American CA117 is a widely used one-time fire protection standard in the United States. It does not require testing after washing, and is suitable for most textiles exported to the United States. The new standard of CA117 is compared with the old standard of CA117, but it has not yet announced when the new standard will be adopted.
(1) This standard has been in use for 30 years. Since this standard has great practical value, it is ready to be promoted throughout the United States after completing some supplements.
(2) This standard is formulated based on the actual situation after fully researching the cause of the fire, so it is more scientific. The test fire sources are cigarette smoldering (smoldering) test, imitating match ignition test and imitating a certain amount of newspaper ignition test, which are consistent with the actual foam fire scene.
(3) The test index is more intuitive, the investment in the test equipment is not large, and the operation is convenient. The enterprise can inspect and test it during production and when it leaves the factory.
(4) In the classification, it is recommended to use the old California CA117 standard for occasions with lower requirements, and the new California standard is recommended for occasions with higher requirements (the new standard improves the index of vertical combustion and increases a certain amount of imitation. newspaper ignited butane gas combustion test).
(5) At present, most domestic manufacturers are already familiar with the California CA117 standard. With the increase in the export volume of products, the adoption of this standard can avoid technical trade barriers caused by different technical regulations.