BS 5438 Flammability Testing Equipment
BS 5438 Vertical Flammability Testing Equipment For Fabrics/ Multi-layer Fabric
Product introduction of the BS 5438 Flammability Tester
This tester is a test method for observing and measuring the flammability of textiles under conditions that limit the flame spread test and the vertical or bottom edge of a vertical sample to a slight flame. A product made of a single fabric or composite material, such as a coating, a multilayer fabric
Product parameters of the BS 5438 Flammability Tester
| Ignition time setting range | 0~99.99s |
| Combustion timing range | 0~999.9s |
| Burner | complies with BS 5438 |
| Burner angle | can be moved (horizontal and veritical) |
| Test Flame Height | can be adjutable |
| U Shape Fixture Frame | 160mmx250mm |
| U-shaped clamp marking line position | The first marking line is from the mouth of the fire mouth 167mm, the second mark line distance from the first mark line distance of 150mm, the third mark line distance from the second mark line distance of 300mm |
| Rectangular fixture frame | 160mmx700mm |
| Combustion gas | Butane Gas |
| Dimension (WxDxH) | 76x52x110cm |
| Weight | ≈55Kg |
| Power supply | 1∮ AC 220V 50Hz |
Product Feature and Application of the BS 5438 Flammability Tester
Principle
Install the fabric sample on the fixture of the instrument and burn the sample according to the required flame for a certain period of time to record the relevant data (burning time) for assessing its combustion performance.
Product Details of the BS 5438 Flammability Tester
Performance requirements
Three specimens shall be tested in the machine direction and three in the cross direction in
accordance with test 3 of BS 5438 using a 10 s flame application time, except that the vertical trip threads shall not be used. None of the six specimens shall sever the 300 mm trip thread in less than 25 s.
None of the six specimens shall sever the 600 mm trip thread in less than 50 s.
If any one of the six specimens tested fails to comply with either performance requirement, then a further six specimens shall be tested
None of the second group of specimens shall fail either of the performance requirements.
What is a vertical flammability tester?
The vertical flammability tester is used to test the combustion performance of children's pajamas or decorative fabrics. Sealed stainless steel combustor, an observation window and a standard burner, which can test flame spread speed accurately. With different sample clip and accessory test package to meet different test standards.
