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|  MATERIALS SUBJECT TO
Spontaneous Heating and Pyrophoricity
DOE-HDBK-1081-94
SPONTANEOUS HEATING
Tendency of
Usual shipping
spontaneous
container or
Precautions against
Name
heating
storage method
spontaneous heating
Remarks
Tung oil
Moderate
Tin cans, barrels,
Avoid contact of leakage from
Impregnated fibrous materials may
tank cars
containers with rags, cotton, or
heat unless ventilated. Tendency
other fibrous combustible
varies with origin of oil.
materials.
Turpentine
Low
Tin, glass, barrels
Avoid contact of leakage from
Has some tendency to heat but less
containers with rags, cotton, or
so than the drying oils. Chemically
other fibrous combustible
active with chlorine compounds and
materials.
may cause fire.
Varnished fabrics
High
Boxes
Process carefully; keep cool and
Thoroughly dried varnished fabrics
ventilated.
are comparatively safe.
Wallboard
Slight
Wrapped bundles,
Maintain safe moisture content;
This material is entirely safe from
pasteboard boxes
cool thoroughly before storage.
spontaneous heating if properly
processed.
Waste paper
Moderate
Bales
Keep dry and ventilated.
Wet paper occasionally heats in
storage in warm locations.
Whale oil
Moderate
Barrels and tank cars
Avoid contact of leakage from
Impregnated fibrous materials may
containers with rags, cotton, or
heat unless ventilated. Tendency
other fibrous combustible
varies with origin of oil.
materials.
Wool wastes
Moderate
Bulk, bales, etc.
Keep cool and ventilated or store
Most wool wastes contain oil, etc.,
in closed containers; avoid high
from the weaving and spinning and
moisture.
are liable to heat in storage. Wet
wool wastes are very liable to
spontaneous heating and possible
ignition.
Rev. 0
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Pyrophoricity
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