The growing of economy promotes the development of furniture industry. With the improvement of life quality, more and more upholstered furnitures is used in our living. So the requirements of its fire retardance are also increasing. When the fire comes, the fire performance of upholstered furniture becomes very important. It directly affects the fire spread.
Fire Testing to
upholstered furniture
American Standard：
- 16 CFR 1632：Consumer Product Safety Commission Part 1632 – Standard for the Flammability of Mattresses and Mattress Pads
- 16 CFR 1633 United States Government Standard for Flammability of Mattresses.
- 16 CFR Part 1634：Standard for the Flammability of Residential Upholstered Furniture; Proposed Rule
- NFPA 260 Standard Methods of Tests and Classification System for Cigarette Ignition Resistance of Components of Upholstered Furniture
- NFPA 267:Fire characteristics of mattresses and bedding assemblies exposed to flaming ignition source
- NFPA 266:Standard Method of Test for Fire characteristics of upholstered furniture exposed to flaming ignition source
- NFPA 261:Standard Method of Test for Determining Resistance of Mock-Up Upholstered Furniture Material Assemblies to Ignition by Smoldering Cigarettes
- TB 133:Flammability Test Procedure for Seating Furniture for Use In Public Buildings
- TB 117:Requirements, Test Procedure and Apparatus for Testing the Flame Retardance of Resilient Filling Materials Used in Upholstered Furniture
- TB 604:Test Procedure and Apparatus for the Open Flame Resistance of Filled Bedclothing
- TB 129:Flammability Test Procedure for Mattresses for Use In Public Building
- TB 121:Flammability Test Procedure for Mattresses for Use in High Risk Occupancies
- TB 116:Requirements, Test Procedure and Apparatus for Testing the Flame Retardance of Upholstered Furniture
- TB 106:Requirements, Test Procedure and Apparatus for Testing the Resistance of a Mattress or Mattress Pad to Combustion Which May Result from a Smoldering Cigarette
- ASTM E1590: Standard test method for Fire testing of mattresses
- ASTM E1537：Standard Method of Test for Fire testing of upholstered furniture
- ASTM E1352：Standard Method of Test for Cigarette ignition resistance of mock-up upholstered furniture assemblies
- ASTM E1353：Standard Method of Test for Cigarette ignition resistance of components of upholstered furniture
- BIFMA X 5.7-1991 Upholstered furniture flammability standard for non-residential, non – live – inoccupancie
European Standards：
- EN 597-1 Furniture – Assessment of the ignitability of mattresses and upholstered bed bases – Part 1: Ignition source smouldering cigarette.
- EN 597-2 Furniture – Assessment of the ignitability of mattresses and upholstered bed bases – Part 2: Ignition source match flame equivalent.
- EN 1021-1 Furniture – Assessment of the ignitability of upholstered furniture – Part 1: Ignition source smouldering cigarette.
- EN 1021-2 Furniture – Assessment of the ignitability of upholstered furniture – Part 2: Ignition source match flame equivalent.
- EN 1021-3： Protocol for assessment of the ignitability of upholstered furniture Ignition source equivalent to a burning 20 g paper cushion Coverings and upholstery materials)
British Standards：
- BS 7176 Specification for resistance to ignition of upholstered furniture for non-domestic seating by testing composites
- BS 7177: Specification for resistance to ignition of mattresses, divans and bed bases
ISO Standards：
- ISO 8191-1 Furniture – Assessment of the ignitability of upholstered furniture – Part 1: Ignition source smouldering cigarette.
- ISO 8191-2 Furniture – Assessment of the ignitability of upholstered furniture – Part 2: Ignition source match flame equivalent.
Chinese Standards：
- GB 17927 pholstered furniture-Assessment of the resistance to ignition of the sping mattress and the sofa
Australian Standards：
- AS/NZS 4088.1: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
- AS 3744.2:Assessment of the ignitability of upholstered furniture Part 2: Ignition source — match -flame equivalent