Item Tested | Description | Main Material | Mass Fraction, Yi | First Material to Ignite | Total Weight (kg) | Burning Characteristics | Reference |
Flammable Mass (kg) | HRRMAX (kW) | ΔHC (MJ/kg) |
| Bed, Bunk | Twin size bunk bed full scale test where fire began at bottom corner of bedframe. Test conducted at BFRL in February of 1996. Images, HRR, and fire data also available at: http://www.fire.nist.gov/fire/fires/bunk/bunk.html . | Cotton Felt | | X | | | 4665.6 | | National Institure of Standards and Technology. "Bunk Bed Fire." <http://www.fire.nist.gov/fire/fires/bunk/bunk.html> |
Urethane Foam | | |
Wood | | |
| Bedding | Bedding for a twin bed consisting of two sheets (one fitted and one flat sheet) and one pillow. (Test 1a) | Cotton/Polyester | | X | 1.489 | 1.489 | 70.28 | | Ohlemiller, TJ, JR Shields, RA McLane and RG Gann. "Flammability Assessment Methodology for Mattresses." NISTIR 6497. National Institute of Standards and Technology. Gaithersburg: 2000. |
Polyester | | |
| Bedding | Bedding for a twin bed consisting of two sheets (one fitted and one flat sheet) and one pillow. (Test 1b) | Cotton/Polyester | | X | 1.489 | 1.489 | 39.05 | | Ohlemiller, TJ, JR Shields, RA McLane and RG Gann. "Flammability Assessment Methodology for Mattresses." NISTIR 6497. National Institute of Standards and Technology. Gaithersburg: 2000. |
Polyester | | |
| Bedding | Bedding for a twin bed consisting of two sheets (one fitted and one flat sheet), a mattress pad and one pillow. (Test 2a) | Cotton/Polyester | | X | 2.458 | 2.458 | 45.46 | | Ohlemiller, TJ, JR Shields, RA McLane and RG Gann. "Flammability Assessment Methodology for Mattresses." NISTIR 6497. National Institute of Standards and Technology. Gaithersburg: 2000. |
Polyester | | |
| Bedding | Bedding for a twin bed consisting of two sheets (one fitted and one flat sheet), a mattress pad and one pillow. (Test 2b) | Cotton/Polyester | | X | 2.458 | 2.458 | 61.8 | | Ohlemiller, TJ, JR Shields, RA McLane and RG Gann. "Flammability Assessment Methodology for Mattresses." NISTIR 6497. National Institute of Standards and Technology. Gaithersburg: 2000. |
Polyester | | |
| Bedding | Bedding for a twin bed consisting of two sheets (one fitted and one flat sheet), a mattress pad, an acrylic blanket and one pillow. (Test 3a) | Cotton/Polyester | | X | 3.654 | 3.654 | 96.58 | | Ohlemiller, TJ, JR Shields, RA McLane and RG Gann. "Flammability Assessment Methodology for Mattresses." NISTIR 6497. National Institute of Standards and Technology. Gaithersburg: 2000. |
Polyester | | |
Acrylic | | |
| Bedding | Bedding for a twin bed consisting of two sheets (one fitted and one flat sheet), a mattress pad, an acrylic blanket and one pillow. (Test 3b) | Cotton/Polyester | | X | 3.654 | 3.654 | 94.81 | | Ohlemiller, TJ, JR Shields, RA McLane and RG Gann. "Flammability Assessment Methodology for Mattresses." NISTIR 6497. National Institute of Standards and Technology. Gaithersburg: 2000. |
Polyester | | |
Acrylic | | |
| Bedding | Bedding for a twin bed consisting of two sheets (one fitted and one flat sheet), a mattress pad, an acrylic blanket, a medium weight comforter and one pillow. (Test 4a) | Cotton/Polyester | | X | 4.922 | 4.922 | 193.22 | | Ohlemiller, TJ, JR Shields, RA McLane and RG Gann. "Flammability Assessment Methodology for Mattresses." NISTIR 6497. National Institute of Standards and Technology. Gaithersburg: 2000. |
Polyester | | |
Acrylic | | |
