What is the most flammable common plastic?
What is the most flammable common plastic?
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The question pretty much says it all.
This has to do with a pyrotechnic flare device. Looking for a tube type case that will burn away rapidly with the flare composition. In searching the web, it appears polystyrene may be the most likely candidate.
Any suggestions would be appreciated, thanks.
This has to do with a pyrotechnic flare device. Looking for a tube type case that will burn away rapidly with the flare composition. In searching the web, it appears polystyrene may be the most likely candidate.
Any suggestions would be appreciated, thanks.






RE: What is the most flammable common plastic?
PE and PP will burn away as cleanly as a candle.
Chris DeArmitt PhD FRSC CChem
RE: What is the most flammable common plastic?
RE: What is the most flammable common plastic?
1) Acetal burns very well but has very noxious fumes as it burns.
2) Acrylic burns very well and has a sweet smell.
3) Any cellulose ester burns very well, but especially cellulose nitrate which can actually be used as a propellant for bullets or as an explosive. It used to be used as film for movies and resulted in a number of theater fires.
Of course as mentioned before, all flammable thermoplastics can produce flaming blobs of dripping molten plastic.
Regards
Pat
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RE: What is the most flammable common plastic?
If you want to test cellulosics, get hold of a Fender(tm) guitar pick - the marbled ones, and try that!
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RE: What is the most flammable common plastic?
RE: What is the most flammable common plastic?
Chris DeArmitt PhD FRSC CChem
RE: What is the most flammable common plastic?
Commercially available is in-part the issue. At most we would need 10 or 20 lbs of resin beads to make prototype tubes from, just to use in burn off tests.
The only place on line (I can find) that handles it, either is foreign (India- China, etc), or sells by the ton. Any idea where a small amount, even 50 lbs can be found domestically (preferably west coast)?
RE: What is the most flammable common plastic?
Or maybe, talk to a bunch of molders and see if they have some on the shelf etc. left over from a production lot.
What is Engineering anyway: FAQ1088-1484: In layman terms, what is "engineering"?
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RE: What is the most flammable common plastic?
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RE: What is the most flammable common plastic?
Cellulose acetate proprionate (CAP) or
Celloluse acetate butyrate (CAB)
or look on www.matweb.com where they normally list every material and where to get it.
Chris DeArmitt PhD FRSC CChem
RE: What is the most flammable common plastic?
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