s Flame-Resistant Fabrics c i r Typical Typical Weights Common Initial Life Estimated Fiber Content Comments Applications (oz./yd2)1 Colors1 Price2 Ctost3 Wear Life4 • Flash fire Shirts: 4.5 and 6 Garments made of DuPont Nomex IIIA brand fiber Inherently flame-resistant fiber blend of: ™ • Electric arc Pants: 6 and 7.5 Khaki, Light Blue, offer superior durability and provide permanent flame DuPont • 93% Nomex • Fire service station wear Coveralls: 4.5 and 6 Navy, Orange, Red, High Low 3–5 years resistance that won’t wash or wear away.* Not suitable ® • 5% Kevlar® Nomex IIIA • Auto racing Jackets: 6-oz. Outershell Royal, Spruce, Yellow for molten metal, dedicated welding or chemical barrier • 2% antistatic fiber • Military 9-oz. Insulation protection applications.

Inherently flame-resistant fiber blend of: Improved comfort performance compared to Nomex. ™ Est. 2–4 years TenCate • 50% Nomex IIIA • Flash fire Comfort MP has a soft hand and excellent moisture Shirts: 4.5 Denim, Khaki High Low (new product; no long-term ™ • 40% Lenzing FR® • Electric arc management. Not suitable for molten metal, dedicated Comfort MP wear experience) • 10% lyocell welding or chemical barrier protection applications.

Inherently flame-resistant fiber blend of: Improved comfort and durability over other FR products. Not Milliken & Company • 93% Nomex • Flash fire Shirts: 4.5 Khaki High Low 3–5 years suitable for molten metal, dedicated welding or chemical barrier ® ® • 5% Kevlar • Electric arc - Flame-Resistant Fab CXP of Nomex protection applications.

® • 2% antistatic fiber

Inherently flame-resistant fiber blend of: Est. 2–3 years High-performance fabric that works for both electric arc and

i Nr o *Fab • 60% Lenzing FR • Welding Coveralls: 9 Brown Moderately High Moderate (new product; no long-term welding spatter. Enhanced comfort and moisture management

r ® ArcWeld • 40% Twaron® wear experience) with Lenzing FR. k

r • Flash fire Shirts: 7 and 9.5 Denim, Khaki, Medium WESTEX™ • Electric arc Fabrics feel very similar to 100% cotton and are guaranteed Flame-resistant 100% cotton Pants: 9.5, 12 and 14 Blue, Medium Gray, Low Moderately High 1–1.5 years

Wo te • Welding, steel and flame resistant for the life of the garment.* ® Coveralls: 9.5 Navy, Orange, Royal I ndura ferrous metals

• Flash fire Woven Shirts: 5.5 and 7 Brown Duck, Chambray, Flame-resistant fiber blend of: • Electric arc Knits 6 Charcoal Gray, Denim, Soft feel or “hand”; improves comfort; enhanced wear life WESTEX™ • 88% cotton • Welding, steel and Pants: 9.5 and 12 Khaki, Medium Blue, Moderately Low Moderately Low 2–3 years compared to 100% cotton; guaranteed flame resistant for the life UltraSoft® • 12% nylon ferrous metals Coveralls: 7 and 9.5 Medium Gray, Navy, Red, of the garment.* • Military Duck Cloth: 11 Royal, Silver Gray

Inherently flame-resistant fiber blend of: ™ • 65% modacrylic Shirts: 6.5 Meets NFPA 70E HRC 2 with improved comfort and durability. DuPont • Flash fire • 23% Nomex Pants: 8 Khaki , Medium Blue, Navy Moderate Moderate 3–4 years Not suitable for molten metal, dedicated welding or chemical ® • Electric arc P rotera • 10% Kevlar Coveralls: 6.5 and 8 barrier protection applications. • 2% antistatic fiber

Seven-ounce weight is a fiber blend of: • 48% modacrylic • 37% lyocell ™ • 15% para-aramid Shirts: 7 Est. 3–4 years Meets NFPA 70E HRC 2 with comfort and durability. Not TenCate • Flash fire Eight-and-a-half-ounce weight is a fiber blend of: Pants: 8.5 Khaki, Navy, Royal Moderate Moderate (new product; no long-term suitable for molten metal, dedicated welding or chemical barrier ® • Electric arc Tecasafe P lus • 45% modacrylic Coveralls: 7 wear experience) protection applications. • 35% lyocell • 15% meta-aramid • 5% para-aramid

™ Flame-resistant fiber blend of: TenCate Est. 2–4 years Soft and breathable. Good moisture management. Protects • 48% modacrylic • Flash fire Khaki, Navy Blue, ® Shirts: 6.7 Moderate Moderate (new product; no long-term against flash fire and arc flash hazards. Tecasafe P lus • 37% lyocell • Electric arc Heather Gray wear experience) Can be home- and industrial-laundered. Knits • 15% para-aramid

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