| Bedding | Bedding for a twin bed consisting of two sheets (one fitted and one flat sheet), a mattress pad, an acrylic blanket, a medium weight comforter and one pillow. (Test 4b) | Cotton/Polyester | | X | 4.922 | 4.922 | 127.5 | | Ohlemiller, TJ, JR Shields, RA McLane and RG Gann. "Flammability Assessment Methodology for Mattresses." NISTIR 6497. National Institute of Standards and Technology. Gaithersburg: 2000. |
Polyester | | |
Acrylic | | |
| Bedding | Bedding for a twin bed consisting of two sheets (one fitted and one flat sheet), a mattress pad, an acrylic blanket, a heavy weight comforter and one pillow. (Test 5a) | Cotton/Polyester | | X | 5.208 | 5.208 | 138.77 | | Ohlemiller, TJ, JR Shields, RA McLane and RG Gann. "Flammability Assessment Methodology for Mattresses." NISTIR 6497. National Institute of Standards and Technology. Gaithersburg: 2000. |
Polyester | | |
Acrylic | | |
| Bedding | Bedding for a twin bed consisting of two sheets (one fitted and one flat sheet), a mattress pad, an acrylic blanket, a heavy weight comforter and one pillow. (Test 5b) | Cotton/Polyester | | X | 5.208 | 5.208 | 133.2 | | Ohlemiller, TJ, JR Shields, RA McLane and RG Gann. "Flammability Assessment Methodology for Mattresses." NISTIR 6497. National Institute of Standards and Technology. Gaithersburg: 2000. |
Polyester | | |
Acrylic | | |
| Bedding | Bedding for a twin bed consisting of two cotton sheets (one fitted and one flat sheet), a mattress pad, a cotton blanket, a medium weight comforter and a pillow with a cotton pillow case. (Test 6a) | Cotton | | X | 4.715 | 4.715 | 79.55 | | Ohlemiller, TJ, JR Shields, RA McLane and RG Gann. "Flammability Assessment Methodology for Mattresses." NISTIR 6497. National Institute of Standards and Technology. Gaithersburg: 2000. |
Polyester | | |
Acrylic | | |
| Bedding | Bedding for a twin bed consisting of two cotton sheets (one fitted and one flat sheet), a mattress pad, a cotton blanket, a medium weight comforter and a pillow with a cotton pillow case. (Test 6b) | Cotton | | X | 4.715 | 4.715 | 82.9 | | Ohlemiller, TJ, JR Shields, RA McLane and RG Gann. "Flammability Assessment Methodology for Mattresses." NISTIR 6497. National Institute of Standards and Technology. Gaithersburg: 2000. |
Polyester | | |
Acrylic | | |
| Bedding | Bedding for a twin bed consisting of two sheets (one fitted and one flat sheet), a mattress pad, a polyester blanket and one pillow. (Test 7a) | Cotton/Polyester | | X | 3.391 | 3.391 | 63.8 | | Ohlemiller, TJ, JR Shields, RA McLane and RG Gann. "Flammability Assessment Methodology for Mattresses." NISTIR 6497. National Institute of Standards and Technology. Gaithersburg: 2000. |
Polyester | | |
| Bedding | Bedding for a twin bed consisting of two sheets (one fitted and one flat sheet), a mattress pad, a polyester blanket and one pillow. (Test 7b) | Cotton/Polyester | | X | 3.391 | 3.391 | 57.37 | | Ohlemiller, TJ, JR Shields, RA McLane and RG Gann. "Flammability Assessment Methodology for Mattresses." NISTIR 6497. National Institute of Standards and Technology. Gaithersburg: 2000. |
Polyester | | |
| Bedding | Bedding for a twin bed consisting of two sheets (one fitted and one flat sheet), a mattress pad, a polyurethane blanket and one pillow. (Test 8a) | Polyurethane | | X | 3.504 | 3.504 | 79.3 | | Ohlemiller, TJ, JR Shields, RA McLane and RG Gann. "Flammability Assessment Methodology for Mattresses." NISTIR 6497. National Institute of Standards and Technology. Gaithersburg: 2000. |
Cotton/Polyester | | |
Polyester | | |
