The Influence of Amount of Wood Fiber on New Flame-Retardant Melamine-Urea-Formaldehyde (MUF) Composite Foam

Abstract:

New composite foams were prepared by co-foaming of Melamine-Urea-Formaldehyde (MUF) resin and wood fiber in the closed mould at 70°C. The effects of amount of wood fiber on mechanical properties, brittleness, flame-retardant, insulation and microscopic structures of wood fiber-MUF foam were investigated. Results indicated that the flame-retardant properties increased, and the brittleness and mechanical properties decreased with the increase of the amount of wood fiber in composite foams. The addition of wood fiber resulted in more uniform cell size distribution and irregular cell shape, but had little effect on insulation properties.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 393-395)
• Pages: 1012-1017
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.393-395.1012
• Online since: November 2011
• Authors: Yu Feng Ma, Wei Zhang, Ling Li, Ming Ming Zhang, Zeng Hui Cheng, Chun Peng Wang, Fu Xiang Chu
• Keywords: Brittleness Properties, Insulation Properties, Melamine-Urea-Formaldehyde (MUF) Foam, Microscopic Structure, Wood Fiber

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