YES = NO=

Plastic Materials

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 Sinks | |
in water

| | Self Extinguishing Continues to Burn

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| | Material Melamine Phenol Urea Material

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| | DAP Formalde Formalde Formalde Polyester Silicone Epoxy
Observations Observations
| | Hyde Hyde Hyde
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PP All Color of Yellow w/blue Yellow

Yellow
Yellow w/ Bright Color of
Yellow w/greenish Yellow
PE Others Flame tip blue edge blue edges Yellow Flame

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| | Faint odor of Fish like Formalde- Sour Pungent
| | Odor Phenol
Phenol
Hyde Cinnamon
None
Aminer Odor
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| May or Black
| Black Swells and may not be Swells and Continues Black
| | Other Smoke Cracks
Smoke Other
| self-exting. Cracks w/soot to burn Smoke
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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 Material

Cellulose Cellulose Poly Poly Cellulose Poly Poly Poly
PE PP FEP CTFE PTFE PVF ABS Acetal Acetate Nylon PPO PVC
Observations Acetate Propionate Styrene ester Nitrate Urethane Sulfone Carbonate Observations
Butyrate
Blue yellow
Yellow Blue w/ Yellow
Color of Blue w/ yellow w/ Yellow with Pale Orange or Yellowish Color of
tip ___ ___ ___ ___ Blue w/blue Yellow Yellow Yellow yellow Orange w/green
Flame yellow w/Sparks blue Yellow Yellow Orange Flame
tip tip edges
edges edges
Acrid Illuminating Burnt Hydro-
Burnt Acetic Burnt Formalde Rancid Burnt burning Faint Odor of
Odor Paraffin or Acidic Acrid Vinegar gas or Camphor wool or Phenol Phenol chloric Odor
Diesel Hair Acid Hair hyde Butter Sugar rubber Apple sulfur
Fumes marigold hair acid
Speed of Speed of
Fast** Slow* ___ ___ ___ ___ Slow* Slow* Slow* Slow* Fast** Fast** Fast** Fast** Fast** Slow* Fast** Slow* Slow* Slow*
burning* burning
Black Black Some Dense Black Sample Slight Black Difficult
Melts & ___ No Some smoke Black smoke White
Other Drips ___ ___ ___ ___ Smoke Smoke black smoke smoke burns black Froths smoke to ignite Other
Smoke w/soot w/soot Smoke
w/soot w/ soot smoke w/soot w/soot completely smoke w/soot smoke
*Speed of
burning * Slow = < 3 inches per minute

**Fast = > 3 inches per minute.

* No Flames PTFE, CTFE, PVF, FEP

*Continues to ABS, Acrylics, Acetals, Cellulose Acetate, Cellulose Acetate Butyrate, Cellulose
Burn Propionate,Cellulose Nitrate, Polystyrene, Polyurethane, Polyester
* Self
Nylon, Polycarbonate, PPO, Polysulfone, PVC
Extinguishing