- Author
- Hopkins, D. L.
- Title
- Fabric and Dye Variations as Flammability Determinants: An Application of the Mushroom Apparel Flammability Tester. Final Report.
- Coporate
- Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY
- Sponsor
- National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
- Report
- NBS GCR 77-96, August 1977, 120 p.
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Contract
- GRANT-49019
- Keywords
- dyes | flammability | heat transfer | ignition | textiles | oxygen index
- Abstract
- This study was aimed ast investigating the flammability characteristics of a diverse collection of fabrics on the Mushroom Apparel Flammability Tester (MAFT) in order to determine the effects of fabric variables and Procion dyestuffs on burning behavior. Sixty-two fabrics, as part of the Cooperative Apparel Flammability Testing Program, were tested on the MAFT, evaluated and classified according to the NBS draft Proposed Standard for the Flammability of General Wearing Apparel. A market impact study of the proposed standard was also done. Slected cotton and cotton blend fabrics were dyed with two Procion dyes. Time to ignite, heat transfer rate and oxygen index were determined along with several physical properties. In conclusion, the specific dyes used seem to have little effect on flammability as tested but fabric characteristics have proved imortant in determining fabric flammability properties on the MAFT.