There is a world of safety standards to which manufacturers must adhere to. Many of those standards deal specifically with flammability, or the potential an object has to ignite or burn. To comply with safety standards, manufacturers must submit their products for flammability testing. These examiners, usually certified flammability testing labs, will determine whether the products meet criteria set forth by standards.
Flammability can be quantified through various types of testing; different tests can establish different qualities of the test materials such as the temperature at which it catches on fire and how long it burns. Test materials are assigned ratings based on these qualities, and may be approved for use or rejected as unsafe according to relevant standards.
Standards and Regulations
ATS performs the following test methods to the relevant standards:
Automotive
- Flammability of Interior Materials
- Specifies requirements for flame resistance in car interior materials
- Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards – FMVSS 302*
- US Federal Regulations – 49 CFR 571.302
- ASTM D5132
- SAE J369
- ISO 3795
- DIN EN ISO 75200*
- GB8410 – Chinese Standard
- TL1010 – Volkswagen Standard
- DBL 5307 – Mercedes Standard
- GS 97038 – BMW Standard
- HES D6003 – Honda Standard
- GMW 3232 – General Motors Standard
Consumer Products
- Flammability of Clothing Textiles*
- Assigns classes of flammability to clothing
- CFR 1610
- Flammability for Soft Toys*
- Quantifies flammability of soft children’s toys
- ASTM F963–A5
- Flammability for Fabrics
- Quantifies flammability of fabrics
- ASTM F963–A6
Plastics
- Flammability of Plastic Materials
- Determines burning qualities of plastics
- UL94*
- ASTM D4804 – Non-rigid Plastics
- ASTM D635 – Horizontal Burn
- ASTM D3801 – Solid Plastics, Vertical Burn
*ISO/IEC 17025:2017 (A2LA) Accredited
ATS and Flammability Testing
Applied Technical Services, Inc. is a testing lab, ISO/IEC 17025:2017 (A2LA) Accredited for multiple types of flammability testing. For over 50 years, ATS has provided world-class consulting, engineering, inspection, and testing services to clients from a variety of industries.
Our flammability testing labs are staffed by qualified experts with decades of combined experience regularly performing the above methods to their relevant standards; we are thus uniquely qualified to handle a variety of flammability testing needs. Whether for product qualification or failure analysis, our experts are able to return insightful and accurate results quickly.
