CAL 117 Part E, Part I Upholstery Fabrics (CS 191-53) Raised Surface

Technical bulletin CAL 117, published in the State of California, USA, contains procedures for the flammability of upholstered furniture. Titled CAL 117 Part E, Part I Upholstery fabrics (CS 191-53), this regulation describes the requirements for determining raised surface properties and defines a test method.

In this test method, the sample material is placed in a chair simulation and exposed to a lit cigarette. In this test method, a 45x5 cm sample is placed on the test device placed at an angle of 15 degrees. A 1 cm long pencil-thin flame touches the surface of the test sample for 1,5 second. The grading criteria are “pass” (did not fire) or “fail” (fire).

The requirements have been determined as follows:

• Minimum flame spread of each sample in pile fabrics is 7 seconds.
• Minimum flame spread of each sample in lint-free fabrics is 3,5 seconds.

The results contained in this regulation demonstrate compliance with the stated requirements.

In general, fire tests or flammability tests measure how easily materials ignite, how quickly they burn, and how they react when burned. Fire testing laboratories use a variety of test methods, depending on international flammability testing standards and the type of material being tested. It performs various tests on textile and fabric samples under controlled conditions in these laboratories. For example,

• Fire resistance test: To determine the ability of materials used in production to resist fire or provide protection for a certain period of time.
• Flame propagation test: To measure the propagation of flames away from the ignition source along the sample surface and to evaluate the propagation potential of flames in the event of a fire.
• Reaction to fire test: To assess the extent to which a product contributes to a fire when exposed to flames.
• Flash point test: To determine the temperature required for flammable liquids to ignite.

Manufacturers and suppliers must have these tests done in order to test and certify that their products are suitable for sale.

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