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BS 3546:2001

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Coated fabrics for use in the manufacture of water penetration resistant clothing
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English

Published date

15-08-2001

Publisher

British Standards Institution

Committees responsible
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

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.

Committee
TCI/100
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)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
20
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current
Supersedes

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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