Abstract:
FLAME-RETARDANT POLYBUTENE-1 COMPOSITIONS CONTAIN THREE ADDITIVES; ANTIMONY TRIOXIDE, AMMONIUM FLUOBORATE, AND ANOTHER HALOGEN-CONTAINGING COMPOUND HAVING 60-90 PERCENT HALOGEN. THESE COMPOSITIONS ARE CHARACTERIZED BY HAVING A TOTAL FLAME-RETARDANT ADDITIVE CONTENT OF 15 WEIGHT PERCENT OR LESS AND BY HAVING A BURNING TIME OF LESS THAN TWO SECONDS BEFORE SELF-EXTINGUISHMENT.