BS 3546:2001
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Coated fabrics for use in the manufacture of water penetration resistant clothing
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15-08-2001
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Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Marking and Information
5 Sampling
6 Testing and compliance
7 Performance
Annex A (normative) Method of sampling and selecting
test specimens
Annex B (normative) Determination of the standard
deviation and confidence interval of the
mean
Annex C (normative) Determination of water penetration
resistance (WPR) after flexing
Annex D (normative) Determination of water penetration
resistance (WPR) after ageing and flexing
Annex E (normative) Determination of WPR after abrasion
Annex F (normative) Determination of water penetration
resistance (WPR) after dry cleaning
Annex G (normative) Assessment of low temperature of
flexibility
Annex H (normative) Determination of coating adhesion
(wet)
Annex I (informative) A guide to cleaning soiled garments
Bibliography
Specifies requirements for water vapour permeable and non-water vapour permeable coated fabrics, suitable for use in the construction of water penetration resistant clothing
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TCI/100
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| DevelopmentNote |
Supersedes BS 3546-2(1993), BS 3546-4(1991) & BS 3546-5(1995) (07/2001) Supersedes 99/123158 DC (05/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, February 2011. (01/2011)
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| Pages |
20
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| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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| Status |
Current
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| Supersedes |
This British Standard specifies the requirements for water vapour permeable, and non-water vapour permeable coated fabrics, suitable for use in the construction of water penetration resistant clothing. This standard does not address the method of fabrication of the garment. However, the physical requirements attributed to water penetration resistance of the final garment should in no way be inferior to those listed for the coated fabric.
A guide to the cleaning of soiled garments is included in Annex I as it is felt that this is more of a property of the coated fabric than that of the garments.
NOTE The coding system applicable to the coating polymer(s) employed in the manufacture of these coated fabrics is given in Table 1.
Table 2 gives codes to distinguish the possible application of the materials but does not indicate a performance rating.
| BS 3424-26:1990 | Testing coated fabrics Methods 29A, 29B, 29C and 29D. Methods for determination of resistance to water penetration and surface wetting |
| BS 6476:1984 | Guide to garment quality and relevant British Standards |
| BS 3424-22:1983 | Testing coated fabrics Method 25. Methods for determination of fusion of PVC coatings and the state of cure of vulcanized rubber coatings |
| BS EN 25978:1993 | Rubber- or plastics-coated fabrics. Determination of blocking resistance |
| BS EN ISO 105-B02:2014 | Textiles. Tests for colour fastness Colour fastness to artificial light: Xenon arc fading lamp test |
| BS 3424-26:1990 | Testing coated fabrics Methods 29A, 29B, 29C and 29D. Methods for determination of resistance to water penetration and surface wetting |
| BS 5214-1:1995 | Specification for testing machines for rubbers and plastics Tensile, flexural and compression types (constant rate of traverse) |
| BS 3424-38:1998 | Testing coated fabrics Determination of wounded burst strength |
| BS EN ISO 105-D02:1996 | Textiles. Tests for colour fastness Colour fastness to rubbing: Organic solvents |
| BS EN ISO 105-D01:2010 | Textiles. Tests for colour fastness Colour fastness to dry cleaning using perchloroethylene solvent |
| BS EN ISO 2231:1995 | Rubber- or plastics-coated fabrics. Standard atmospheres for conditioning and testing |
| BS 3424-14:1985 | Testing coated fabrics Method 16. Methods for determination of colour fastness to wet and dry rubbing and determination of resistance to printwear |
| BS EN 471 : 2003 | HIGH-VISIBILITY WARNING CLOTHING FOR PROFESSIONAL USE - TEST METHODS AND REQUIREMENTS |
| BS 3424-24:1990 | Testing coated fabrics Methods 27A and 27B. Methods for determination of abrasion resistance |
| BS EN 20105-C02:1993 | Textiles. Tests for colour fastness Colour fastness to washing: Test 2 |
| BS 950-2:1967 | Specification for artificial daylight for the assessment of colour Viewing conditions for the graphic arts industry |
| BS 3424-34:1992 | Testing coated fabrics Method 37. Method for determination of water vapour permeability index (WVPI) |
| BS EN 10002-2:1992 | Tensile testing of metallic materials Verification of the force measuring system of the tensile testing machine |
| BS 3424-12:1990 | Testing coated fabrics Methods 14A, 14B, 14C, 14D and 14E. Accelerated ageing tests |
| BS 2846-3:1975 | Guide to statistical interpretation of data Determination of a statistical tolerance interval |
| BS EN 26330:1994 | Textiles. Domestic washing and drying procedures for textile testing |
| BS EN ISO 7854:1997 | Rubber- or plastics-coated fabrics. Determination of resistance to damage by flexing |
| BS EN 12332-1:1999 | Rubber- or plastics-coated fabrics. Determination of bursting strength Steel ball method |
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