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Contact Anna16 CFR Part 1632 - Fire testing of mattresses in US
16 CFR Part 1632 – Standard for the flammability of mattresses and matrass pads (FF 4-72, amended).
Purpose
The standard provides a test method to determine the ignition resistance of a mattress or mattress pad, when exposed to a smouldering cigarette.
16 CFR Part 1632 is a federal standard in the United States and all manufactured or imported mattresses and mattress pads are subjected to the requirements stated in the standard.
Method
A total of six complete mattresses, in end-use condition, shall be tested. The top surface (sleeping surface) of the mattress is tested. Cigarettes are located on smooth surfaces, seams, tufted locations, quilted locations, tape edges etc. of the mattress. A minimum of 18 cigarettes shall be used during each test.
The mattress is divided into two equal sections. One section is covered with a 100 % cotton bed sheet. The other section remains uncovered. A minimum of 9 lighted cigarettes are placed on the uncovered section and a minimum of 9 lighted cigarettes are placed on the covered section. A second piece of cotton sheeting is then placed over the latter group of cigarettes. The test is completed when all cigarettes have burned their complete length. The char damage length shall not be more than 2 inches (5.1 cm) in any direction from the nearest point of any individual cigarette. This procedure is repeated six times.
Deliveries
After the test, a test report in Swedish or English is delivered with the result.
