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16 CFR 1615.3: General requirements.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 16—Commercial Practices
- CHAPTER II—CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
- SUBCHAPTER D—FLAMMABLE FABRICS ACT REGULATIONS
- PART 1615—STANDARD FOR THE FLAMMABILITY OF CHILDREN'S SLEEPWEAR: SIZES 0 THROUGH 6X (FF 3-71)
- Subpart A—The Standard
(a) Summary of test method. Five conditioned specimens, 8.9 × 25.4 cm. (3.5 × 10 in.), are suspended one at a time vertically in holders in a prescribed cabinet and subjected to a standard flame along their bottom edge for a specified time under controlled conditions. The char length is measured.
(b) Test criteria. The test criteria when the testing is done in accordance with § 1615.4 Test procedure are:
(1) Average char length. The average char length of five specimens shall not exceed 17.8 cm. (7.0 in.).
(2) Full specimen burn. No individual specimen shall have a char length of 25.4 cm. (10 in.).
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