| Bedding | Bedding for a twin bed consisting of two sheets (one fitted and one flat sheet), a mattress pad, a polyurethane blanket and one pillow. (Test 8b) | Polyurethane | | X | 3.504 | 3.504 | 69.13 | | Ohlemiller, TJ, JR Shields, RA McLane and RG Gann. "Flammability Assessment Methodology for Mattresses." NISTIR 6497. National Institute of Standards and Technology. Gaithersburg: 2000. |
Cotton/Polyester | | |
Polyester | | |
| Bedding | Bedding for a twin bed consisting of two sheets (one fitted and one flat sheet), a mattress pad, a cotton blanket and one pillow. (Test 9a) | Cotton | | X | 3.765 | 3.765 | 65.41 | | Ohlemiller, TJ, JR Shields, RA McLane and RG Gann. "Flammability Assessment Methodology for Mattresses." NISTIR 6497. National Institute of Standards and Technology. Gaithersburg: 2000. |
Cotton/Polyester | | |
Polyester | | |
| Bedding | Bedding for a twin bed consisting of two sheets (one fitted and one flat sheet), a mattress pad, a cotton blanket and one pillow. (Test 9b) | Cotton | | X | 3.765 | 3.765 | 45.46 | | Ohlemiller, TJ, JR Shields, RA McLane and RG Gann. "Flammability Assessment Methodology for Mattresses." NISTIR 6497. National Institute of Standards and Technology. Gaithersburg: 2000. |
Cotton/Polyester | | |
Polyester | | |
| Bedding | Bedding for a twin bed consisting of two sheets (one fitted and one flat sheet), a mattress pad, a polyester blanket, a medium weight comforter and one pillow. (Test 10a) | Cotton/Polyester | | X | 4.659 | 4.659 | 135.3 | | Ohlemiller, TJ, JR Shields, RA McLane and RG Gann. "Flammability Assessment Methodology for Mattresses." NISTIR 6497. National Institute of Standards and Technology. Gaithersburg: 2000. |
Polyester | | |
| Bedding | Bedding for a twin bed consisting of two sheets (one fitted and one flat sheet), a mattress pad, a polyester blanket, a medium weight comforter and one pillow. (Test 10b) | Cotton/Polyester | | X | 4.659 | 4.659 | 200 | | Ohlemiller, TJ, JR Shields, RA McLane and RG Gann. "Flammability Assessment Methodology for Mattresses." NISTIR 6497. National Institute of Standards and Technology. Gaithersburg: 2000. |
Polyester | | |
| Bedding | Bedding for a twin bed consisting of two sheets (one fitted and one flat sheet), a mattress pad, a wool blanket, a heavy weight comforter and one pillow. (Test 11a) | Wool | | X | 5.765 | 5.765 | 59.86 | | Ohlemiller, TJ, JR Shields, RA McLane and RG Gann. "Flammability Assessment Methodology for Mattresses." NISTIR 6497. National Institute of Standards and Technology. Gaithersburg: 2000. |
Cotton/Polyester | | |
Polyester | | |
| Bedding | Bedding for a twin bed consisting of two sheets (one fitted and one flat sheet), a mattress pad, a wool blanket, a heavy weight comforter and one pillow. (Test 11b) | Wool | | X | 5.765 | 5.765 | 70.21 | | Ohlemiller, TJ, JR Shields, RA McLane and RG Gann. "Flammability Assessment Methodology for Mattresses." NISTIR 6497. National Institute of Standards and Technology. Gaithersburg: 2000. |
Cotton/Polyester | | |
Polyester | | |
| Bedding | Bedding for a twin bed consisting of two sheets (one fitted and one flat sheet) and one latex foam pillow. (Test 12a) | Cotton/Polyester | | X | 1.35 | 1.35 | 100.66 | | Ohlemiller, TJ, JR Shields, RA McLane and RG Gann. "Flammability Assessment Methodology for Mattresses." NISTIR 6497. National Institute of Standards and Technology. Gaithersburg: 2000. |
Latex Foam | | |
| Bedding | Bedding for a twin bed consisting of two sheets (one fitted and one flat sheet) and one latex foam pillow. (Test 12b) | Cotton/Polyester | | X | 1.35 | 1.35 | 126.31 | | Ohlemiller, TJ, JR Shields, RA McLane and RG Gann. "Flammability Assessment Methodology for Mattresses." NISTIR 6497. National Institute of Standards and Technology. Gaithersburg: 2000. |
