Parameters representing the thermal properties of materials are
considered to be specific to thermal inertia, and parameters modulating surface heat
transfer are considered to be related to thermal inertia. The fire behavior of
materials depends on the chemical processes involved in their thermal degradation.
For our study of the thermal degradation of wood, various experimental techniques
have been described. They generally involve monitoring the mass and/or emission
of volatile degradation products as a function of temperature. The calorimeter cone
is the technique of choice for studying polymer degradation on a small scale. The
cone tests enabled us to assess the fire behavior of a small quantity of our samples,
and the results enabled us to compare Fraké and Tek woods both physically and thermally. From a physical point of view, our study showed that Tek wood is denser
than Fraké wood. From a thermal point of view, our study showed that the two
wood samples have the same fire behavior. The most striking fact is that when the
radiant flux is varied, there is a small variation in the thermal values of the woods.

calorimeter, Fraké and Tek, combustion, materials