Flame Retardant Research and Materials Fire Testing
With over ten years of experience in flame retardant research and polymeric material fire safety, we can deliver practical solutions to industrial, government, and academic customers. We specialize in halogenated/non-halogenated flame retardancy, polymer nanocomposites for fire safety applications, and meeting regulatory tests for both thermoplastic and thermosetting polymers.
Research projects with UDRI in this area can simply involve fire testing, or can include product development and design. We also offer literature searches for patent and proposal writing that take advantage of an extensive intelligent database of fire safety and flame retardancy papers. We can also provide consulting services for meeting regulatory tests and product development.
UDRI routinely partners on Department of Defense STTR and SBIR projects, and has a great deal of experience in writing proposals rapidly for these projects in order to meet quick deadlines. Please contact Alexander Morgan with your questions about our testing or research capabilities.
Test Equipment Available
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FTT Cone Calorimeter |
Heat release rate of common thermoplastics measured by a cone calorimeter. |
Cone Calorimeter (FTT)
- Standard test for fundamental understanding of materials fire behavior (ASTM E-1354, E-1474, E-1740, ISO 5660, MIL-STD 2031)
- Measures heat release rate by oxygen consumption calorimetry
- Can also measure mass loss rate, smoke production rates, and CO/CO2 production rates
- Has special low-oxygen calorimetry attachment for burning samples in sub-ambient (lower than 20.95% oxygen) conditions
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Govmark MCC-1 Micro Combustion Calorimeter |
Heat release capacity result for high-impact polystyrene sample. |
Micro Combustion Calorimeter (D7309)
- Also known as a pyrolysis combustion flow calorimeter
- A small-scale quantitative flammability testing apparatus (5-50 mg sample) enabling rapid screening for flammability performance
- Materials can be pyrolyzed under air or nitrogen at rates of 1°C/sec from 50°C to 900°C