mg(OH)2 and Zinc-borate

  • Ryu, Boo-Hyung (Department of Safety Engineering, Dongguk University) ;
  • Kim, Gyu-Baek (Department of Safety Engineering, Dongguk University) ;
  • Jung, Sang-Ho (Department of Safety Engineering, Dongguk University) ;
  • Cho, Young-Suk (Department of Computer Science, Dongguk University)
  • Published : 2006.12.30
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Abstract

This study shows to blend ethylene vinyl acetate(EVA) and a flame retardant agent, $Mg(OH)_{2}$, and synergists, zinc borate for improving flame retardancy of low density polyethylene(LDPE). And it studied the property of flame retardancy of LDPE/EVA blend by the amount of addition through LOI and TGA, estimated the electrical characteristics such as volume resistivity and breakdown strength. The flame retardancy of LDPE/EVA blend was much improved in case of adding zinc borate with 6phr degree, and the electrical characteristics were more or less decreased depending on increasing the amount of addition. Zinc borate used for improving the flame retardancy of LDPE/EVA blend let the added amount of a flame retardant agent, $Mg(OH)_{2}$ limited, and the electrical characteristics decreased extremely by adding a good deal of $Mg(OH)_{2}$.

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