Development of flame retardant coatings containing hexaphenoxycyclotriphosphazene and expandable graphite for carbon fibre-reinforced polyamide 6 composites
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Abstract
The increasing importance of thermoplastic composites, driven by their enhanced recyclability and production efficiency, has attracted interest in continuous fibre-reinforced thermoplastic. Polyamide 6 (PA6), synthesised via anionic ring-opening polymerisation, is particularly relevant, however, the flammability of PA6 poses significant challenges and a critical concern for their structural application, necessitating effective flame retardancy measures. This study investigates the development of flame retardant coatings for carbon fibre-reinforced PA6 composites, employing hexaphenoxycyclotriphosphazene (HPCTP) and expandable graphite (EG), and evaluates their efficacy in improving the flammability properties of the composites through their combined modes of action. We investigated the impact of FRs on glass transition temperature, crystallinity, thermal stability, monomer conversion and flammability properties. The best-performing formulations (PA6/3P%HPCTP/3%EG and PA6/3P%HPCTP/4%EG) were applied to the surface of carbon fibre-reinforced PA6 composites by in-mould coating. Due to the synergistic effect of HPCTP and EG, the coatings containing 3P% HPCTP and 3 % EG reduced the maximum heat release by 33 % and the total heat release by 37 %.
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Polymer Degradation and Stability deals with the degradation reactions and their control which are a major preoccupation of practitioners of the many and diverse aspects of modern polymer technology.
Deteriorative reactions occur during processing, when polymers are subjected to heat, oxygen and mechanical stress, and during the useful life of the materials when oxygen and sunlight are the most important degradative agencies. In more specialised applications, degradation may be induced by high energy radiation, ozone, atmospheric pollutants, mechanical stress, biological action, hydrolysis and many other influences. The mechanisms of these reactions and stabilisation processes must be understood if the technology and application of polymers are to continue to advance. The reporting of investigations of this kind is therefore a major function of this journal.
However there are also new developments in polymer technology in which degradation processes find positive applications. For example, photodegradable plastics are now available, the recycling of polymeric products will become increasingly important, degradation and combustion studies are involved in the definition of the fire hazards which are associated with polymeric materials and the microelectronics industry is vitally dependent upon polymer degradation in the manufacture of its circuitry. Polymer properties may also be improved by processes like curing and grafting, the chemistry of which can be closely related to that which causes physical deterioration in other circumstances.