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    Flame retardant compound

    Only realised after posting how vague the query was . At present we are using offcut rubberlining rubber , predominantly 45 - 50 shore hardness . To this we add Aluminium Trioxide , Zinc Borax and paraffine wax . The spec given is that a 2mm thick strip sample needs to extinguish itself...
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    Flame retardant compound

    Hi Need a basic formulation for above mentioned compound . Cost is the major factor here , so am looking at what the cheapest option would be to reduce the flammability of exsisting offspec compounds . Article to be molded is a rubber impact for conveyor rolls . TIA

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