What is ISO 17074 – Horizontal burning rate of leather about?
ISO 17074 is an international standard that focuses on specifications for producing good quality leather.
ISO 17074 specifies a method for determining the horizontal burning rate of leather. ISO 17074 is applicable to all light leathers but is particularly intended for leathers used in the passenger compartment of motor vehicles.
Note: The method uses the apparatus specified in ISO 17074 but incorporates special provisions for sampling, conditioning, and testing of leather.
Who is ISO 17074 - Horizontal burning rate of leather for?
ISO 17074 on the Horizontal burning rate of leather is useful for:
- Textile industries
- Leather manufacturing industry
- Leather clothes producers
- Clothing industries
- Test laboratories for checking the leather quality
Why should you use ISO 17074 - Horizontal burning rate of leather?
Testing the chemical properties of leather determines the quality and durability of leather goods, and lets you know whether your finished product meets the legal trading requirements for the international market.
ISO 17074 lays out the technicalities for carrying out a test procedure to determine the horizontal burning rate of leather, which helps the users to check its capacity for resisting the flame spread. It gives you detailed information about the apparatus needed to perform the test, explains the principle of the test, helps the users to execute the calculations, and to conclude the final test report.
ISO 17074 contributes to testing the chemical properties of leather products, which ensures the safety of the leather products for customers, as well as confirms the durability and fire-proofness of the leather and leather products. It also helps the users to ensure compliance with global standards, as well as the right to use the Ecolabel.
What’s changed since the last update?
BS EN ISO 17074:2011 supersedes BS EN 14326:2003 which has been withdrawn. BS EN ISO 17074:2011 has been editorially revised.
