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International Standards

International performance requirements vary in different countries of the world although with closer global cooperation the number of different standards and the level of variation between standards is steadily being reduced with increased harmonisation between ISO and CEN standards.

The principal internationally recognised standards are shown in the chart.

INTERNATIONAL PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS
FABRIC LAYER	PROPERTY	EUROPE	U.S.A	INTERNATIONAL
FABRIC LAYER	PROPERTY	EN 469	NFPA 1971	ISO 11613 Part A	ISO 11613 Part B
All Layers	Flame Resistant	As Composite		As Composite
	Heat and thermal resistance shrinkage	(5%)	(10%)	(5%)	(10%)
	Cleaning shrinkage resistance	(3%)	(5%)	(3%)	(5%)
Outer material	Char resistance	-		-
	Tensile strength		-		-
	Tear strength
	Water spray/absorption resistance
Moisture Barrier	Liquid penetration resistance
	Viral penetration resistance	-		-	-
	Tear resistance	-		-
	Diffusion resistance		-		-
Thermal Barrier	Tear resistance	-		-
Composite or component assembly	Thermal Protective Performance (TPP)	-		-
	Heat transfer index		-		-
	Radient heat transfer		-		-
	Total heat loss	-		-	-

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