>
>> When Teflon burns it sublimates into phosgene gas. (CoCl2)
>>
>> cheers, Mauri
>>
>> - Rich..., 805.386.3734, www.vcnet.com/measures.
>
>I wonder what the flash point of Teflon is?
>My wife has had many cooking disastors with Teflon pots
>and skillets, and is still alive and well. I would think that if
>a choke fire occurred with a Teflon choke that the wire
>would be gone long before the Teflon reached ignition
>temprature. Then the ignition source would be gone.
As I understand it, Teflon does not combust. It sublimates at high
temperatures.
cheers
- Rich..., 805.386.3734, www.vcnet.com/measures.
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