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16 CFR Part 1633 - Fire testing of mattresses US
16 CFR Part 1633 - Standard for the Flammability (Open Flame) of Mattress Sets; Final Rule
Purpose
16 CFR Part 1633 is a federal standard in the United States and all manufactured or imported mattresses and bed mattresses must meet this standard.
The standard is used to assess how quickly a fire develops in a mattress and how much energy is generated from the mattress when exposed to a source of ignition corresponding to burning beddings.
Method
The mattress is placed on top of a steel bed frame and exposed to a T-shaped burner with a total burner heat output of 27 kW. The side burner is applied for 50 seconds and the top burner for 70 seconds. The fire is then allowed to develop freely. During the test, the smoke gases are collected in a hood where oxygen consumption is measured. The heat release rate is measured continuously. The peak rate of heat release of may not exceed 200 kW and the total heat release in the first 10 minutes of the test of may not exceed 15 MJ.
Deliveries
After testing, a test report in Swedish or English is delivered, with the results.
