What Are The Methods And Steps To Distinguish Nylon Webbing From Polyester Webbing?

The simplest way to distinguish nylon webbing from polyester webbing is to burn it with fire. The specific steps are as follows:

1. Remove several warp and weft yarns of the two webbings and burn them with a lighter

2. Observe carefully during the burning process to determine the raw materials of the warp and weft yarns. During the burning, observe the flame, melting condition, odor emitted, and the condition of the ashes after burning.

3. Standard for distinguishing the burning results:

If it is a nylon webbing, it will melt and burn when it is close to the flame, drip and bubble, and will not continue to burn directly. It will have a celery-like smell. The ashes after burning will be hard, round, light, brown to gray, and beaded; if it is a polyester webbing, it will melt and burn when it is close to the flame, drip and bubble, and can continue to burn. A few will have smoke and a very weak sweet smell, and the ashes after burning will be hard, round, black or light brown.

4. The whole process does not need to burn for a long time. It can be completed within 30 seconds from ignition to identification of the material.

If you were given a chance, could you use this method to distinguish nylon webbing from polyester webbing?