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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.
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Class A fire extinguisher is for what type of material?
Class A extinguishers are designed for "ordinary flammable materials" (organic solids such as paper and wood) but not liquids like gasoline, grease, electrical fires, or flammable metals.
What type of fire extinguisher do you use when a chemical fire occurs?
It depends upon the type of chemical that is burning, but frequently it is safe to use a dry-chemical powder (DCP), or an ABC type of extinguisher. However, boiling grease fires may need a Class K extinguisher and flammable metals (aluminum, magnesium, lithium, etc) may need a Class D extinguisher.
What type of extinguisher would you use for a paper fire?
A Class A (or ABC) extinguisher would be used to extinguish a paper fire. Class A - Ordinary Combustibles Class B - Flammable liquids Class C - Electrical fires Class D - Flammable metals Class K - Kitchen fires (organic fats/grease)
What do class b fires consist of?
Class B extinguishers fight Flammable Liquid fires. The extinguisher classes: Class A: flammable solids Class B: flammable liquids Class C: fires involving electrical equipment. These agents don't conduct electricity. No extinguisher is rated as only for Class C fires; you will find Class B-C and Class A-B-C extinguishers. Class D: flammable metals Class K: kitchen fires
What type of fire extinguisher for class 2 gas?
Class 2 gas only means it's compressed and includes flammable/combustible, poisonous and inert (non-flammable, non-toxic) gases. You would only need a fire extinguisher for flammable gas, which is Class B.
Which class of fire extinguisher is used for vairious flammable metals?
Class B extinguishers are used for liquid fires, typically gasoline and oil fires. Extinguishers rated ABC will be effective against all three classes, but seldom as effective as a dedicated Class B extinguisher.
What type of fire extinguisher is used on a gasoline fire?
You need to use a Class B extinguisher on flammable liquids.
EQ-43 which class of fire extinguisher should be onboard a vessel with a permanently installed fuel tank?
Flammable fuels require a class B fire extinguisher.
What class of fire extinguisher is appropriate for a fire involving a flammable liquid?
Use a foam extinguisher to smother the fire without spreading it.
What is a class d extinguisher used for?
No, hence them being Class D fire extinguishers they are only used on combustible metal fires. there are different class d extinguishers as well for specific metal fires no one class d extinguisher on all metal fires mostly very specific
What fire extinguisher is used in the welding shop?
In a welding shop, the most commonly used fire extinguisher is the Class ABC extinguisher, which is effective against fires involving ordinary combustibles, flammable liquids, and electrical equipment. Sometimes, a Class D extinguisher may also be present, specifically designed for flammable metals, which can be relevant in certain welding operations. It's essential to ensure that extinguishers are easily accessible and that personnel are trained in their use. Regular maintenance and inspections of the extinguishers are also crucial for safety.
How much flammable liquid will a 10 b fire extinguisher put out?
Approximately ten square feet of surface of a Class B flammable liquid fire.
