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Evaluation of Three Methods of Rendering Upholstery Fabrics Smolder Resistant

Sharon S. Williams

California State Department of Consumer Affairs Bureau of Home Furnishings 3485 Orange Grove Avenue North Highlands, California 95660

Gordon H. Damant

California State Department of Consumer Affairs Bureau of Home Furnishings 3485 Orange Grove Avenue North Highlands, California 95660

Three methods of rendering upholstery fabrics smolder resistant were evaluated by determining the rate and extent of percent weight loss of a small scale mock-up system when the fabrics, with and without treatment, were tested in combination with F.R. cotton batting, F.R. polyurethane foam and resinated polyester fiber batting. A lit cigarette was placed in the crevice formed by the abutment of vertical and horizontal panels. The three methods of treatment in cluded two types of backcoating and a methyl borate vapor phase treatment of the entire fabric.

Key Words: Backcoating • effect of • Cigarette test • Cotton batting • Fabrics • Flammability testing • Furniture • Methyl borate treatment • Polyester batting • Polyurethane foam • Rate of weight loss • Small scale mock-up • Smolder resistant fabrics.

Journal of Fire Sciences, Vol. 1, No. 2, 96-117 (1983)
DOI: 10.1177/073490418300100203
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