A flame retardant composition includes poly(carbonate-bisphenol phthalate ester) or a combination of poly(carbonate-bisphenol phthalate ester) and a poly(ester), an organophosphorous flame retardant present in an amount effective to provide 0.5-0.8 wt % of added phosphorous; 5-45 wt % of glass fibers; optionally, a poly(carbonate-siloxane); optionally, 0.01-10 wt % of a flame retardant sulfonate salt; optionally, 0.1-0.6 wt % of an anti-drip agent; and optionally, 0.01-10 wt % an additive composition, wherein the amount of the polymer component, the organophosphorous flame retardant, the glass fibers, and the optional components total 100 wt %; and wherein a molded sample of the flame retardant composition has a UL 94 rating of V0 at a thickness of 1.2 millimeter, preferably a CA UL 94 rating of V0 at a thickness 0.8 millimeter.

The invention relates to a flame-retardant cable having improved reaction to fire performances, in particular a reduced or null dripping under fire. The cable has a transmissive core and an outermost layer made from a flame-retardant polymer composition comprising: a) 100 phr of polyvinylchloride (PVC) as base polymer; b) 65-90 phr of a metal hydroxide; c) 2-9 phr of antimony trioxide; d) 1-3 phr of an optionally surface-modified sepiolite, and e) 3-10 phr of a Ca/Zn stabilizer.

A thermoplastic resin composition includes a first copolymer including a conjugated diene-based polymer, a unit derived from an aromatic vinyl-based monomer, and a unit derived from a vinyl cyan-based monomer; a second copolymer including a unit derived from an aromatic vinyl-based monomer and a unit derived from a vinyl cyan-based monomer; and, with respect to 100 parts by weight of the sum of the first copolymer and the second copolymer, 2.0 to 10 parts by weight of a third copolymer having a soft segment including a unit derived from a polyalkylene glycol and a hard segment including unit derived from an aromatic dicarboxylic acid or aromatic dicarboxylate and a unit derived from a linear aliphatic diol; and 2.5 to 10 parts by weight of a fourth copolymer including an aromatic dicarboxylic acid-derived unit, a unit derived from a linear aliphatic diol, and a unit derived from a cyclic aliphatic diol.

A flame retardant, flexible polyvinyl chloride mixture includes a trio of plasticizers and molybdate-based smoke suppressant for use in wire and cable articles.

A thermoplastic resin composition of the present invention comprises: about 100 parts by weight of a polycarbonate resin; about 10 to about 40 parts by weight of a polyester resin; about 0.1 to about 1.0 parts by weight of a chain extender; about 50 to about 80 parts by weight of glass fibers; about 10 to about 25 parts by weight of a phosphorus flame retardant; and about 1 to about 7 parts by weight of a modified polyolefin, wherein the weight ratio of the polyester resin and the chain extender is about 1:0.01 to about 1:0.06. The thermoplastic resin composition is excellent in dimensional stability, flame retardancy, impact resistance, and the like.

To provide a flame retardant resin composition having excellent flame retardancy and excellent resin physical properties. There is provided a flame retardant resin composition, including: an aromatic polycarbonate resin; an inorganic filler; a phosphate ester flame retardant; an organic sulfonic acid flame retardant; a drip preventing agent; and a polyorganosiloxane-containing graft copolymer, in which a content of the aromatic polycarbonate resin is 40 to 95 pts.mass to 5 to 60 pts.mass of the inorganic filler, and a content of the phosphate ester flame retardant, a content of the organic sulfonic acid flame retardant, a content of the drip preventing agent, and a content of the polyorganosiloxane-containing graft copolymer are respectively 1 to 30 pts.mass, 0.01 to 2.5 pts.mass, 0.05 to 1.5 pts.mass, and 0 to 10 pts.mass to the total 100 pts.mass of the aromatic polycarbonate resin and the inorganic filler.

There are provided a resin composition that is suitable for the production of a flame-retardant molded article and that can provide high flame retardancy even with a small amount of flame retardant added, and a flame retardancy determination method for determining the flame retardancy of a resin composition. The resin composition of the present invention contains a thermoplastic resin, a cellulosic material, and a phosphate flame retardant and satisfies relational expressions (1) and (2) (where in expressions (1) and (2), T.sub.P, T.sub.B, and T.sub.CMP are temperatures at weight loss rate peaks in thermogravimetric analysis, T.sub.P is a temperature (° C.) at a weight loss rate peak of the thermoplastic resin, T.sub.B is a temperature (° C.) at a weight loss rate peak of the cellulosic material, and T.sub.CMP is a temperature (° C.) at a weight loss rate peak of the resin composition. When the resin composition has two weight loss rate peaks, T.sub.CMP is a temperature at a peak on a lower temperature side).

A thermoplastic resin composition and a molded article formed of the same. The thermoplastic resin composition includes: about 100 parts by weight of a polycarbonate resin; about 5 to about 20 parts by weight of a rubber modified aromatic vinyl copolymer resin; about 0.5 to about 3 parts by weight of a maleic anhydride-grafted rubber polymer; about 50 to about 100 parts by weight of glass fibers; about 10 to about 30 parts by weight of barium sulfate; and about 5 to about 20 parts by weight of a phosphorus flame retardant. The thermoplastic resin composition can have high specific gravity and good properties in terms of impact resistance, weather resistance, flame retardancy, fluidity, and the like.

Disclosed herein are compositions, formulations, applications, and methods of making a fire resistant material. The fire resistant material is a transparent acrylic material that incorporates a primary polymer, nanostructured fillers, and crosslinkers. The nanostructured filler is polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) or a POSS derivative that has a cage like structure. The fire resistant material may also include various components such as brominated additives and phosphorous based synergists. The fire resistant material may be used for various applications including wall claddings and glazings.

The present disclosure provides compositions comprising propylene-based elastomer, articles thereof, and methods thereof. In at least one embodiment, a composition includes a propylene-based elastomer having an Mw of about 300,000 g/mol to about 600,000 g/mol and a melt flow rate of less than about 3 g/10 min, according to ASTM D-1238 (2.16 kg weight @ 230° C.). The composition includes a thermoplastic resin. In at least one embodiment, a roofing material includes a membrane. The membrane includes a composition. The composition includes a propylene-based elastomer having an Mw of about 300,000 g/mol to about 600,000 g/mol and a melt flow rate of less than about 3 g/10 min, according to ASTM D-1238 (2.16 kg weight @ 230° C.). The roofing material further includes a base material adhered to the membrane or affixed to the membrane.