This document provides information about flame retardant and flame proof textiles. It discusses the difference between flameproof textiles, which are inherently resistant to burning, and flame retardant textiles, which are treated with chemicals to resist burning. The document outlines various flame retardant chemical treatment processes and testing methods used to evaluate flame resistance. It notes some limitations of flame retardant textiles and concludes by emphasizing the importance of flame resistance for safety.

1. Presenter ID: 181-23-5270
Presentation on
Flame retardant and flame proof textile
Course Code: TE-315
Course Title: Textile texting and quality control-II
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2. Table of Contents
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Introduction Difference
Flameproof
textile
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Flame retardant
textile
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Testing method
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Conclusion

3. Introduction:
Textile material that is designed to resist
burning and withstand heat via applying
certain finishing agent is called flame
retardant textile and the fibers which
inherently possessed the ability to
resistant heat is called flame proof textile.
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4. Objective:
• Safe human body.
• Reduce the amount of losses.
• Ensure safety in fire friendly working area.
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5. Example:
• Back coating for institutional drapery,
upholstery, carpets
• Aircraft/ Automotive textiles
• Mattresses and bedding
• Fire fighter suit
• Racing suit
• Military
• Children’s nightwear. 05

6. Inherently nonflammable
Does not chemically treated
Burns slowly .
Costly
More lustrous
Inherently flammable.
Chemically treated.
Burns quickly .
Cheap.
Less lustrous.
Flameproof fibre Flame resistance fibre
Difference between flameproof and fire retardent textile:
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7. Flameproof textile
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8. Flameproof textile:
• Naturally resist fire.
• Reduce burn injury.
• Provide escape time
• Burn slowly.
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9. Flameproof textile:
• Natural fiber : Wool, jute and silk.
• Synthetic fiber: Polyester, nylon, Kevlar,
carbon fiber, PBO(Poly-phenylene benzo-
bioxazole), glass fiber, melamine.
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10. Flame retardant textile
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11. Flame retardant textile:
Maintain a barrier to isolate the wearer from
the thermal exposure
Traps air between the wearer and the
barrier.
Reduce burn injury
Provide escape time
Does not burn, melt or drip
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12. 02.
Blending heat resistant fiber
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Suitable structural
engineering
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Chemical treatment
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Flame retardant process:

13. Chemical treatment:
In this type of treatment, applied chemical
creates a coating outside surface of the
fabric which increases ignition point of the
material thus making it resistant to fire.
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14. On the basis of
durability
Non-durable
treatment
Semi-durable
treatment
Durable
treatment
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Types of chemical treatment:

15. Types of chemical treatment:
Nitrogen
based
Number
of strand Halogen
based
Phosphorus
based
Inorganic
compound
based
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On the basis of
functional group

16. It is done by blending flammable fiber with
inherently flame resistant or manufactured
fibers that has flame resistant chemical
included in the solution or melt before they
are spun through spinneret rendering a fire
resistant chemical structure.
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Blending heat resistant fiber:

17. • Twill/satin woven fabric tends to reflect
light if used in outer surface.
• Flat yarn/fiber will reflect more due to
more surface area.
• A suitably treated porous fabric will tend
to resist propagation of heat from outer
atmosphere to the wearer body.
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Suitable structural engineering:

18. Testing method
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19. Conductive heat test method:
• Standard- ASTM D4108-82
• Gas flame- Methane gas
• Heat flux- 84 ± 2 kW/ m2 (2.00 ± 0.05
cal/cm2/second)
• Distance between fabric sample and
burner top- 50mm
• Air gap between fabric and copper sensor-
3.2mm
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20. Radiative heat test method:
Heat source- bank of nine electrically
heated quartz tubes controlled by power
stats
Exposure time- 0.2 sec.
Exposed area - 100cm2
Air gap between fabric and copper sensor-
6.3mm
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21. Limitation
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22. Less comfortable.
High cost.
Extra care required to maintain for long time
use.
Not fashionable.
Brittleness and hand loss.
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Limitation:

23. Conclusion
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24. In recent studies, about 24% of fire accident,
the first item to catch fire is textile. So flame
resistance is a very useful ability . Not only its
permitting us to do dangerous work but also
giving protection against fire. It also helps in
reduction of spread of fire and causalities to
do it
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Conclusion:

25. Thank you
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