FR STANDARD CERTIFICATIONS
EUROPEAN FR STANDARD EN 13773
BRITISH FR STANDARD BS5867
FRENCH FR STANDARD M1
INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANISATION FR STANDARD
USA FR CONTRACT DRAPERY FR STANDARD NFPA
‘High quality’, after all, is not an easy standard to achieve. For fabrics, ‘high quality’ means that they have passed through a myriad of textile tests, and proven to perform.
The tests we’re looking at today are:
- Fabric rub counts, and the Martindale and Wyzenbeek tests
- All about fabric pilling tests
- Washing tests: colourfastness, fibre stability, shrinkage, aspect change
- Light fastness in textiles
International Maritime Organisation FR Standard
PRINCIPLE
IMO standard – FR fabric test for international marine industry and cruise ships.
A fabric sample is placed vertically on a metal frame. A flame is applied to the surface and bottom edge of the fabric for 5 and 15 seconds.
RESULTS
The fabric passes the IMO test if:
- afterflame time ≤ 5s for any specimen
- no flame propagation to the edges for any specimen
- no ignition of the cotton wool for any specimen
- average char length ≤ 150mm
- no occurance of a surface flash more than 100mm from the point of ignition
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European FR Standard
PRINCIPLE
FR fabric test for European Contract industry.
This standard is made up of 3 different tests: EN1101, EN1102 and EN13772
RESULTS
Following completion of the three tests, the fabric can be categorised as EN13773 from class 1 to 5. Class 1 being the highest standard for FR and class 5 being the lowest.
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French FR Standard
PRINCIPLE
NF P92-503, 504 505 and 507 standard – FR fabric test for French contract industry.
RESULTS
Following completion of the NF-P92-503, NF-P92-504 and NF-P92-505, the fabric can be categorised as NF P92-507 and classified from M1 to M4. M1 being the highest standard for FR and M4 being the lowest.
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British FR Standard
PRINCIPLE
BS 5867-2 Meth. B & C – FR fabric test certifcate for British contract drapery.
The fabric is tested before and after cleaning.
A fabric sample is placed vertically on a metal frame. The metal frame has 2 measurement markers. A flame is applied to the fabric surface for 10 seconds.
RESULTS
The fabric passes the test if:
No part of any hole nor any part of the lowest boundary of any flame shall reach the top edge or either vertical edge of the sample. If so and if there is no separation of any flaming debris droplets, the fabric shall be deemed to comply with the requirements of this standard.
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USA FR contract drapery standard
PRINCIPLE
A fabric sample is weighed before the test. The fabric is hung vertically on a metal bar in the test chamber. A methane flame is applied to the surface of the fabric for 45 seconds. This is repeated 10 times with the same size sample of the same fabric.
RESULTS
To pass the test, the fabric shall meet the criteria below:
- Fragments or residues of the fabric that fall to the bottom of the test chamber shall not continue to burn for more than an average of 2s per set of 10 samples.
- The average weight loss per set of 10 samples shall not exceed 40%.
- No single sample’s mass loss shall deviate more than 3 standard deviations from the average.
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