Char cloth

Char Cloth
Char cloth in a tinder box
Thermal properties
Upper working temperature	455 °C
Lower working temperature	349 °C

Char cloth, also called char paper, is a material with low ignition temperature, used as tinder when lighting a fire. It is the main component in a tinderbox. It is a small swatch of fabric made from a natural fibre (such as linen, cotton, jute etc.) that has been converted through pyrolysis.