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What is an example of combustible?
Combustible material means a material that, in the form in which it is used and under the conditions anticipated, will ignite, burn, support combustion or release flammable vapors when subjected to fire or heat. Wood, paper, rubber, and plastics are examples of combustible materials.
What are combustible materials give examples?
Those substances which can burn are called combustible substances. For Example: Cloth, straw, cooking gas, kerosene oil, coal, charcoal, wood, leaves, paper, wax, hydrogen gas, ethanol, methane, propane, propene. Flammable materials are combustible materials that ignite easily at ambient temperatures.
What is difference between combustible and flammable?
Generally speaking, flammable liquids will ignite (catch on fire) and burn easily at normal working temperatures. Combustible liquids have the ability to burn at temperatures that are usually above working temperatures.
What do you mean by flammability?
Definition of flammability : ability to support combustion especially : a high capacity for combustion.
Is grass considered a combustible material?
The green grass itself won’t catch fire but the dead grass weeds and other debris hidden in the grass will catch fire easily if lightning strikes or it is set on fire intentionally. One other way for green grass to catch on fire is through spontaneous combustion.
What are the types of combustible solids?
There are two categories of flammable solids: category 1 materials are rapidly burning metals and compounds very resistant to being extinguished by water; category 2 materials are slower burning metals and compounds that are susceptible to extinguishment by water.
What is worse flammable or combustible?
Flammable liquids have flash points below 100 deg. F, and are more dangerous than combustible liquids, since they may be ignited at room temperature.
What are combustible items?
A combustible material is a solid or liquid than can be easily ignited and burned. Combustible solids are those capable of igniting and burning. Wood and paper are examples of such materials.