Abstract
With the steady increase in electricity use, electric fires account for more than 20% of the total number of fires each year. Electrical fires are caused by electrical arcs or sparks inside the cover of wires, but they are also caused by external flames melting the cover of wires into contact with each other. In electric fires, melting of wires is usually found, which is commonly referred to as short circuit. The molten marks are divided into the primary one that occurs inside the wire and causes the fire directly, the secondary one caused by external fire, and the heat melt found in the unenergized state. Scientific criteria for the distinction between primary and secondary molten mark is presented by using qualitative and quantitative analysis, through analytical chemistry such as SEM and EDS, XRD and EA.
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