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TYPICAL BAHAVIOUR OF MAIN TEXTILE FIBRE IN BURNING TEST

Fibre	Approach in Flame	Behaviour in Flame	Remotion from Flame	Smell	Flame Traces Characteristics
COTTON, LINEN	no melting no shrink	quick burning no melting	Still burning	burnt paper	Grey Soft ash in Fibre figure
SILK	curl as approaching the flame	slow burning & shrink	slow burning & usually burn out it's own	burnt eider-down	ash in fibre figure that rubbs easily
WOOL	curl as approaching the flame	slow burning	slow burning & usually burn out it's own	burnt hair	dark globule at fibre edg that rubbs easily
VISKOZE	no shrink	fast burning	leaves incandescent ash	burnt wood	white or grey
ACETAT	melting, change of direction, turns down	burning while melting	continues burning while melting	eisel	tough globule with erose figure
3 ACETAT	melting, change of direction, turns down	burning while melting	continues burning while melting	burnt paper	tough globule with erose figure
ACRYLIC	melting, change of direction, turns down	fast burning while melting	continues burning while melting	acid & annoying	tough globule with erose figure
NYLON	melting, change of direction, turns down	fast burning, melting	burnt for while, usually burnt out by it's own	burnt plastic	tough infrangible grey globule
POLYESTER	melting, change of direction, turns down	fast burning, melting	burnt for while, usually burnt out by it's own	burnt plastic	tough infrangible black globule
ELASTOMER	melting, no change of direction	burning while melting	continues burning while melting	burnt plastic	soft black ash