Latex Foam | | |
| Mattress | Mattress was a full-size spring core mattress covered with a quilted ticking over layers of polyurethane foam, fiber batting and a second layer of foam. No box spring. (Test 74) | Polyurethane Foam | 1.00 | X | | | 1700 | | Lawson, J. Randall, W. Douglas Walton and William H. Twilley. "Fire Performance of Furnishings as Measured in the NBS Furniture Calorimeter. Part I." NBSIR 93-2787. U.S. Department of Commerce. Washington, DC. January 1984. |
| Mattress | Mattress consisting of cotton felt and polyurethane foam. Ignition was at center of mattress. This test was conducted at BFRL in February 1996 and additional information can be found at http://www.fire.nist.gov/fire/fires/matt1/mat1.html | Cotton Felt | | X | | | 687.7 | | National Institute of Standards and Technology. "Center Mattress Fire." <http://www.fire.nist.gov/fire/fires/matt1/mat1.html > |
Urethane Foam | | |
Sisal Spring Cover | | |
| Mattress | Mattress consisting of cotton felt and polyurethane foam. Ignition was at corner of mattress. This test was conducted at BFRL in February 1996 and additional information can be found at http://www.fire.nist.gov/fire/fires/matt2/mat2.html | Cotton Felt | | X | | | 1009.6 | | National Institute of Standards and Technology. "Corner Mattress Fire." <http://www.fire.nist.gov/fire/fires/matt2/mat2.html> |
Urethane Foam | | |
Sisal Spring Cover | | |
| Mattress | Mattress consisting of polyurethane foam, rayon ticking and bedding. Ignition source: wastebasket with 0.72 kg of commodities. (Mattress 1) Furniture Calorimeter test | Cotton (Bedding) | | X | | | 1577.4 | | |
Polyurethane Foam | | |
Rayon Ticking | | |
| Mattress | Solid foam mattress made from polyether foam and covered with a FR polyester fiber and cotton fabric. (Item 1:21) | Cotton | | X | | | 866 | 21.6 | Sundstrom, B. (Ed.) CBUF: Fire Safety of Upholstered Furniture - the final report on the CBUF research programme. EUR 16477 EN, European Commission Measurements and Testing Report, 1993. |
Polyester (FR) | | |
Polyether Foam | | |
| Mattress | Solid foam mattress made from latex foam and covered with a cotton fabric. (Item 1:22) | Cotton | | X | | | 297 | 13 | Sundstrom, B. (Ed.) CBUF: Fire Safety of Upholstered Furniture - the final report on the CBUF research programme. EUR 16477 EN, European Commission Measurements and Testing Report, 1993. |
Latex Foam | | |
| Mattress | Spring interior mattress made from polyether foam and covered with a 100% polyester fabric. (Item 1:23) | Polyester | | X | | | 330 | 24.4 | Sundstrom, B. (Ed.) CBUF: Fire Safety of Upholstered Furniture - the final report on the CBUF research programme. EUR 16477 EN, European Commission Measurements and Testing Report, 1993. |
Polyether Foam | | |
| Mattress | Spring interior mattress made from FR polyurethane foam and covered with 100% polyester fabric. (Item 1:24) | Polyester | | X | | | 29 | 19 | Sundstrom, B. (Ed.) CBUF: Fire Safety of Upholstered Furniture - the final report on the CBUF research programme. EUR 16477 EN, European Commission Measurements and Testing Report, 1993. |
Polyurethane Foam (FR) | | |
| Mattress | Solid foam mattress used in prisons made from foam and covered with a FR vinyl fabric. (Item 1:25) | Vinyl (FR) | | X | | | 16 | | Sundstrom, B. (Ed.) CBUF: Fire Safety of Upholstered Furniture - the final report on the CBUF research programme. EUR 16477 EN, European Commission Measurements and Testing Report, 1993. |
