Combustible Metals

Do you have any combustible metals or combustible metal compounds in your laboratory? If so, you will need to have a type D fire extinguisher. In the event of a fire, types A, B, and C fire extinguishing agents will react with combustible metals. Therefore, unique agents such as potassium and sodium are used in type D fire extinguishers to put out fires with combustible metals. Type D fire extinguishers are yellow and have a five pointed star on them. Please contact EHS at (313)593-0921 if you are in need of this type of fire extinguisher. 

• calcium
• cerium
• cesium
• lithium
• lutetium
• magnesium and magnesium alloys
• neodymium
• phosphorus
• potassium
• potassium-sodium alloys
• rubidium
• sodium
• strontium
• aluminum (powder)
• beryllium (powder)
• nickel catalyst (Raney)
• titanium (powder)
• zinc (powder)
• zirconium (powder)
• aluminum phosphide
• calcium carbide
• gallium arsenide
• gallium phosphide
• lithium aluminum deuteride
• lithium aluminum hydride
• lithium aluminum hydride bis(tetrahydrofuran)
• lithium amide
• lithium borohydride
• lithium-6 deuteride
• lithium hydride
• lithium tetraphenylborate tris(1,2-dimethoxyethane)
• lithium tri-tert-butoxyaluminohydride
• magnesium hydride
• phosphorus pentasulfide
• potassium hydride
• Red-Al
• sodium aluminum hydride
• sodium bis(2-methoxyethoxy)aluminum hydride in toluene
• sodium borohydride
• sodium borohydride cobalt-doped
• sodium borohydride on alumina
• sodium hydride
• zinc phosphide