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.

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.

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.

Cone Calorimeter Test Notes:
This material initially warps and shrivels under thermal exposure, then melts after ignition into a pool fire that is uniformly distributed across the foil pan. A common result of this behavior was melted sample dripping from the foil pan during some tests. Dripping was limited in some tests by manually adjusting the foil pan during the test, which caused spikes in the mass time history data. At the 25 kW/m² exposure, warping of the sample prior to ignition sometimes impacted the spark ignitor. This caused a spike in the mass time history data and likely affected the time to ignition. Other tests were conducted at the 60 mm spacing from the cone heater to prevent this: HF25_R5, HF25_R6, HF50_R2, HF50_R4. For individual test notes and select test pictures, follow the link above to Download raw data. Additional replicates or alternative sample preparation (i.e. tie wire method) may be necessary to supplement this data set.

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.

This material initially warps and shrivels under thermal exposure, then melts after ignition into a pool fire that is uniformly distributed across the foil pan. A common result of this behavior was melted sample dripping from the foil pan during some tests. Dripping was limited in some tests by manually adjusting the foil pan during the test, which caused spikes in the mass time history data. At the 25 kW/m² exposure, warping of the sample prior to ignition sometimes impacted the spark ignitor. This caused a spike in the mass time history data and likely affected the time to ignition. Other tests were conducted at the 60 mm spacing from the cone heater to prevent this: HF25_R5, HF25_R6, HF50_R2, HF50_R4. For individual test notes and select test pictures, follow the link above to Download raw data. Additional replicates or alternative sample preparation (i.e. tie wire method) may be necessary to supplement this data set.

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

This material initially warps and shrivels under thermal exposure, then melts after ignition into a pool fire that is uniformly distributed across the foil pan. A common result of this behavior was melted sample dripping from the foil pan during some tests. Dripping was limited in some tests by manually adjusting the foil pan during the test, which caused spikes in the mass time history data. At the 25 kW/m² exposure, warping of the sample prior to ignition sometimes impacted the spark ignitor. This caused a spike in the mass time history data and likely affected the time to ignition. Other tests were conducted at the 60 mm spacing from the cone heater to prevent this: HF25_R5, HF25_R6, HF50_R2, HF50_R4. For individual test notes and select test pictures, follow the link above to Download raw data. Additional replicates or alternative sample preparation (i.e. tie wire method) may be necessary to supplement this data set.

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

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.

This material initially warps and shrivels under thermal exposure, then melts after ignition into a pool fire that is uniformly distributed across the foil pan. A common result of this behavior was melted sample dripping from the foil pan during some tests. Dripping was limited in some tests by manually adjusting the foil pan during the test, which caused spikes in the mass time history data. At the 25 kW/m² exposure, warping of the sample prior to ignition sometimes impacted the spark ignitor. This caused a spike in the mass time history data and likely affected the time to ignition. Other tests were conducted at the 60 mm spacing from the cone heater to prevent this: HF25_R5, HF25_R6, HF50_R2, HF50_R4. For individual test notes and select test pictures, follow the link above to Download raw data. Additional replicates or alternative sample preparation (i.e. tie wire method) may be necessary to supplement this data set.

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

Cone Calorimeter Test Notes:
This material initially warps and shrivels under thermal exposure, then melts after ignition into a pool fire that is uniformly distributed across the foil pan. A common result of this behavior was melted sample dripping from the foil pan during some tests. Dripping was limited in some tests by manually adjusting the foil pan during the test, which caused spikes in the mass time history data. At the 25 kW/m² exposure, warping of the sample prior to ignition sometimes impacted the spark ignitor. This caused a spike in the mass time history data and likely affected the time to ignition. Other tests were conducted at the 60 mm spacing from the cone heater to prevent this: HF25_R5, HF25_R6, HF50_R2, HF50_R4. For individual test notes and select test pictures, follow the link above to Download raw data. Additional replicates or alternative sample preparation (i.e. tie wire method) may be necessary to supplement this data set.

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