Etna certified EN 11612, EN 11611, EN 1149, EN 61482-1-1, EN 61482-1-2

OCTOBER 28, 2021 – XM FireLine fabric Etna has been certified by the Aitex (Spain) to EN EN 11611, EN 11612, EN 1149, EN 61482-11 & EN 61482-1-2 safety standards.

ETNA

Etna flame retardant fabric is made of 350 gsm cotton with antistatic yarn and designed for use in Metallurgy and other industries. This fabric is best used for protective jackets, pants, overalls and other FR clothing.

Made of natural fibers it is soft and comfortable to wear and it protects from Flash fire and Electric Arc. Carbon antistatic yarn integrated as stripes in the surface of Etna makes it safe for use in explosive atmospheres. To prevent Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) sparks, antistatic fibers safely discharge static electricity eliminating the risk of fire and explosion.

EN 11612 certification included tests for Heat resistance, Limited flame spread, Tensile strength, Tear Resistance, Convective, Contact and Radiant heat, Molten iron splash, Domestic washing 5 cycles at 60C.

EN 1149-5 is European standard for garments that protect against electrostatic discharge where there is a risk of explosion e.g. in oil refineries.
It is part of a series of standards for test methods and requirements for electrostatic properties of protective clothing.
EN 1149-3 is a test method, that uses induction charging to evaluate how fast a fabric discharge, i.e. looses its electrostatic charge via air. According to the Standard the charge decay value should be no more than 4 seconds according to test method EN 1149-3. It means that antistatic fabric should loose its electrostatic charge in less than 4s.

Etna: EN 11612, EN 11611, EN 1149, EN 61482-1-1, EN 61482-1-2 (5×60°C)

Flame	Melting	Direction	Shrink (-)/Elongation (+)
No	No	Warp Weft	-0.6% -0.2%
No	No	Warp Weft	-1.1% -0.5%
No	No	Warp Weft	-0.8% -0.2%

PERFORMANCE LEVEL ACCORDING TO EN ISO 11612:2015 – Pass

Pre-Treatment As received

Specimen	1	2	3	4	5	6
Direction		Warp			Weft
Flaming to top or either side edge	No	No	No	No	No	No
After flame time (s)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Afterglow time (s)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Melting	No	No	No	No	No	No
Loose waste	No	No	No	No	No	No
Inflammation of the filter paper detached from waste	No	No	No	No	No	No
Hole formation	No	No	No	No	No	No

Pre-Treatment 5 washing cycles at 60ºC, according to standard EN ISO 6330:2012, method 6N and type F drying (tumble dry)

Specimen	1	2	3	4	5	6
Direction		Warp			Weft
Flaming to top or either side edge	No	No	No	No	No	No
After flame time (s)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Afterglow time (s)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Melting	No	No	No	No	No	No
Loose waste	No	No	No	No	No	No
Inflammation of the filter paper detached from waste	No	No	No	No	No	No
Hole formation	No	No	No	No	No	No

PERFORMANCE LEVEL ACCORDING TO EN ISO 11612:2015 A1 – Pass
PERFORMANCE LEVEL ACCORDING TO EN ISO 11611:2015 A1 – Pass

Pre-Treatment As received

Specimen	1	2	3	4	5	6
Direction		Warp			Weft
Flaming to top or either side edge	No	No	No	No	No	No
After flame time (s)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Afterglow time (s)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Melting	No	No	No	No	No	No
Loose waste	No	No	No	No	No	No
Inflammation of the filter paper detached from waste	No	No	No	No	No	No
Hole formation	No	No	No	No	No	No

Pre-Treatment 5 washing cycles at 60ºC, according to standard EN ISO 6330:2012, method 6N and type F drying (tumble dry)

Specimen	1	2	3	4	5	6
Direction		Warp			Weft
Flaming to top or either side edge	No	No	No	No	No	No
After flame time (s)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Afterglow time (s)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Melting	No	No	No	No	No	No
Loose waste	No	No	No	No	No	No
Inflammation of the filter paper detached from waste	No	No	No	No	No	No
Hole formation	No	No	No	No	No	No

PERFORMANCE LEVEL ACCORDING TO EN ISO 11612:2015 A2 – Pass
PERFORMANCE LEVEL ACCORDING TO EN ISO 11611:2015 A2 – Pass

Bursting distension	Bursting strength
44,1	188,7	190,92
	201,1
	194,1
	189,2
	181,5

Specimen	Range HTIª 12 values(s)	Range HTIª 24 values(s)
1	5.7	7.7
2	5.7	7.6
3	5.8	7.2
Classification value	5.8	7.2
Average	5.7	7.5

PERFORMANCE LEVEL ACCORDING TO EN ISO 11612:2015 B1 – Pass

Direction	Maximum average load (N)	C.V. (%)	Average elongation (%)	C.V. (%)
Lengthwise	1137.2	3.2	12.8	1.6
	1172.2		13.1
	1208.4 1200		13.3 13.0
	1172.4		12.9
	1237.6		13.3
Crosswise	870	5.4	16.4	6.1
	890/1		15.3
	906.7 930		15.2 16.0
	940.8		16.0
	997.7		17.6

Specimen	Range HTIª 12 values(s)	Range HTIª 24 values(s)	TF (%)
1	9.1	16.5	44.7
2	9.5	17.1	43.5
3	9.7	17.2	43.9
Classification value	9.1	16.5	44.7
Average	9.4	16.9	44.0

PERFORMANCE LEVEL ACCORDANCE WITH STANDARD EN ISO 11612:2015 C1 – Pass

Mass of metal used (g)	Mass of metal pouring (g)	Ignition	Puncture	Metal adhered to fabric	Assessment of PVC film
202	202	No	No	No	Not Damaged
202	202	No	No	No	Not Damaged
202	202	No	No	No	Not Damaged
202	202	No	No	No	Not Damaged

PERFORMANCE LEVEL ACCORDING WITH STANDARD EN ISO 11612:2015 E3 – Pass

Specimen	Decay half time (s) t50	Shielding factor (units) S
1	0,01	0,54
2	0,01	0,54
3	0,01	0,53
Average	0,01	0,54

ACCORDING TO STANDARD EN 1149-5:2018 – PASS

It means that when tested, Fiji fabric dissipated (lost) its electrostatic charge in less than 0,01 second. So it’s 400 times better, than EN 1149-5 requirements.

Tear	Averige Load (N)	C.V. (%)
	33
	36
Lengthwise	34 33	4.1
	32
	33
	51
Crosswise	54 52	3.1
	54
	51

More information about the fabric you can find on product page.