Time to ignition of fifteen samples of upholstery fabrics under various levels of radiant heat flux was determined, using an ignita bility test method at the University of San Francisco. The cotton and rayon fabrics exhibited the shortest times to ignition. Fabric weight and backcoating did not appear to have a significant effect in this limited study.
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