FABRIC THERMAL MOISTURE FLAMMABILITY

PROPERTY ABSORBENCY PROPERTY

COTTON It is a good It can absorb Cotton burns
Its made from conductor of moisture /sweat, readily in flame
natural cellulosic heat. it allows thus keeping the when burnt, it
fiber. body heat to body cool. smells like burning
pass through. paper and leaves a
residue of grey
fluffy ash.
WOOL It is a bad Highly absorbent It burns slowly and
Made of a conductor of soaks up all the extinguishes itself
natural protein heat, thus a good water if put in a after it is removed
fiber called insulator, which bucket of water, from the flame,
keratin. makes it more lanolin (wool smells like burnt
suitable for grease) makes it hair and the
winters. repel water, thus residual ash are
wool is slow to small crushable
feel damp. beads.
SILK Poor conductor Silk can absorb It burns readily but
Silk is a natural of heat. 10-30% moisture extinguishes when
protein fiber Suitable to be without feeling removed from the
worn in winters. wet. fire, when burned
smells like burnt
hair, ash is crisp,
black, and
crushable
POLYESTER It is a bad It absorbs very Polyester burns,
Polyester is non- conductor of little moisture, melts and drops at
cellulosic heat. can dry very fast. the same time.
manmade fiber And the residual
that is made ash is light brown,
from petroleum hard, and non-
products crushable.
It emits chemical
smells and black
smoke.