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AUTOFLAMMABILITY

English translation: definition

02:02 Aug 27, 2001
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Tech/Engineering
English term or phrase: AUTOFLAMMABILITY
Technical definition needed, with reference.

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Sven Petersson
Sweden
Local time: 13:32
Selected answer:definition
Explanation:
1. Autoflammability: -some materials have the feature of igniting in air in the absence of a spark or flame. The auto-ignition temperature can be found in the literature.

2. Autoflammability: some materials have the feature of igniting in air in the absence of a spark or flame. The auto-ignition temperature is the minimum temperature at which the material will spontaneously ignite without application of any external ignition source.
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Vesna Zivcic
Local time: 13:32
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Explanation:
1. Autoflammability: -some materials have the feature of igniting in air in the absence of a spark or flame. The auto-ignition temperature can be found in the literature.

2. Autoflammability: some materials have the feature of igniting in air in the absence of a spark or flame. The auto-ignition temperature is the minimum temperature at which the material will spontaneously ignite without application of any external ignition source.


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Vesna Zivcic
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Native speaker of: Croatian
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