Here is a listing of tests and preconditioning currently performed at Sturges.
If you have a particular requirement, please let us know and we will gladly look
into performing that test here or we can subcontract that to an approved test
facility.
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TEST |
STANDARD OR METHOD USED |
| Static Load
Tensile |
Federal Test Method Standard 191A, Textile Test
Method 4108 |
| Dynamic Load
Activation |
ANSI
Z359.1-1992 (R1999) &
CAN/CSA-Z259.11-05 |
|
Flammability of Interior Materials
(Horizontal Burn Rate) |
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS)
571.302 Standard 302 |
| Vertical
Flame Resistance |
Federal Test Method Standard 191A, Textile Test
Method 5903.1 per NFPA 1971, 2000 Edition,
Standard on Protective Ensemble for Structural
Fire Fighting |
| Heat
Resistance |
NFPA 1981, 2002 Revision, Standard on
Open-Circuit Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus
for Fire and Emergency Services |
| Shrinkage
Resistance |
NFPA 1971, 2000 Edition, Standard on Protective
Ensemble for Structural Fire Fighting |
| Elongation |
Federal Test Method Standard 191A, Textile Test
Method 6016 |
|
SPECIMEN CONDITIONING PRIOR TO TESTING |
STANDARD OR METHOD USED |
|
Severe
Cold (-35ºC, -31ºF)
|
CAN/CSA-Z259.11-05 |
| Laundering |
AATCC Test
Method 135-2003, Dimensional Changes of Fabrics
after Home Laundering |
| Elevated Temperature
(45ºC, 113ºF) |
CAN/CSA-Z259.11-05 |
| Wet |
CAN/CSA-Z259.11-05 |
| Humidity |
Federal Test
Method Standard 191A per NFPA 1971, 2000
Edition, Standard on Protective Ensemble for
Structural Fire Fighting |
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