Combustion resistance
Combustion resistance characterizes an ability of polymeric materials to counteract influence of the flame.
For decreasing combustibility of polymeric materials the fire retardants are added to materials. They should not worsen properties of plastics, are to be nontoxic and should not interact both with polymer and with other components of the material.
Polymeric materials containing fire retardants are characterized by combustion resistance temperature and combustion resistance category.