Research Article

Intrinsically Noncombustible Thermosets from Sulfur-Containing Epoxy Resin and Benzoxazines: Evaluation of Thermal and Mechanical Properties

Table 4

Date of cone calorimeter for copolymers (LOI = 27).

TTI/sPHRR (kW·m−2)THR (MJ·m−2)MARHE (kW·m2)TSR (m2·m−2)TSP (m2)

Poly(TBP-a/EPS)25141561.74821,14510.2
Poly(TBP-fa/EPS)3390243.93901,1019.8
Poly(TBP-tma/EPS)311,02966.24581,22711.0

TBP, 4,4’-thiobisphenol; EPS, epoxy resin; TTI, time to ignition; LOI, limiting oxygen index; THR, total heat release; MARHE, maximum average heat release rate; TSP, total smoke production; TSR, the smoke release rate.