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Table 8 Details of mattress construction and components (Damant & Nurbakhsh [1992])

From: Assessment of factors affecting fire performance of mattresses: a review

Mattress ID

Construction type

Filling

Ticking

Application

M1

Innerspring

FR cotton batting

Woven ticking with aluminized barrier

Residential

M2

Innerspring

FR cotton batting

Vinyl

Institutional

M3

Solid foam

FR polyurethane (melamine foam)

Woven fabric

Residential

M4

Innerspring

FR cotton batting + insulator pad

FR Woven fabric, Non-woven barrier quilted to Cal 117 foam and ticking

Residential

M5

Innerspring

FR cotton batting + insulator pad

Woven ticking quilted to Cal 117 foam

Residential

M6

Innerspring

FR polyurethane foam/Topper pad of FR foam and glass barrier

Vinyl

Institutional

M7

Innerspring

FR polyurethane CMHR foam

Vinyl

Institutional

M8

Solid foam

FR polyurethane foam

Vinyl

Institutional