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Identification method for burning of plastic materials

Identification method for burning of plastic materials

Identification of thermoplastic rubber

Burning rubber, dripping, flame, color, smell, burning speed, others

There are drops of blue yellow top wax when the PE burns. There are traces when the nail is scratched

PP burning drops blue yellow top diesel smell slow nail scratch without trace

TPX burns with dripping blue/fast transparent as water

PS burns with yellow styrene smell, fast coke and black smoke

There are yellow styrene and rubber smell, fast coke and black smoke when burning HIPS

The AS burns with yellow styrene, bitter fast coke and black smoke

ABS burns with yellow bitter rubber smell, slow coke and black smoke

PMMA burns with yellow alcohol taste, fast and smokeless

POM burns with yellow formaldehyde smell, slow and smokeless

PET burns with yellow blue rim coke rubber smell, fast coke and black smoke

Celluloid burning, yellow with sparks, acetic acid taste, slow coke and black smoke

PU burns without dropping yellow micro apple taste fast and a little black smoke

SBS burning without dropping yellow styrene smell, with coke and black smoke

SEBS burning without dropping yellow paraffin fast without coke and black smoke

PTFE incombustible, no dripping, no flame/incombustible/

PVF incombustible, drip free, flame free, acid smell incombustible/

CTFE is incombustible, dripping, flameless, and acetic acid taste is incombustible/

PA goes out automatically, blue hair drips, yellow hair burns, and bubbles slowly

PSu automatically extinguishes with orange sulfur smell, fast coke and black smoke

PC automatically extinguishes with orange yellow phenol smell, slow coke and black smoke

PPO automatically extinguishes without dropping orange yellow phenol taste, slow and difficult to ignite

PVC automatically extinguishes without dropping yellow green edge, slow white smoke with hydrochloric acid taste

Identification of thermosetting compound

Burning flame, color, smell, others

Melamine automatically extinguishes light green fishy smell, expands and bursts

Phenol (phenol formaldehyde) automatically extinguishes yellow phenol smell, which may continue to burn

Urea (urea glue) automatically extinguishes yellow green edge, formaldehyde odor expands and bursts

UP (glass fiber reinforced plastics) burning yellow blue edged acid cinnamon coke and black smoke

Silicone burning bright yellow/afterburning

Epox burning yellow nose piercing amine smell black smoke