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Only a Class D fire extinguisher should be used on fires involving combustible metals, such as magnesium. It will smother them by denying access to oxygen.
Class D Class D fire extinguishers are used for various types of flammable metals. A class D fire extinguisher can contain sodium chloride, graphite, or copper powder. A sodium chloride fire extinguisher would be used on metals containing magnesium, sodium, potassium, and sodium-potassium alloys. Copper and graphite fire extinguishers would be used for lithium and lithium alloy fires.
A Class D fire involving combustible metals like magnesium or titanium should be extinguished using a specialized Class D fire extinguisher designed for metal fires.
Flammable metals often require special chemicals to extinguish, assuming there are any. So, in fact, you WOULD use a "chemical extinguisher", but probably not an ordinary dry chemical extinguisher.
A Class D fire extinguisher is used for fires involving combustible metals, such as magnesium, titanium, or sodium. It is designed to safely extinguish these types of fires to prevent them from spreading and causing further damage.
You need to use a Class B extinguisher on flammable liquids.
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Combustible metals like aluminum or magnesium
A class C fire extinguisher is used for electrical fires. A all purpose A, B, C extinguisher can also be used.
Yes. They are rated for the type of fire they can be used against, and the capacity of the extinguisher.
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Only the type of fire that is highlighted