Recent Advances in Arc-Flash Protective Textiles: Materials, Mechanisms, and Performance

Arc-flash protective textiles are specialized technical fabrics designed to endure extreme thermal energy and inhibit ignition during electrical faults. It is an industry driven by the enhanced use of machine learning models, autonomous technologies, and advanced analytics. Key sectors, including healthcare, automotive, retail, financial services, and technology, are making considerable investments in high-quality training datasets to improve AI performance. Consequently, there is an escalating demand for scalable and accurate data annotation services. This review has as its main objective to demonstrate the recent advances on arc-flash protective textiles, including arc-flash environment, material failure mechanisms, structural design, performance characterization, and new materials breakthrough.