Fire Retardant Fabrics
Date Submitted: 10/21/2000 04:20:49
Category: / Science & Technology / Physics
Length: 3 pages (840 words)
Category: / Science & Technology / Physics
Length: 3 pages (840 words)
Purpose: To find which fabric is most flammable. (Which fabric will catch fire fastest)
Materials:
Lighter
safety goggles
Stop Watch
5cm x 5cm piece of Denim
5cm x 5cm piece of Nylon
5cm x 5cm piece of Polyester
5cm x 5cm piece of Cotton
5cm x 5cm piece of Rayon
5cm x 5cm piece of Acrylic
Procedure:
1) Place a piece fabric under flame. Make sure that each time you do this, the flame is placed …
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…or Chardonnet silk is a vegetable fiber (cellulose). Rayon is produced mechanically from wood pulp. The fabric is fairly light, and delicate. Rayon is used in many types of clothes.
Acrylic: Acrylic is a man made fabric. The process for making Acrylic is extremely complicated, and is made using a formula (e.g. H2O). Acrylic is very heavy, and is much like wool. The sample of Acrylic that we used came from a sweater.
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