ASTM E1590:2009 Standard test method for Fire testing of mattresses (open flame)
ASTM E1590:Fire testing of mattresses (open flame) - Standard Brief:
ASTM E1590:2009 Standard test method for Fire testing of mattresses (open flame) is a fire-test-response standard. This test method provides a means of determining the burning behavior of mattresses used in public occupancies by measuring specific fire test responses when the test specimen, a mattress or mattress with foundation, is subjected to a specified flaming ignition source under well ventilated conditions
ASTM E1590:Fire testing of mattresses (open flame) - Conditioning:
At least 48 h in an atmosphere at a temperature of 21 ± 4°Cand a relative humidity of less
ASTM E1590: Fire testing of mattresses (open flame) - Test Sample:
One mattress
ASTM E1590: Fire testing of mattresses (open flame) - Reference Standard:
- 16 CFR PART 1632—STANDARD FOR THE FLAMMABILITY OF MATTRESSES AND MATTRESS PADS (FF 4–72, AMENDED)
- 16 CFR Part 1633 Standard for the Flammability (Open Flame) of Mattresses and Mattress/ Foundation Sets
- 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
- TB 121 Flammability Test Procedure for Mattresses for Use in High Risk Occupancies
- TB 129 Flammability Test Procedure for Mattresses for Use In Public Buildings
- NFPA 267 Fire characteristics of mattresses and bedding assemblies exposed to flaming ignition source
- ASTM E1590 Standard test method for Fire testing of mattresses (open flame)
- TB 604 Test Procedure and Apparatus for the Open Flame Resistance of Filled Bedclothing