Provided are flame retardant
coating compositions and articles coated therewith, which compositions comprise (A) a
coating and (B) an effective
flame retarding amount of a mixture of (i) at least one compound selected from the group consisting of the (a) sterically hindered
nitroxyl stabilizers, (b) sterically hindered
hydroxylamine stabilizers and (c) sterically hindered alkoxyamine stabilizers and (ii) at least one conventional
flame retardant selected from the group consisting of (d) organohalogen flame retardants, (e) organophosphorus flame retardants, (f) isocyanurate flame retardants and (g)
melamine based flame retardants. The coated articles are for example iron, steel, stainless steel, aluminum and other non-
ferrous metals, wood, plywood, paper,
cardboard,
chip board,
particle board, plastics, thermoplastics, epoxies,
neoprene, rubber, composites, fiberglass reinforced composites, polyesters, polymeric foam, masonry, fabric or textiles, wire and cable constructions and circuit boards.