ASTM D1230-10
(Test Method)Standard Test Method for Flammability of Apparel Textiles
Standard Test Method for Flammability of Apparel Textiles
SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
Test Method D1230 cannot be recommended for the acceptance testing of commercial shipments since Federal regulations require apparel fabrics to meet the criteria of 16 CFR Part 1610 and correlation of test results with actual performance has not been established. Although Test Method D1230 is not recommended for acceptance testing, it is useful because it provides a less expensive and time consuming research tool than 16 CFR Part 1610.
In case of a dispute arising from differences in reported test results when using Test Method D1230 for testing of commercial shipments, the purchaser and the supplier shall conduct comparative tests to determine if there is a statistical bias between their laboratories. Competent statistical assistance is recommended for the investigation of bias. At a minimum, the two parties shall take a group of test specimens which are as homogeneous as possible and which are from a lot of material of the type in question. The test specimens shall be randomly assigned in equal numbers to each laboratory for testing. The average results from the two laboratories shall be compared using a nonparametric test for unpaired data and an acceptable probability level chosen by the two parties before testing is begun. If a bias is found, either its cause must be found and corrected or the purchaser and the supplier must agree to interpret future test results in light of the known bias.
All fabrics made of natural or regenerated cellulose, as well as many made from other natural or man-made fibers, are combustible. Some combustible fabrics when used for clothing are potentially dangerous to the wearer because of such factors as ease of ignition, flame spread time, amount of heat released, and design of the garment. This test measures two such factors: ease of ignition and flame spread time.
In order to place fabrics in one of the three flammability classes, arbitrary limits have been selected for time of application of the flame and for time of flame ...
SCOPE
1.1 This test method covers the evaluation of the flammability of textile fabrics as they reach the consumer for or from items other than children's sleepwear or protective clothing.
1.2 This test method measures and describes the response of materials, products, or assemblies to heat and flame under controlled conditions, but does not by itself incorporate all factors required for fire hazard or risk assessment of the materials, products, or assemblies under actual fire conditions.
1.3 Fire testing is inherently hazardous. Adequate safeguards for personnel and property shall be employed in conducting these tests.
Note 1—This test method is not identical to 16 CFR Part 1610, Flammability of Clothing Textiles. Consumer Product Safety Commission regulations require that fabrics introduced into commerce meet the requirements of 16 CFR Part 1610.
1.4 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the standard; inch-pound units are provided for information only.
1.5 This test method does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this test method to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
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Flammability of Apparel Textiles
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D1230; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
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1. Scope 2.3 CPSC Guidance Document:
16CFRPart1610 StandardfortheFlammabilityofClothing
1.1 This test method covers the evaluation of the flamma-
Textiles October 2008
bility of textile fabrics as they reach the consumer for or from
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2.4 ISO Standards
items other than children’s sleepwear or protective clothing.
ISO 4880 Burning behaviour of textiles and textile products
1.2 This test method measures and describes the response of
ISO 13943 Fire safety
materials, products, or assemblies to heat and flame under
controlled conditions, but does not by itself incorporate all
3. Terminology
factors required for fire hazard or risk assessment of the
3.1 Definitions:
materials, products, or assemblies under actual fire conditions.
3.1.1 For definitions of terms used in this test method and
1.3 Fire testing is inherently hazardous. Adequate safe-
associatedwithtextileissuesrefertotheterminologycontained
guards for personnel and property shall be employed in
in Terminology D123, the Technical Manual of the American
conducting these tests.
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Association of Textile Chemistsand Colorists and ISO4880. In
case of conflict, the definitions given in Terminology D123
NOTE 1—This test method is not identical to 16 CFR Part 1610,
Flammability of ClothingTextiles. Consumer Product Safety Commission
shall prevail. For definitions of terms used in this test method
regulations require that fabrics introduced into commerce meet the
and associated with fire issues refer to the terminology con-
requirements of 16 CFR Part 1610.
tainedinTerminologyE176andISO13943.Incaseofconflict,
1.4 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the
the definitions given in Terminology E176 shall prevail.
standard; inch-pound units are provided for information only.
3.1.2 combustible textile, n—a textile that will ignite and
burn or that will give off vapors that ignite and burn when
1.5 This test method does not purport to address all of the
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the subjected to external sources of ignition.
responsibility of the user of this test method to establish
3.1.3 dry cleaning, n—the cleaning of samples in a com-
appropriate safety and health practices and determine the
mercial dry cleaning machine.
applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
3.1.4 flame application time, n—the time for which the
ignition flame is applied to a material.
2. Referenced Documents
3.1.5 flame spread, n—the propagation of a flame away
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
from the source of ignition.
D123 Terminology Relating to Textiles
3.1.6 flame-spread time, n—the time taken by a flame on a
E176 Terminology of Fire Standards
burning material to travel a specified distance under specified
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2.2 AATCC Test Method:
conditions.
124 - 2006 Smoothness Appearance of Fabrics after Re-
3.1.7 flame retardant, n—a chemical used to impart flame
peated Home Laundering
resistance.
3.1.8 flame-retardant-treated, adj—having received a
flame-retardant treatment.
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ThistestmethodisunderthejurisdictionofASTMCommitteeD13onTextiles
3.1.8.1 Discussion—The term does not apply to textiles that
and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D13.52 on Flammability.
Current edition approved July 15, 2010. Published November 2010. Originally are inherently flame resistant due to the intrinsic properties of
approved in 1952. Discontinued January 2010 and reinstated as D1230–10. Last
the material or the fiber-forming polymer.
previous edition approved in 2001 as D1230–94(2001). DOI: 10.1520/D1230-10.
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
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Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on AvailablefromtheU.S.ConsumerProductSafetyCommission,www.cpsc.gov.
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the ASTM website. Available from International Organization for Standardization (ISO), 1, ch. de
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AATCC Technical Manual of the American Association of Textile Chemists la Voie-Creuse, Case postale 56, CH-1211, Geneva 20, Switzerland, http://
and Colorists, P.O. Box 12215, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709. www.iso.ch.
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3.1.9 flammability, n—those characteristics of a material a dessicator before testing. The
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