Amerex C571 30 lb Copper Powder Class D Fire Extinguisher

Lithium metal fires defeat the agents that handle everything else in a plant, and that narrow, serious job is the whole reason the C571 exists. It carries 30 lb of a copper-based extinguishing agent the U.S. Navy developed for burning lithium and lithium alloys: the copper blankets the metal to cut off oxygen while pulling heat out of the fire, which is exactly what a metal fire demands. Amerex ranks copper powder ahead of every other known agent on lithium metal — but draw the boundary clearly, because this unit is not recommended for lithium-ion battery fires. At a 60 lb shipping weight, the optional Model 859 dolly cart is worth specifying wherever the extinguisher has to travel to the hazard.

• 30 lb copper-based Class D agent, a U.S. Navy development for lithium and lithium alloy metal fires
• Copper blankets the burning metal and acts as a heat sink, drawing heat out of the fire
• Amerex ranks copper powder ahead of any other known agent on lithium metal fires
• Not recommended for lithium-ion battery fires — lithium metal only
• Model 859 dolly cart available as an accessory for moving the unit

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