Foam | | |
| Mattress | Mattress made from various fibers and covered with a polyester/viscose blend fabric. (Item 1:26) | Polyester | | X | | | 10 | | Sundstrom, B. (Ed.) CBUF: Fire Safety of Upholstered Furniture - the final report on the CBUF research programme. EUR 16477 EN, European Commission Measurements and Testing Report, 1993. |
Viscose | | X |
Foam | | |
| Mattress | Solid foam mattress made from polyether foam and covered with a FR polyester fiber and cotton fabric. (Item 1:21) | Cotton | | X | 7.3 | 7.3 | 916.71 | 19.68 | "SP Fire DataBase." <http://www-v2.sp.se/fire/fdb/frmLogon.aspx> SP Swedish National Testing and Research Institute, Boras 2004. [Registration required] |
Polyester (FR) | | |
Polyether Foam | | |
| Mattress | Solid foam mattress made from latex foam and covered with a cotton fabric. (Item 1:22) | Cotton | | X | 14.8 | 12.5 | 312.6 | 12.96 | "SP Fire DataBase." <http://www-v2.sp.se/fire/fdb/frmLogon.aspx> SP Swedish National Testing and Research Institute, Boras 2004. [Registration required] |
Latex Foam | | |
| Mattress | Spring interior mattress made from polyether foam and covered with a 100% polyester fabric. (Item 1:23) | Polyester | | X | 8.7 | 1.4 | 347.93 | 24.42 | "SP Fire DataBase." <http://www-v2.sp.se/fire/fdb/frmLogon.aspx> SP Swedish National Testing and Research Institute, Boras 2004. [Registration required] |
Polyether Foam | | |
| Mattress | Spring interior mattress made from FR polyurethane foam and covered with 100% polyester fabric. (Item 1:24) | Polyester | | X | 8.6 | 1.3 | 46.8 | 19.01 | "SP Fire DataBase." <http://www-v2.sp.se/fire/fdb/frmLogon.aspx> SP Swedish National Testing and Research Institute, Boras 2004. [Registration required] |
Polyurethane Foam (FR) | | |
| Mattress | Solid foam mattress used in prisons made from foam and covered with a FR vinyl fabric. (Item 1:25) | Vinyl (FR) | | X | 7.2 | | 30.64 | | "SP Fire DataBase." <http://www-v2.sp.se/fire/fdb/frmLogon.aspx> SP Swedish National Testing and Research Institute, Boras 2004. [Registration required] |
Foam | | |
| Mattress | Mattress made from various fibers and covered with a polyester/viscose blend fabric. (Item 1:26) | Polyester | | X | 31..7 | | 25.83 | 4.62 | "SP Fire DataBase." <http://www-v2.sp.se/fire/fdb/frmLogon.aspx> SP Swedish National Testing and Research Institute, Boras 2004. [Registration required] |
Viscose | | X |
Foam | | |
| Mattress, with Bedding | Mattress was a low design. Bedding consisted of a polyester/cotton mattress pad, fitted and flat 50/50 polyester/cotton sheet, acrylic blanket, polyester fiber fill bedspread, and two polyester pillows with polyester/cotton pillow cases. | Polyester | | X | | | 290 | | Ohlemiller, T.J., and R.G. Gann. "Estimating Reduced Fire Risk Resulting From an Improved mattress Flammability Standard." NIST TN 1446. National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD: 2002. |
Acrylic | | |
Cotton | | |
Polyurethane Foam (FR) | | |
| Mattress, with Bedding | Mattress was an intermediate design. Bedding consisted of a polyester/cotton mattress pad, fitted and flat 50/50 polyester/cotton sheet, acrylic blanket, polyester fiber fill bedspread, and two polyester pillows with polyester/cotton pillow cases. | Polyester | | X | | | 755 | | Ohlemiller, T.J., and R.G. Gann. "Estimating Reduced Fire Risk Resulting From an Improved mattress Flammability Standard." NIST TN 1446. National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD: 2002. |
