Report of Investigations 8974: Laboratory Evaluation of Spray-Applied Rigid Urethane Foams

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• Journal Article:
  MISSING
• Personal Author:
  Marshall, Mervin D. ; Thimons, Edward D. ; Timko, Robert J.
• Description:
  The objectives of this research were to examine and to document the laboratory performance of several brands of rigid urethane foam. Eighteen brands, produced by thirteen manufacturers, were examined. All testing was performed in a laboratory under controlled conditions. Preliminary laboratory tests included flame spread evaluations, flame penetration, ignition temperatures, air permeability, and adhesion. Having established arbitrary cutoff values, the original 18 candidates were narrowed to 8. More specialized tests followed. The effects of water immersion and dry aging on flame spread performance and other physical properties were then examined. This Bureau of Mines report was written to provide information for those concerned with using rigid urethane foam as a sealant. Its intent is to describe the various laboratory evaluations performed and to delineate the performance of each candidate. This report neither promotes nor discourages the use of rigid urethane foams. It presents results that will enable those responsible for using or enforcing the use of rigid urethane foams in underground mines to make informed decisions. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Laboratories Mining Occupational Health Safety
• Source:
  MISSING :18 pages
• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications   ; Mining Publications  
• Subseries:
  Report of Investigations
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  PRC - Pittsburgh Research Center
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  23 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:10004652
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1985
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:2be46de6b080d848971d51af59d43e4e37b5738baf99c598eb60a562aa9f2e33110c227600e025f1e46b5963b9206a8087787e9613f7c29b16de84de5daa733c
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/10554/cdc_10554_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 9.21 MB ]