Smoke Production from Advanced Composite Materials

Review of Smoke Toxicity of Fiber-Polymer Composites Used in Aircraft

“…With the growing use of composites in civil and military aircraft, it is essential that the health hazards associated with the smoke are fully evaluated to ensure their safe use. In addition, ongoing development of new composite materials with low smoke toxicity is obviously essential [94][95][96][97].…”

Health Hazards of Composites in Fire

“…Included in the figure is the range of fibre diameters before fire testing, and this was between 5 and 7.5 m. It is seen that the fibre diameter after fire testing is between 1.5 and 7.5 m, with about 60% of the total fibre population being small enough to be inhaled deep into the lungs. The inhalation toxicity of carbon fibres has been studied extensively over twenty years [59][60][61][62][63][64][65][66][67][68][69][70], and Gandhi et al [59] give an excellent review of the topic. Most toxicological and epidemiological studies have focussed on the occupational health of factory workers who manufacture carbon fibres.…”