Textiles and textile products - Burning behavior - Curtains and drapes - Measurement of flame spread of vertically oriented specimens

with large ignition source CSN EN !""# $% &! # Textiles and textile products - Burning behavior - Curtains and drapes - Measurement of flame spread of vertically oriented Specimens with large ignition source Textiles et produits textiles - comportement au feu - 'ideaux et tentures - Mesurage de la propagation de flamme d()prouvettes orient)es verticalement* avec d(une source importante allumage Textilien und textile Er+eugnisse - Brennverhalten - ,orhang und -ardinen - Messung .lammenausbreitungseigenschaften von der verti/al angeordneten Messproben mit gro0er 12nd3uelle This standard is the C+ech version of the European standard EN !""#4#% 5 Translation was provided by the 6ffice for Standards* Metrology and Testing5 7t has the same status as the official versions5 This standard is the English version of the European Standard EN !""#4#% 5 7t was translated by C+ech 6ffice for Standards* Metrology and Testing5 7t 8as The Same status as the official version5 'eplacement of previous standards This rule is replaced by EN !""# 9$% &! #: from ;ugust #%%!5

National foreword Changes compared with the previous standards <rinciple remained unchanged5 ;pply to all three mar/er threads5 The si+e values were supplemented tolerance5 Cleaning procedures are tightened before the fire test5 Norma was generally specified5 7nformation about the normative documents 7ntroduced in EN !&"4 ==# EN !&"4 ==> 9$! #"?$: <rotective clothing - <rotection against heat and fire - Method of determining heat transmission on exposure to flame EN !""!4#%%! introduced in EN !""!4#%%! 9$% &! !: Textiles and textile products Burning behavior - Curtains and drapes - Classification system EN 7S6 !=4#%%> introduced in EN 7S6 !=4#%%> 9$% %%>&: Textiles - standard atmospheres for conditioning and testing

EN 7S6 ! ">-# introduced in EN 7S6 ! ">-# 9$% %$%=: Textiles - <rofessional care* dry cleaning and wet cleaning of fabrics and garments - <art #4 <rocedure for testing the properties of the cleaning and treatment steps are selected using perchlorethylene EN 7S6 ! ">-! introduced in EN 7S6 ! ">-! 9$% %$%=: Textiles - <rofessional care* dry cleaning and wet cleaning of fabrics and garments - <art !4 <rocedure for testing behavior in cleaning and treatment steps are selected using hydrocarbon solvents EN 7S6 ! ">-? introduced in EN 7S6 ! ">-? 9$% %$%=: Textiles - <rofessional care* dry cleaning and wet cleaning of fabrics and garments - <art ?4 <rocedure for testing behavior in cleaning and treatment steps are selected using the wet cleaning imitovan)ho EN 7S6 &!!%4#%%% introduced in 7S6 &!!%4#%% 9$% %$# : Textiles - @omestic laundering procedures for testing and drying fabric EN 7S6 &=? introduced in EN 7S6 &=? 9$% %$%&: Textiles - Burning behavior Measurement of flame spread of vertically oriented specimens EN 7S6 %>#$ introduced in EN 7S6 %>#$ 9$% %$!&: Textiles - Commercial laundering procedures fabrics prior to flammability testing @evelopment of a standard <rocessor4 Textile Testing 7nstitute* Brno* 7@ %%% !#> * 7ng5 Aarmila -abrielovB ,CtmesCnad4 TND ! Textiles ;n employee of the 6ffice for Standards* Metrology and Testing4 7ng5 Sonia 8avlE EF'6<E;N ST;N@;'@ EN !""# EF'6<E;N ST;N@;'@ N6'ME EF'6<GENNE EF'6<H7SC8E N6'M Aanuary #% 7CS !##%5?%* >=%$%5!%* =" &% Supersedes EN !""#4#%%! Textiles and textile products - Burning behavior - Curtains and drapes Measurement of flame spread of vertically oriented specimens with large ignition source Textiles and textile products - Burning behavior - Curtains and drapes - Measurement of flame spread of vertically oriented Specimens with large ignition source Textiles et produits textiles - comportement au feu - 'ideaux et tentures - Mesurage de la propagation de flamme d()prouvettes orient)es verticalement* avec d(une source importante allumage Textilien und textile Er+eugnisse - Brennverhalten - ,orhang und -ardinen - Messung .lammenausbreitungseigenschaften von der verti/al angeordneten Messproben mit gro0er 12nd3uelle This European Standard was approved by CEN on #% %- #-%!5

CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN I CENEJEC 7nternal 'egulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard without any modification status of a national standard5 @ate lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the Management Centre or to any CEN member5 This European Standard exists in three official versions 9English* .rench* -erman:5 ; version in any other language CEN member into its own language for which he is responsible and notified to the Management Centre has the same status as the official versions5 CEN members are the national standards bodies of ;ustria* Belgium* Bulgaria* C+ech 'epublic* @enmar/* Estonia* .inland* .rance* Croatia* 7celand* 7reland* 7taly* Cyprus* Jatvia* Jithuania* Juxembourg* 8ungary* Malta* Netherlands* Norway* <oland* <ortugal * ;ustria* 'omania* Slova/ia* Slovenia* the Fnited Dingdom* Spain* Sweden and Swit+erland5 CEN European Committee for Standardi+ation European Committee for Standardi+ation Comit) Europ)en de Normalisation EuropKisches Domitee f2r Normung Management Centre4 ;venue Marnix "* B- %%% Brussels L #% CEN ;ll rights of exploitation in any form and by any means 'ef No5 EN !""#4#% E worldwide for CEN national Members5 Content <age .oreword > 7ntroduction & Scope " # Normative references " ! Terms and definitions " ? <6ST tests " > 8ealth and safety investigator persons $

& E3uipment and Materials $ " Calibration "5 -eneral "5# <rocedure $ Jaboratory and test samples $5 Jaboratory sample of $5# Cleaning $5! Test specimens $5!5 -eneral $5!5# Si+e of specimens $5!5! Number of test samples 9before cleaning and after cleaning: $5!5? Connection cotton fabric # = Conditioning # % Test procedure # Test report !

.oreword This document 9EN !""#4#% : has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN I TC #?$ MTextiles and textile productsM* the secretariat of which is held by BS75 This European Standard shall be by Auly #% the status of a national standard* either by publication of an identical text or by endorsement* and conflicting national standards that are inconsistent with it shall be withdrawn at the latest by Auly #% 5 ;ttention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subNect of patent rights5 CEN Oand I or CENEJECP shall not be held responsible for identifying any patent rights or all such patent rights5 This document supersedes EN !""#4#%%!5

The main differences between this standard and the previous version are4 must be used for all three mar/er threadsQ were placed at the location of the electrical tolerance emitter voltage and mar/er threadsQ defining more precisely the metal grid under the test sampleQ substantial modification process cleaning5 ;ccording to the CEN I CENEJEC is the European standard re3uired to establish national standards organi+ations of the following countries4 ;ustria* Belgium* Bulgaria* C+ech 'epublic* @enmar/* Estonia* .inland* .rance* Croatia* 7celand* 7reland* 7taly* Cyprus* Jatvia* Jithuania* Juxembourg* 8ungary* Malta* Netherlands* Norway* <oland* <ortugal* * 'omania* Slova/ia* Slovenia* the Fnited Dingdom* Spain* Sweden and Swit+erland5 7ntroduction 7n order to evaluate the fire behavior of curtains and drapes were introduced two methods of testing* ie* EN % for flammability measurements 9based on EN 7S6 &=?%: and EN %# for the measurement of flame spread 9based on EN 7S6 &=? :5 EN 7S6 &=? relates to the measurement of flame spread of vertically oriented specimens exposed to defined a small flame5 This enables the flame spread +apalitelnRch products5 8owever* this test method is not suitable for the evaluation of products that can not be ignited5 Measurement of the length or area destroyed a small flame is problematic* as evidenced by circular tests5 8owever* there is a ris/ that the products that pass the test with a small flame can be ignited still a great source of ignition5 The e3uipment used in EN 7S6 &=? was therefore modified by adding emitter that acts on the bottom test sample in order to support locally and temporarily ignition test specimen5 The combination of this emitter and use a small flame mimics the effect of a larger source of ignition5 Shen this combined with an ignition source may ignite some materials that can not ignite a small flame5 Some of these materials self-extinguishes when ignition source causing stops* while other materials will continue to spontaneous combustion5 .or this purpose* the establishment of a European research program 9CT =&-#%>": for the development of a method of testing* which evaluates to a lesser extent the behavior of curtains using a large source of ignition5 'esponding to the combustion parameters* such as the development of smo/e and the heat release of toxic components is not ta/en into account5 The program was carried out in eleven testing laboratories from nine European countries5 7n order to select the appropriate fire behavior characteristics for classification and evaluation of repeatability and reproducibility were tested by testing with a large ignition source > samples of commercially materials available* representing the main groups of products on the mar/et5 Most of these fabrics were provided with treatment or coating that slow burning5 The choice of

materials include standard products and products with flame retardant treatment* and polyester* cotton* modacrylic* wool* chlorofibres and glass fibers and represented different structures and fiber mixtures5 .laming debris* pTehoTenU mar/er threads and time to pTehoTenU mar/er threads 9first and third yarn: were selected as representative parameters for evaluating behavior of samples during combustion5 ;nother fire behavior characteristics such as duration of spontaneous combustion and other times doVehu not provide any other relevant information and were excluded5 7n =="* a collaborative study carried out* during which the ten testing laboratories were tested > materials5 'epeatability and reproducibility were evaluated by statistical analysis5 Subse3uently to this method included some improvements5 -ood agreement was also found in national testing methods used in different European countries or regions 9.rance* -ermany* Belgium* Netherlands* 7taly* Scandinavia and the Fnited Dingdom:5 Scope This European Standard specifies a method for measuring flame spread of vertically oriented textile fabrics intended for curtains and drapes* and in simple or compound fabrics 9coated* 3uilted* multi-layered* sandwich or similarly combined: using a large source of ignition5 Normative - text continues in the application of this document5 Source4 www5cni5c+