Measured Data

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Specific Heat

Experiments for specific heat [J/(kg K)], or heat capacity, were conducted using a heat flow meter on unconditioned and dried samples at 10 °C, 20 °C, 30 °C and 40 °C.

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Unconditioned

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Temperature (C) Specific Heat Mean (J/kg-K) Standard Deviation (J/kg-K)
10.0 2147.0 291.0
20.0 2359.0 397.0
30.0 2247.0 534.0
40.0 2084.0 335.0

Thermal Conductivity

Experiments for thermal conductivity [W/(m K)] were conducted using a heat flow meter on unconditioned and dried samples at 15 °C and either 45 °C or 65 °C.

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Unconditioned

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Temperature (C) Conductivity Mean (W/m-K) Standard Deviation (W/m-K)
15.0 0.016 0.002
65.0 0.019 0.002

Mass Loss Rate (MLR)

Initial-mass-normalized mass loss rate [1/s] was measured in the simultaneous thermal analyzer experiments at three heating rates: 3 K/min, 10 K/min, and 30 K/min and mass loss rate [g/s] in the cone calorimeter at three heat fluxes: 25 kW/m2, 50 kW/m2, and 75 kW/m2.

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Simultaneous Thermal Analyzer

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Cone Calorimeter: 25 kW/m2

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Cone Calorimeter: 50 kW/m2

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Cone Calorimeter: 75 kW/m2

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Heat Release Rate Per Unit Area (HRRPUA)

Experiments for heat release per unit area [kW/m2] were conducted on samples conditioned at 20°C and 50% relative humidity using a cone calorimeter at three different heat fluxes: 25 kW/m2, 50 kW/m2, and 75 kW/m2.

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Cone Calorimeter: 25 kW/m2

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Cone Calorimeter: 50 kW/m2

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Cone Calorimeter: 75 kW/m2

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Carbon Monoxide (CO) Yield

Carbon monoxide yield was measured during cone calorimeter experiments conducted at heat fluxes of 25 kW/m2, 50 kW/m2, and 75 kW/m2.

Incident Heat Flux [kW/m²] Mean CO Yield [g/g] CO Yield Std. Dev. [g/g]
25 0.028 0.004
50 0.039 0.006
75 0.045 0.005

Specific Heat Release Rate

Experiments for specific heat release rate [W/g], were conducted using a micro-scale combustion calorimeter at a heating rate of 30 K/min.

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Derived Data

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Soot Yield

Soot yield [g/g] was calculated from smoke obscuration data collected in cone calorimeter experiments conducted at heat fluxes of 25 kW/m2, 50 kW/m2, and 75 kW/m2.

Incident Heat Flux [kW/m²] Mean Soot Yield [g/g] Soot Yield Std. Dev. [g/g]
25 0.039 0.002
50 0.034 0.001
75 0.034 0.004

Effective Heat of Combustion (Δhc)

Effective heat of combustion [MJ/kg] is calculated from data collected in both micro-scale combustion calorimeter experiments and cone calorimeter experiments.

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Micro-scale Combustion Calorimeter

Value R1 R2 R3 Mean Std. Dev.
Heat of Combustion (MJ/kg) 18.02 19.06 17.72 18.27 0.57

Cone Calorimeter

Incident Heat Flux [kW/m²] Mean Effective Heat of Combustion [MJ/kg] Effective Heat of Combustion Std. Dev. [MJ/kg]
25 13.9 3.5
50 18.1 1.5
75 16.0 1.1

Melting Temperature and Enthalpy of Melting

Melting temperature [Tmelt] and the enthalpy of melting [kJ/kg] were derived quantities computed from data collected in simultaneous thermal analyzer experiments.

Value Mean Std. Dev.
Peak Melting Temperature (C) 258.3 0.3
Temperature at Onset of Melting (C) 227.2 1.9
Enthalpy of Melting (J/g) 54.5 2.4