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Confidential Report
Our Ref: 30/06414/2
BTTG Fire Technology Services Unit 4B Stag Industrial Estate,
Atlantic Street, Broadheath, Altrincham, Cheshire, WA14 5DW
Tel: +44(0)161 929 8056 Fax: +44(0)161 929 8070
FIRE TECHNOLOGY SERVICES
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Notified Body for PPE Directive,
Construction Products Directive & Marine Equipment
Directive
I.D. No. 0338 & 0339
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Unit 4B Stag Industrial EstateAtlantic Street, Broadheath
Altrincham, CheshireWA14 5DW, England
Tel: +44 (0)161 929 8056 Fax: +44 (0)161 929 8070
Web: www.bttg.co.uk Email: [email protected]
BTTG Testing & Certification Ltd. Registered Office : Unit
14, Wheel Forge Way, Trafford Park, Manchester M17 1EH.
A company registered in England & Wales with company number
04669650. VAT Number GB 816740526 Our laboratories are accredited
to EN ISO/IEC 17025
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7 November 2012 Page 1 of 3 Our Ref: 30/06414/2 Client: Westex
Inc. 2845 W. 48th Place Chicago Illinois 60632 USA Job Title:
Testing of one woven fabric Clients Order Ref: Verbal (Robert
Gardner) Date of Receipt: 14 September 2012 Description of Sample:
Navy woven fabric, referenced: Style 451 UltraSoft 88% cotton / 12%
high tenacity nylon Work Requested: Testing to EN ISO 11611:
2007
(a) Clause 6.1 Tensile strength (b) Clause 6.2 Tear strength (c)
Clause 6.5 Dimensional change (d) Clause 6.7 Flame spread Face
ignition (A1) (e) Clause 6.7 Flame spread Edge ignition (A2) (f)
Clause 6.8 Impact of spatter (g) Clause 6.9 Heat transfer
(radiation) (h) Clause 6.10 Electrical resistance (i) Clause 6.11.2
pH-value
After 5 wash/dry cycles according to ISO 15797 (75C with tumble
drying) This is a summary report detailing the results as required
by the EN ISO 11611: 2007 performance standard. Test methods marked
* in results tables are not UKAS accredited.
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Unit 4B Stag Industrial EstateAtlantic Street, Broadheath
Altrincham, CheshireWA14 5DW, England
Tel: +44 (0)161 929 8056 Fax: +44 (0)161 929 8070
Web: www.bttg.co.uk Email: [email protected]
BTTG Testing & Certification Ltd. Registered Office : Unit
14, Wheel Forge Way, Trafford Park, Manchester M17 1EH.
A company registered in England & Wales with company number
04669650. VAT Number GB 816740526 Our laboratories are accredited
to EN ISO/IEC 17025
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FIRE TECHNOLOGY SERVICES
7 November 2012 Page 2 of 3 Our Ref: 30/06414/2 Westex Inc.
Sample: Navy woven fabric, referenced: Style 451 UltraSoft 88%
cotton / 12% high tenacity nylon Performance Standard: EN ISO
11611: 2007
(a) Clause 6.1 Tensile strength (b) Clause 6.2 Tear strength (c)
Clause 6.5 Dimensional change (d) Clause 6.7 Flame spread Face
ignition (A1) (e) Clause 6.7 Flame spread Edge ignition (A2) (f)
Clause 6.8 Impact of spatter (g) Clause 6.9 Heat transfer
(radiation) (h) Clause 6.10 Electrical resistance (i) Clause 6.11.2
pH-value
Cleansing Pretreatment: Prior to all tests (except 6.11.2) five
wash/dry cycles according to
ISO 15797: 2002 Procedure 8 (75C) with tumble drying (Procedure
A). (Sub-contracted the machine used has a larger cage volume and
cage
diameter than specified in ISO 15797: 2002.) Test 6.11.2 tested
in the as received condition. Summary of Results:
PROPERTY TEST METHOD EN ISO 11611 REQUIREMENTS RESULTS OBTAINED
PASS/FAIL
6.1 Tensile strength
ISO 13934-1: 1999 Class 1: 400N Class 2: 400N
Warp Weft 921N 811N
PASS Class 1 and 2
6.2 Tear strength
ISO 13937-2: 2000 Class 1: 20N Class 2: 20N
Across Warp Across Weft 27.4N 28.9N
PASS Class 1 and 2
6.5 Dimensional change
ISO 5077: 2007 Woven fabrics: Class 1: 3% Class 2: 3%
Warp Weft -2.6% -1.0% PASS Class 1 and 2
6.7 Flame spread Face ignition (code letter A1)
ISO 15025: 2000 Procedure A
Class 1 and Class 2: No flaming to edge No hole formation No
flaming or molten debris Mean afterflame 2s Mean afterglow 2s
No flaming to edge No hole formation No flaming or molten debris
No afterflame No afterglow
PASS A1 Class 1 and 2
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Unit 4B Stag Industrial EstateAtlantic Street, Broadheath
Altrincham, CheshireWA14 5DW, England
Tel: +44 (0)161 929 8056 Fax: +44 (0)161 929 8070
Web: www.bttg.co.uk Email: [email protected]
BTTG Testing & Certification Ltd. Registered Office : Unit
14, Wheel Forge Way, Trafford Park, Manchester M17 1EH.
A company registered in England & Wales with company number
04669650. VAT Number GB 816740526 Our laboratories are accredited
to EN ISO/IEC 17025
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7 November 2012 Page 3 of 3 Our Ref: 30/06414/2 Westex Inc.
Sample: Navy woven fabric, referenced: Style 451 UltraSoft 88%
cotton / 12% high tenacity nylon Summary of Results
(continued):
PROPERTY TEST METHOD EN ISO 11611 REQUIREMENTS RESULTS OBTAINED
PASS/FAIL
6.7 Flame spread Edge ignition (code letter A2)
ISO 15025: 2000 Procedure B (folded edge)
Class 1 and Class 2: No flaming to edge No flaming or molten
debris Mean afterflame 2s Mean afterglow 2s
No flaming to edge No flaming or molten debris No afterflame No
afterglow
PASS A2 Class 1 and 2
6.8 Impact of spatter
ISO 9150: 1988 No ignition Class 1: 15 drops Class 2: 25
drops
No ignition 22 drops PASS Class 1
6.9 Heat transfer (radiation)
ISO 6942: 2002 Method B at 20kW/m
Class 1: RHTI24 7s Class 2: RHTI24 16s
RHTI24 = 15.1s PASS Class 1
6.10 Electrical resistance
EN 1149-2: 1997* at 85 5% r.h.
Class 1: > 105 Class 2: > 105
3.5 x 105 PASS Class 1 and 2
6.11.2 pH-value ISO 3071: 2005 Class 1 and Class 2: Greater than
3.5 and less than 9.5
pH = 7.3 PASS Class 1 and 2
An estimation of uncertainty of measurement has not been taken
into account when making a judgement to any pass/fail criteria.
Reported by:............... M T Healey, Principal Technician
Countersigned by:... P M Eaton, Operational Head
