- Author
- Reimann, K. A.
- Title
- Evaluation of CPSC Upholstered Furniture Flammability Test.
- Coporate
- BASF Corp., Wyandotte, MI
- Book or Conf
- Fire Safety Developments Emerging Needs, Product Developments, Non-Halogen FR's, Standards and Regulations. Proceedings. Fire Retardant Chemicals Association. March 12-15, 2000, Fire Retardant Chemicals Assoc., Lancaster, PA, Washington, DC, 149-169 p., 2000
- Keywords
- fire safety | halogens | fire retardants | flame retardants | standards | regulations | upholstered furniture | flammability tests | test methods | fabrics | fire tests | flame retardant treatments | batting | polyurethane foams | evaluation
- Identifiers
- fabric/treatment combinations; chair mock-ups with PU foam types; comparison of CPSC and British standard tests; untreated fabrics; comparison of flammability data between Dupont and BASF labs; backcoating treatment; solution dip treatment; effect of fabric soaking; polyester batting; effect of soaking on pass/fail ATMI cotton fabrics; effect of soaking on pass/fail ATMI non-cotton fabrics; effect of soaking: chemical composition, ppm; effect of loos interliner; effect of laminated interliners; CPSC/BS 5852 comparison