Comparison of the propensity of cigarettes to ignite upholstered furniture fabrics and cotton ducks (500-fabric study)

Fire and Materials

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 123-141

  Hirschler, Marcelo M ^a  

^a GBH INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FABRICS; FLAMMABLE MATERIALS; IGNITION;

COTTON DUCK TEST METHOD; FABRIC DENSITY THRESHOLD; UPHOLSTERY FABRICS;

FLAMMABILITY TESTING;

EID: 0031144609     PISSN: 03080501     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1018(199705/06)21:3<123::AID-FAM600>3.0.CO;2-5     Document Type: Review

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