Acrylic | | |
Cotton | | |
Polyurethane Foam | | |
| Mattress, with Bedding | Mattress was normal design. Bedding consisted of a polyester/cotton mattress pad, fitted and flat 50/50 polyester/cotton sheet, acrylic blanket, polyester fiber fill bedspread, and two polyester pillows with polyester/cotton pillow cases. | Polyester | | X | | | 3850 | | Ohlemiller, T.J., and R.G. Gann. "Estimating Reduced Fire Risk Resulting From an Improved mattress Flammability Standard." NIST TN 1446. National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD: 2002. |
Acrylic | | |
Cotton | | |
Polyurethane Foam | | |
| Mattress, with Box spring | Mattress constructed with 312 unit with flex edge wires, 40% blended cotton felt, 40% polyurethane foam and 20% sisal spring cover. Box spring had a wood frame with plastic net coil spring. (Test 67) | Cotton | 0.40 | X | 62.36 | | 660 | | Lawson, J. Randall, W. Douglas Walton and William H. Twilley. "Fire Performance of Furnishings as Measured in the NBS Furniture Calorimeter. Part I." NBSIR 93-2787. U.S. Department of Commerce. Washington, DC. January 1984. |
Polyurethane Foam | 0.40 | |
Wood | 0.20 | |
| Mattress, with Box spring | Innerspring mattress with box spring | Cotton Felt | | X | | | 382.1 | | |
Urethane Foam | | |
Sisal Spring Cover | | |
| Mattress, with Box spring | Mattress with Box spring. Ignition source: cigarette lighter. (Mattress 2) Furniture Calorimeter test. | Cotton Felt | | X | | | 418.7 | | |
Urethane Foam | | |
Sisal Spring Cover | | |
| Pillows | Latex foam pillow covered with a pillow case made from 50% polyester / 50% cotton fabric. Ignition source: balled newspaper inside pillowcase which was ignited with a match. | Polyester | | X | 1.238 | 1.008 | 117 | 27.6 | Babrauskas, Vytenis. "Pillow Burning Rates." Fire Safety Journal, 8 (1984/85), pp. 199-200. |
Cotton | | X |
Latex Foam | | |
| Pillows | Polyurethane foam pillow covered with a non-woven pillow case. Ignition source: balled newspaper inside pillowcase which was ignited with a match. | Non Woven Case | | X | 0.885 | 0.825 | 43 | 22 | Babrauskas, Vytenis. "Pillow Burning Rates." Fire Safety Journal, 8 (1984/85), pp. 199-200. |
Polyurethane Foam | | |
| Pillows | Polyurethane foam pillow covered with a non-woven pillow case. Ignition source: balled newspaper inside pillowcase which was ignited with a match. | Non Woven Case | | X | 0.863 | 0.783 | 35 | 23.7 | Babrauskas, Vytenis. "Pillow Burning Rates." Fire Safety Journal, 8 (1984/85), pp. 199-200. |
Polyurethane Foam | | |
| Pillows | Fiberfill polyester pillow covered with a pillowcase made from 80% polyester / 20% cotton fabric. Ignition source: balled newspaper inside pillowcase which was ignited with a match. | Polyester | | X | 0.837 | 0.517 | 33 | 20 | Babrauskas, Vytenis. "Pillow Burning Rates." Fire Safety Journal, 8 (1984/85), pp. 199-200. |
Cotton | | X |
Fiberfill Polyester | | |
| Pillows | Feather filled pillows covered with a cotton pillowcase. Ignition source: balled newspaper inside pillowcase which was ignited with a match. | Cotton | | X | 1.201 | 0.521 | 16 | 18.3 | Babrauskas, Vytenis. "Pillow Burning Rates." Fire Safety Journal, 8 (1984/85), pp. 199-200. |
Feathers | | |
| Pillows | Fiberfill polyester pillow covered with a fiberglass pillowcase. Ignition source: balled newspaper inside pillowcase which was ignited with a match. | Fiberglass | | X | 0.922 | 0.212 | 22 | 17.4 | Babrauskas, Vytenis. "Pillow Burning Rates." Fire Safety Journal, 8 (1984/85), pp. 199-200. |
Fiberfill Polyester | | |
