FIRE

TECHNOLOGY
SERVICES

Confidential Report
Our Ref: 30/06414/2

Notified Body
for PPE Directive,
Construction Products Directive
& Marine Equipment Directive
I.D. No. 0338 & 0339

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

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FIRE
TECHNOLOGY
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Unit 4B Stag Industrial Estate

Atlantic Street, Broadheath
Altrincham, Cheshire
WA14 5DW, England
Tel: +44 (0)161 929 8056
Fax: +44 (0)161 929 8070
Web: www.bttg.co.uk
Email: info@bttg.co.uk

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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.

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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Unit 4B Stag Industrial Estate

Atlantic Street, Broadheath
Altrincham, Cheshire
WA14 5DW, England

FIRE
TECHNOLOGY
SERVICES

Tel: +44 (0)161 929 8056

Fax: +44 (0)161 929 8070
Web: www.bttg.co.uk
Email: info@bttg.co.uk

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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
Class 1: 400N
Class 2: 400N
Class 1: 20N
Class 2: 20N

RESULTS
OBTAINED
Warp
Weft
921N
811N
Across Warp Across Weft
27.4N
28.9N
Warp
-2.6%

6.1 Tensile
strength
6.2 Tear
strength

ISO 13934-1: 1999

6.5 Dimensional
change

ISO 5077: 2007

Woven fabrics:
Class 1: 3%
Class 2: 3%

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

ISO 13937-2: 2000

Weft
-1.0%

No flaming to edge
No hole formation
No flaming or molten
debris
No afterflame
No afterglow

PASS/FAIL
PASS
Class 1 and 2
PASS
Class 1 and 2
PASS
Class 1 and 2

PASS A1
Class 1 and 2

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

Unit 4B Stag Industrial Estate

Atlantic Street, Broadheath
Altrincham, Cheshire
WA14 5DW, England
Tel: +44 (0)161 929 8056
Fax: +44 (0)161 929 8070
Web: www.bttg.co.uk
Email: info@bttg.co.uk

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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
Class 1 and Class 2:
No flaming to edge
No flaming or molten
debris
Mean afterflame 2s
Mean afterglow 2s

RESULTS
OBTAINED

6.7 Flame spread

Edge ignition
(code letter A2)

ISO 15025: 2000

Procedure B
(folded edge)

6.8 Impact of
spatter

ISO 9150: 1988

No ignition
Class 1: 15 drops
Class 2: 25 drops

No ignition
22 drops

6.9 Heat transfer

(radiation)

ISO 6942: 2002

Method B at
20kW/m

Class 1: RHTI24 7s
Class 2: RHTI24 16s

RHTI24 = 15.1s

6.10 Electrical
resistance

EN 1149-2: 1997*
at 85 5% r.h.

Class 1: > 105

Class 2: > 105

3.5 x 105

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

No flaming to edge
No flaming or molten
debris
No afterflame
No afterglow

PASS/FAIL

PASS A2
Class 1 and 2

PASS
Class 1
PASS
Class 1
PASS
Class 1 and 2
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

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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