Abstract
In this article, smoke suppression and synergistic flame retardancy properties of zinc borate (ZB) and diantimony trioxide (Sb2O3) in epoxy-based intumescent fire-retardant (IFR) coating were investigated based on cone calorimeter test, smoke density test, scanning electron microscopy, thermogravimetric and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopic analyses. The measurement results of the dynamic combustion and smoke production behaviors and static smoke production behaviors of these IFR coatings showed that the values of heat release rate, smoke production rate, smoke factor and fire growth index all decreased significantly with the addition of ZB and Sb2O3. At the same time, the specific optical densities were remarkably reduced due to the existence of ZB and Sb2O3. These attractive data clearly demonstrated that the ZB and Sb2O3 had a good effect on smoke suppression and synergistic flame retardancy of the IFR coating. Besides, the scanning electron microscopy and the infrared spectroscopic analyses during coating thermal degradation were also carried out to explore the outstanding synergistic smoke suppression and flame retardancy mechanism of ZB and Sb2O3. With the melt of ZB and Sb2O3, a lot of heat was absorbed, and then, the glassy protective layer associated with the graphite char would effectively retard heat and suppress smoke.
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