a chemical that is applied to a combustible material to reduce the rate at which it burns
a product that can be applied to fabrics, set pieces, props and costumes to inhibit their ability to burn
Reactive compounds and additive compounds to render a polymer fire resistant. Reactive compounds become an integral part of the polymer.
A substance applied to or incorporated in a combustible material to reduce eliminate its tendency to ignite when exposed a low-energy flame.
A chemical compound that can be incorporated into a textile fiber during manufacture, or applied to a fiber, fabric, or other textile item during processing to reduce its flammability.
A chemical applied to a fabric, or incorporated into the fiber at the time of production, which significantly reduces a fabric's flammability.
a chemical with the effect of significantly reducing the flammability (potential to burn) of a fabric to which it is applied.
A substance, which is added to a polymer formulation to reduce or retard the tendency to burn.
A descriptor applied to material that has been made or treated so as to resist burning.
Material that is typically treated to extinguish itself upon ignition from a flame source. Go to top
Materials made and treated to resist burning.
An added substance which inhibits the initiation and/or spread of flame.
A material that resists burning when exposed to a flame.
The materials will not support combustion on their own and will in fact help suppress combustion. This applies to the battery case materials, wire insulation, switches, circuit breakers, fuse holders, and connector bodies.
a substance added or a treatment applied to a material in order to to suppress, significantly reduce or delay the propagation of flame.
Additive which inhibits the initiation and/or spread of flame or smoke by inhibiting the combustion reaction in the flame, or by other mechanisms such as suppression of the oxygen flow and the build-up of protecting layers. Syn. Smoke suppressant See Glossary about Fire Testing.
A resin formulated to resist burning.
The degree to which an ignited material will extinguish itself.
nbspA material that resists burning when exposed to a flame.
The property of a material that extinguishes a flame once the source of heat has been removed.
Flame retardants are materials that inhibit or resist the spread of fire. Naturally occurring substances such as asbestos as well as synthetic materials, usually halocarbons such as polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDEs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and chlorendic acid derivates, most often dibutyl chlorendate and dimethyl chlorendate, have been used in this capacity. Generally, these classes of flame retardant compounds are the most common: aluminium hydroxide, magnesium hydroxide, and various hydrates; organobromines and organochlorines; phosphorus, in the form of organophosphates, halogenated phosphorus compounds, and red phosphorus; antimony trioxide; and boron compounds, mostly borates.