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Author
Loftus, J. J.
Title
Back-Up Report for the Proposed Standard for the Flammability (Cigarette Ignition Resistance) of Upholstered Furniture, PFF 6-76. Final Report. Appendix H: Results of Temperature Measurements Made on Burning Cigarettes and Their Use as a Standard Ignition Source for Mattress Testing - Memo from Sharman, L J., June 18, 1971.
Coporate
National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
Report
NBSIR 78-1438, June 1978, 239 p.
Distribution
Available from National Technical Information Service
Keywords
cigarette test method | smoldering | upholstered furniture | upholstery
Abstract
This report brings together data, information, and reports generated by the Center for Fire Research (CFR) at the National Bureau of Standards (NBS) and by others during four years of work on the development of the test method. All of this information was used in the preparation of a recommended Proposed Standard for the Flammability (Cigarette Ignition Resistance) of Upholstered Furniture, PFF 6-76.