NFPA 260 Fire test to components of upholstered furniture
NFPA 260 Fire test to components of upholstered furniture
NFPA 260 Fire test to components of upholstered furniture - Standard Title:
NFPA 260 Standard Methods of Tests and Classification System for Cigarette Ignition Resistance of Components of Upholstered Furniture
NFPA 260 Fire test to components of upholstered furniture - Scope:
The tests described in this document apply to upholstered furniture components that are tested in a standard, defined composite.
These tests shall apply to cover fabrics, interior fabrics, welt cords, decking materials, barrier materials, and filling/padding materials including, but not limited to, battings of natural or man-made fibers, foamed or cellular filling materials, resilient pads of natural or man-made fibers, and loose particulate filling materials such as shredded polyurethane foam or feathers and down.
NFPA 260 Fire test to components of upholstered furniture - Standard Brief:
These test methods are designed to evaluate ignition resistance of upholstered furniture when exposed to smoldering cigarettes under specified confitions.
This standard establishes a classification system for determining the resistance of upholstered furniture components to cigarette ignition.
NFPA 260 Fire test to components of upholstered furniture - Conditioning
T: 21±2.8ºC, H: less than 65% at least 4h
NFPA 260 Fire test to components of upholstered furniture - Reference Standard:
- BS EN 1021-1:2006 Furniture – Assessment of the ignitability of upholstered furniture – Part 1: Ignition source smouldering cigarette
- ISO 8191-1 Furniture - Assessment of the ignitability of upholstered furniture -Part 1:Ignition Source : smouldering cigarette
- BS 5852:2006, Methods of test for assessment of the ignitability of upholstered seating by smouldering and flaming ignition sources
- BS 5852-2:1982, Fire tests for furniture – Part 2: Methods of test for the ignitability of upholstered composites for seating by flaming sources
- AS/NZS 4088.1:1996 Upholstery materials for domestic furniture -- Smouldering ignitability
- AS 3744.1:1998 Furniture - Assessment of the ignitability of upholstered furniture-Part 1 ignition source: smouldering cigarette
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