- Author
- Sandholzer, M. W.
- Title
- Accidents From Highly Flammable Clothing.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC
- Journal
- Journal of Home Economics, Vol. 39, No. 3, 133-134, March 1947
- Keywords
- clothing | flammable fabrics | accidents | flameproofing
- Abstract
- Most flammable among the fibers commonly used in the fabrication of clothing materials are those of cellulosic origin, such as cotton and rayon. Fibers of animal origin--wool, hair, and silk--are not so flammable and do not present a comparable hazard. A thin, lightweight, natural silk fabric may burn as rapidly as many cottons, but silk which is heavily weighted with tin salts is much less flammable. The recently developed, truly synthetic fibers nylon and Vinyon are also less flammable than cotton and rayon although they melt at relatively low temperatures. Glass fibers are incombustible, and the amount of oil or coatings used in the finished cloth is generally not large enough to introduce a fire hazard.