Influence of flame retardant fibres on the mechanical behaviour of high performance textile structures

Abstract

The present work intends to compare the mechanical properties of eleven different highperformance textile structures, which are composed of fibrous flame-retardant materials, varying only the materials and percentages of the entrance to the weft. For the correlation analysis between structures were evaluated the tear strength, flexural rigidity and air permeability, with a view to being integrated into fire protection devices. The performed experimental procedures allowed to better understand the performance aspects for the intended application, and to identify significant differences in the mechanical behaviour of the studied flame-retardant fabrics. Thus, regarding the obtained results it was concluded that the samples with the most promising performance are samples FG and B in their composition.