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  2. Combustibility and flammability - Wikipedia

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    A combustible material is a material that can burn (i.e., sustain a flame) in air under certain conditions. A material is flammable if it ignites easily at ambient temperatures. In other words, a combustible material ignites with some effort and a flammable material catches fire immediately on exposure to flame.

  3. Skydrol - Wikipedia

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    Skydrol fluids are extremely irritating to human tissue. Gloves and goggles are recommended safety equipment when servicing Skydrol systems. If the fluid gets on the skin it creates an itchy, red rash with a persistent burning sensation. The effects subside within a few hours; egg white can be applied to the affected area to neutralize the ...

  4. Rayon - Wikipedia

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    However, HWM rayon (high-wet-modulus rayon) is much stronger and exhibits higher durability and appearance retention. Recommended care for regular viscose rayon is dry-cleaning only. HWM rayon can be machine-washed. [34] Regular rayon has lengthwise lines called striations and its cross-section is an indented circular shape. The cross-sections ...

  5. Are your plastic kitchen utensils toxic? An alarming study ...

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    Toxic flame retardants can get into black plastic kitchenware and other items because the black plastic used to make them sometimes includes recycled electronic products that contain flame retardants.

  6. Yarn - Wikipedia

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    Cotton and viscose (rayon) yarns burn as a wick. Synthetic yarns generally tend to melt, though some synthetics are inherently flame-retardant. Noting how an unidentified fiber strand burns and smells can assist in determining if it is natural or synthetic, and what the fiber content is. Both synthetic and natural yarns can pill. Pilling is a ...

  7. Finishing (textiles) - Wikipedia

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    Textile finishing machinery, Red Bridge Mills, Ainsworth, 1983 In textile manufacturing, finishing refers to the processes that convert the woven or knitted cloth into a usable material and more specifically to any process performed after dyeing the yarn or fabric to improve the look, performance, or "hand" (feel) of the finish textile or clothing.

  8. Words are overrated. Here’s why we’re addicted to ‘silent ...

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    This practice can also be used by showing people silent reviews and having them interpret the message the creator is trying to convey, making them a great teaching tool, according to Paul.

  9. Burn - Wikipedia

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    A burn is an injury to skin, or other tissues, caused by heat, cold, electricity, chemicals, friction, or ionizing radiation (such as sunburn, caused by ultraviolet radiation). [5] [9] Most burns are due to heat from hot liquids (called scalding), solids, or fire. [10] Burns occur mainly in the home or the workplace.