The apparatus and method of testing were those described in California Technical Bulletin 117-2013, Section 1,
for measuring the tendency of upholstery cover fabrics to smolder and contribute to fire propagation, when
subjected to a smoldering ignition source.
Pass/Fail Criteria
A cover fabric material is considered pass or fail based on following criteria:
1. A single mock-up test specimen fails to meet the requirements of this test procedure if any of the following
criteria occurs:
a) The mock-up test specimen continues to smolder after the 45 minutes test duration.
b) A vertical char length (measured as specified in step 11.9 of ASTM E1353-08a
ε1
) of more than 1.8 inches
(45 mm) develops on the cover fabric.
c) The mock-up test specimen transitions to open flaming.
2. The cover fabric passes the test if three initial mock-up specimens pass the test, i.e., the cigarettes burn
their full length and the mock-ups are no longer smoldering.
3. If more than one initial specimen fails, the cover fabric fails the test.
4. If any one of the three initial specimens fails, repeat the test on additional three specimens.
5. If all three additional specimens pass the test, the cover fabric passes the test. If any one of the additional
three specimens fails, the cover fabric fails the test.
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Mock-up specimen
continues to
smolder After 45
Minutes
Mock-up test
specimen
transitions to open
flaming
Test Result
Specimen 1 0.6 No No Pass
Specimen 2 0.7 No No Pass
Specimen 3 0.6 No No Pass
Conditioning : At least 24 hours in an atmosphere having a temperature of 21° ± 3 °C (70° ± 5 °F) and less
than 55% relative humidity
Remark : No = Was not observed
End of Report
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