ISO 4880 Combustion Behavior of Textiles and Textile Products

EUROLAB, with its state-of-the-art accredited laboratories and expert team, provides precise and fast testing services within the scope of ISO 4880 testing. This International Standard defines terms used in testing the combustion behavior of textiles and textile products.

Although the general use of some terms is broad and can be applied to many materials and products, the definitions here are relevant to the use of the terms in the textile field.

Terminology entries are presented in alphabetical order of English preferred terms. An alphabetical index has been added for each language.

ISO 4880 contains definitions of a wide variety of terms used in the field of textile flammability, for example:

• Flammability: The susceptibility of a textile material to ignite or sustain combustion when exposed to a heat source.
• Ignition Time: The time it takes for a textile material to ignite when exposed to a specific heat source.
• Flame Spread: The spread of flame on the surface of a textile material.
• Glare: Emission of slightly luminous particles during or after combustion.
• Pyrolysis: The chemical decomposition of a textile material by heat, resulting in the release of volatile products.

These definitions help ensure that professionals in the textile industry, including researchers, manufacturers and regulators, have a common understanding of the terminology used in the context of textile flammability.

EUROLAB assists manufacturers with ISO 4880 test compliance. Our test experts, with their professional working mission and principles, provide you, our manufacturers and suppliers, the best service and controlled testing process in our laboratories. Thanks to these services, businesses receive more effective, high-performance and quality testing services and provide safe, fast and uninterrupted service to their customers.