IS 11871 : 1986 Methods for determination of flammability and flame resistance of textile fabrics

1 Scope

1.1 This standard prescribes two methods for determining theflammability and flame resistance of textile fabrics. It applies toall types of textile fabrics, clothing and garments whether woven,knitted, bonded, laminated or surface coated.

2 References

IS 2 :1960Rules for rounding off numerical values

IS 1299 :1984 Method fordetermination of dimensional changes onwashing of fabrics woven from rayon and syntheticfibres

IS 1720 :1978 Specification forcotton sewing threads

IS 6359 :1971 Method forconditioning of textiles

IS 9424 :1979 Sodiummetasilicate

IS 9458 :1980 Syntheticdetergents for washing woollen and otherdelicate fabrics