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What type of fire extinguisher should be used on a potassium and sodium fire?
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∙ 13y ago
powder or foam :)
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What is a class d fire extinguisher for?
A class D fire extinguisher is used for fighting class D fires. Class D fires are metal fires involving magnesium, potassium, sodium and sodium-potassium alloys. The class D extinguishers are mostly used in the aircraft industry, auto body shops and factories working with metal.
What is a class A fire extinguisher used for?
A class D fire extinguisher is used for fighting class D fires. Class D fires are metal fires involving magnesium, potassium, sodium and sodium-potassium alloys. The class D extinguishers are mostly used in the aircraft industry, auto body shops and factories working with metal.
What is class d fire extinguisher use for?
A class D fire extinguisher is used for fighting class D fires. Class D fires are metal fires involving magnesium, potassium, sodium and sodium-potassium alloys. The class D extinguishers are mostly used in the aircraft industry, auto body shops and factories working with metal.
Which class of fire extinguisher is used for various flammable metals?
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.
Which type of fire extingisher can be used for a grease fire?
For kitchen use you want a Class K - cooking oils and fats - extinguisher.
What type of fire extinguisher to use on combustible fire?
Class D- Dry Chemical for fires in combustible metals such as sodium, magnesium, and potassium.
What is present inside the fire extinguisher which prevents fire from burning?
Sodium chloride
Is sodium bicarbonate is used in fire extinguisher?
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What can replace sodium bicarbonate in a fire extinguisher?
baking powder
When a person is on fire you should?
Fire extinguisher
Is organic salt a form of extinguisher?
Yes, some types of Class D fire extinguishers use NaCl (table salt) as an extinguishing agent for fires involving magnesium, sodium and potassium.
What are the contents of a DCP fire extinguisher?
basically in DCP (dry chemical powder) fire extinguishers mono ammoniumphosphate is used. but some more chemicals compound are also used e.g. sodium bicarbonate, potassium bicarbonate, pottasium chloride etc. Yousaf Imran. Pakistan.
