Examples of Thermal Effects on Materials

Annotated by Robert A. Corry
Director, Fire Investigation Specialist
American Re-Insurance

Effects of Oxidation on Metals

"Pulled Bulb"

Calcination and Impingement

"Pour Pattern" Effects: Carpet

"Pour Pattern" Effects: Linoleum

Smoke and Soot Condensation

These photographs and annotations are provided to illustrate the burn pattern indicated. They are examples only, not models.