| FIBERS IDENTIFICATION BY BUURNING TEST | |||||
| FIBER | APPROACHING FLAME | IN FLAME | REMOVED FROM FLAME | SMELLS LIKE | ASH |
| COTTON AND LINEN (UN-MERCERIZED | Scorch, Ignite Readily | Burn Quickly ,Yellow Flame | Continue To Burn Rapidly, Have After Glow | Burning Paper | Light, Grey ,Feathery Black |
| VISCOSE RAYON | Burns Like Cotton But No Afterglow | Grey | |||
| ACETATE RAYON | Fuses Away From Flame ,Turns Black | Flames Quickly Fabric Pukers, Sputters ,Melts | Continues To Burn And Melts | Like Vinegar | Brittle Hard Irregular Ash Difficult To Crush |
| ORLON (ACRYLIC | Fuses And Shrinks Away From Flame | Faintly Like Burning Meat | |||
| POLYESTER | Burns Slowly With Melting And Drops Off | Burns Difficulty | Slightly Sweetish | Hard ,Round, Brittle Black Bead | |
| NYLON | Tends To Die Out | Somewhat Like Celery | |||
| WOOL | Smolders | Small Slow Flickering Flame, Sputters Melts And Cules | Burns Difficulty And Ceases Flaming | Like Burning Hair | Crissp Dark Ash Of Irregular Shape , Crushes Easily |
| SILK | Less Than Wool | Round ,Crisp ,Shiny Black Beads ,Easily Crushed | |||
