Please note: All of the information below is based upon general characteristics of the tubing.

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Plastic Materials
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Press a soldering iron or a hot rod (500°F/260°C) against the sample
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Thermoplastics Thermosets
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| Burn a small corner of the sample
Drop a small sample | |
Floats in water Sinks | |
| | Self Extinguishing Continues to Burn
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| | Material Melamine Phenol Urea Material
| | Formalde Formalde Formalde
| | Obser- Hyde Hyde Hyde Obser-
| | vations vations
DAP Polyester Silicone Epoxy
| | Yellow w/green-
PP All ish blue edge
PE Others Color of Yellow w/ Color of
| | Flame Yellow Yellow w/blue tip Yellow blue edges Bright Yellow Yellow Flame
| | Formalde-
| | Hyde
| | Faint odor of Sour Pungent
| | Odor Phenol Fish like Phenol Cinnamon None Aminer Odor
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| | May or may not be Swells and Black Smoke Continues to
| | Other Black Smoke Swells and Cracks self-exting. Cracks w/soot burn Black Smoke Other
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| Burn a small corner of the sample 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 Cellulose Cellulose Cellulose Poly Poly Cellulose Poly Material
Acetate Acetate Propionate Styrene ester Nitrate Carbonate
Obser- Butyrate Obser-
vations Poly vations
PE PP FEP CTFE PTFE PVF ABS Acetal Urethane Nylon Poly Sulfone PPO PVC
Blue w/ Yellow w/blue Yellow with blue Blue w/ Yellow Color of
Color of Blue w/ yellow yellow edges Yellow edges Pale yellow Orange or Yellowish w/green Flame
Flame tip ___ ___ ___ ___ Blue w/Sparks tip Yellow Yellow Yellow Yellow tip Orange Yellow Orange edges
Burnt Acetic Burnt Formalde Rancid Burnt Illumi- Faint Hydro-
Acrid or
Diesel Hair Acid Hair hyde Butter Sugar nating gas or Apple Burnt wool or chloric acid
Odor Paraffin Fumes Acidic Acrid Vinegar marigold burning rubber Camphor hair Odor of sulfur Phenol Phenol Odor
Speed of Speed of
burning* Fast** Slow* ___ ___ ___ ___ Slow* Slow* Slow* Slow* Fast** Fast** Fast** Fast** Fast** Slow* Fast** Slow* Slow* Slow* burning
Melts & No Some White
Drips Black Smoke Smoke Black Smoke Some smoke black Black smoke Sample burns Slight black Black smoke Black smoke Difficult to Smoke
Other ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ w/soot w/ soot w/soot smoke Dense smoke w/soot w/soot completely smoke Froths w/soot w/soot ignite smoke Other
* Slow = < 3 inches per minute
*Speed of
burning **Fast = > 3 inches per minute.
* No
Flames PTFE, CTFE, PVF, FEP <>
*Continue
s to ABS, Acrylics, Acetals, Cellulose Acetate, Cellulose Acetate Butyrate, Cellulose Propionate,Cellulose Nitrate, Polystyrene, Polyurethane,
Burn Polyester
* Self
Extinguish
ing Nylon, Polycarbonate, PPO, Polysulfone, PVC

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