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SCRAP PLASTIC BURN TESTING
| Burn a small corner of the sample |
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| Self-Extinguishing* | | |
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| | | | | No Flames* | | | | | Continues to burn* | | | | | | | | | | |
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| | | | | Drips | | Drips | Drips | |
| | | | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | |
| Material Observations | PE | PP | FEP | CTFE | PTFE | PVF | ABS | Acetal | Cellulose
Acetate | Cellulose
Acetate
Butyrate | Cellulose
Propionate | Poly
Styrene | Poly
ester | Cellulose
Nitrate | Poly Urethane | Nylon | Poly Sulfone | Poly
Carbonate | PPO | PVC | Material Observations |
| Color of Flame | Blue w/ yellow
tip | ___ | ___ | ___ | ___ | Blue w/ yellow edges | Blue | Yellow w/Sparks | Yellow w/blue
tip | Yellow | Yellow | yellow with blue edges | Pale
Yellow | Yellow | Blue w/ yellow
tip | Orange | Orange or Yellow | Yellowish Orange | Yellow w/green edges | Color of Flame |
| Odor | Paraffin | Acrid or Diesel Fumes | Burnt
Hair | Acetic
Acid | Burnt
Hair | Acidic | Acrid | Formalde
hyde | Vinegar | Rancid
Butter | Burnt
Sugar | Illuminating gas or
marigold | burning rubber | Camphor | Faint
Apple | Burnt wool or hair | Odor of sulfur | Phenol | Phenol | Hydro-
chloric acid | Odor |
| Speed of burning* | Fast** | Slow*
| ___ | ___ | ___ | ___ | Slow* | Slow* | Slow* | Slow* | Fast** | Fast** | Fast** | Fast** | Fast** | Slow* | Fast** | Slow* | Slow* | Slow* | Speed of burning |
| Other | Melts &
Drips | ___ | ___ | ___ | ___ | ___ | Black Smoke w/soot | No
Smoke | Black Smoke w/ soot | Some smoke w/soot | Some
black
smoke | Dense smoke w/soot | Black smoke w/soot | Sample burns completely | Slight black smoke | Froths | Black smoke w/soot | Black smoke w/soot | Difficult to ignite smoke | White
Smoke | Other |
| *Speed of burning | * Slow = < 3 inches per minute **Fast = > 3 inches per minute. | | | | | | | | | | | |
| * No Flames | PTFE, CTFE, PVF, FEP | | | | | | | | | | | |
*Continues to
Burn | ABS, Acrylics, Acetals, Cellulose Acetate, Cellulose Acetate Butyrate, Cellulose Propionate,Cellulose Nitrate, Polystyrene, Polyurethane, Polyester | | | | | | | | | | | |
* Self
Extinguishing | Nylon, Polycarbonate, PPO, Polysulfone, PVC |