INTERNATIONAL ISO

STANDARD 9151

Second edition
2016-11-15

Protective clothing against heat

and flame — Determination of heat
transmission on exposure to flame
Vêtements de protection contre la chaleur et les flammes —
Détermination de la transmission de chaleur à l’exposition d’une
flamme

Reference number
ISO 9151:2016(E)

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Contents Page

Foreword......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... iv
Introduction...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................v
1 Scope.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 1
2 Normative references....................................................................................................................................................................................... 1
3 Terms and definitions...................................................................................................................................................................................... 1
4 Principle......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 2
5 Apparatus...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 2
5.1 General............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 2
5.2 Gas burner.................................................................................................................................................................................................... 2
5.3 Copper disc calorimeter and mounting block............................................................................................................... 2
5.4 Specimen support frame................................................................................................................................................................. 5
5.5 Calorimeter location plate............................................................................................................................................................. 6
5.6 Support stand............................................................................................................................................................................................ 6
5.7 Recorder........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 8
5.8 Flat rigid template................................................................................................................................................................................. 8
6 Precautions................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 9
7 Sampling......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 9
7.1 Specimen dimensions........................................................................................................................................................................ 9
7.2 Number of specimens........................................................................................................................................................................ 9
8 Conditioning and testing atmospheres.......................................................................................................................................... 9
8.1 Conditioning atmosphere............................................................................................................................................................... 9
8.2 Testing atmosphere............................................................................................................................................................................. 9
9 Test procedure......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 9
9.1 Preparation and calibration.......................................................................................................................................................... 9
9.1.1 Preliminary procedures.............................................................................................................................................. 9
9.1.2 ​Regulation of the incident heat flux.............................................................................................................. 10
9.2 Test specimen mounting............................................................................................................................................................... 11
9.3 Test specimen exposure................................................................................................................................................................ 11
10 Test report (see Annex C)..........................................................................................................................................................................12
Annex A (informative) Significance of the heat transfer test....................................................................................................13
Annex B (informative) Availability of materials.....................................................................................................................................15
Annex C (informative) Example test report form..................................................................................................................................16

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Foreword
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The committee responsible for this document is ISO/TC 94, Personal safety — Protective clothing and
equipment, Subcommittee SC 13, Protective clothing and by Technical Committee CEN/TC 162, Protective
clothing including hand and arm protection and lifejackets in collaboration.
This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition (ISO 9151:1995), of which Clauses/subclauses
2, 3.3, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.6, 6, 8.1, 8.2, 9.1.2, 9.3.1, 9.3.2, 10, all figures, and Annexes A and B have been
technically revised. Tolerances have been added to specified dimensions where appropriate. Results of
a recent inter-laboratory trial have been added to Annex A.
To improve reproducibility, the following major modifications have been made from the previous
version of this test method:
a) The percentage minimum purity of the propane used has been provided (see 5.2);
b) Two alternative methods for constructing the calorimeter are described with additional
information on the figures; additional instructions are given for inserting the calorimeter into the
mounting block; and the total mass of the calorimeter and mounting block is specified (see 5.3);
c) Tolerances for the dimensions of machined parts have been added to text and drawings where
required;
d) Control of air movement during testing is specified (see Clause 6);
e) The specified relative humidity and temperature ranges for the conditioning and testing
atmospheres have been changed (see 8.1 and 8.2);
f) Additional procedures for calibration and stabilization of thermocouple temperature, including a
procedure to check on the linearity of the thermocouple output during regulation of the incident
heat flux density, have been added (see 9.1.1 and 9.1.2); and
g) Test report requirements have been revised (see Clause 10).

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Introduction
Heat transmission through clothing is largely determined by its thickness including any air gaps
trapped between adjacent layers. The air gaps can vary considerably in different areas of the same
clothing assembly. The present method provides a grading of materials when tested under standard
test conditions without an air gap.

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Protective clothing against heat and flame —

Determination of heat transmission on exposure to flame

1 Scope
This document specifies a method for determining the heat transmission through materials or
material assemblies used in protective clothing. Materials may then be ranked by comparing heat
transfer indices, which provide an indication of the relative heat transmission under the specified test
conditions. The heat transfer index should not be taken as a measure of the protection time given by the
tested materials under actual use conditions.

2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
ISO 5725-2, Accuracy (trueness and precision) of measurement methods and results — Part 2: Basic method
for the determination of repeatability and reproducibility of a standard measurement method
IEC 60584-1, Thermocouples — Part 1: Reference tables
IEC 60584-3, Thermocouples  — Part 3: Extension and compensating cables  — Tolerances and
identification systems

3 Terms and definitions

For the purposes of this document, the following definitions apply.
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— ISO Online browsing platform: available at http://www.iso.org/obp
3.1
test specimen
all the layers of fabric or other materials arranged in the order and orientation as used in practice,
including, where applicable, undergarment fabrics
3.2
incident heat flux
Q
amount of energy applied to the exposed face of the specimen, per unit time
Note 1 to entry: The unit is kW/m2.

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