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Physical & Chemical properties

Flammability

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Administrative data

Endpoint:
flammable solids
Type of information:
experimental study
Adequacy of study:
key study
Study period:
04 May - 06 May 2005
Reliability:
1 (reliable without restriction)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
guideline study
Remarks:
GLP guideline study

Data source

Reference
Reference Type:
study report
Title:
Unnamed
Year:
2005
Report date:
2005

Materials and methods

Test guideline
Qualifier:
according to guideline
Guideline:
EU Method A.10 (Flammability (Solids))
GLP compliance:
yes (incl. QA statement)
Remarks:
Department of Health, London, UK

Test material

Constituent 1
Test material form:
solid: nanoform, no surface treatment

Results and discussion

Flammable solids
Test procedure:
burning rate test: preliminary screening test
Remarks on result:
substance does not ignite and propagate combustion either by burning with flame or smouldering along 200 mm of the powder train within the 2 minutes test period

Any other information on results incl. tables

Results
Preliminary Screening Test
The pile melted but failed to ignite during the 2 minutes that the Bunsen flame was applied. The result of the preliminary screening test obviated the need to perform the main test.

Moisture content

Table 1 – Moisture content results

 

Determination A

Determination B

Mass of loss bottle (g)

19.0107

20.1931

Mass of loss and test material (g)

20.0793

21.2124

Mass of loss bottle and test material after drying (g)

20.0783

21.2111

Moisture content (% w/w)

9.358E-02

0.128

Mean moisture content (% w/w)

0.111

 

Conclusion: The test item is not highly flammable as it failed to ignite in the preliminary screening test.

Applicant's summary and conclusion

Interpretation of results:
not classified based on GHS criteria
Conclusions:
The test item is not highly flammable as it failed to ignite in the preliminary screening test.
Executive summary:

Flammability of the test item was measured using the EU A.10 test method. 


A mould (250 x 20 x 10 mm) was loosely filled with test material (tested as received). A non-combustible, non-porous board was placed onto the mould which was then inverted. The mould was removed and an air-rich Bunsen burner flame applied to one end of the pile until ignition occurred. If combustion occurred, the time taken to propagate 200 m was recorded.


The moisture content was determined gravimetrically. An aliquot (ca. 1 g) of test material was weighed (in duplicate; A and B) into loss bottles. The samples were dried to constant weight under reduced pressure at ca. 40 °C over phosphorus pentoxide.


The test item is not highly flammable as it failed to ignite in the preliminary screening test.