Hand Warm, soft Varies from warm and soft to cold and coarse. Burning hair odor. Structure may alter what occurs. Paraffin wax odor. Pulling a heavy object across the carpet surface can cause enough friction to melt the carpet fibers.
Acrylic burns readily unless modified.
Modacrylics are difficult to ignite, will not support combustion, are self-extinguishing and dripless. Acrid odor for both. Properties listed are influenced by quality of construction, fiber modification, and finishes. The information in this publication is supplied with the understanding that no discrimination and no endorsement by Nebraska Cooperative Extension is intended. For accuracy in labeling, some manufacturers use both terms.