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intumescence: a standalone construct

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Fire science

the swelling of a heated material into a thick porous char layer that insulates the underlying polymer and slows burning.

In fire science, intumescence refers to the swelling of a heated material into a thick porous char layer that insulates the underlying polymer and slows burning. This meaning comes from Camino (1989) in Polymer Degradation and Stability.[1]

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References

Camino, G., Costa, L., & Martinasso, G. (1989). Intumescent fire-retardant systems. Polymer Degradation and Stability, 23(4), 359-376. https://doi.org/10.1016/0141-3910(89)90058-x

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