Poseidon-300 (HV Yellow) certified to EN 20471 | XM Textiles

Alicante, ES – JULY 13, 2021 – XM FireLine announced today its Poseidon-300 flame retardant fabric in HV Yellow color has been certified by the Aitex (Spain) to EN 20471 safety standard.

POSEIDON-300

The certification is another milestone in our development of fr fabrics with enhanced comfort for Firefighters, Gas/Oil workers, Welders. FR-clothing with our fabrics allows more freedom in movements, less weight and better air-permeability.

EN 20471 certification involved tests for colour performance requirements and color fastness as new and after different test exposures like Rubbing, Perspiration, Laundry and Water vapour resistance, Domestic washing 5 cycles at 60C.

Now we can say Poseidon-300 in HV Yellow color has reached high level of durability and performance to PASS the certification and go to the clients.

Poseidon-300 EN 20471 (5×60°C)

Reference	x	y	Y minimum
Coordinate 1	0.387	0.610	0.70
Coordinate 2	0.356	0.494
Coordinate 3	0.398	0.452
Coordinate 4	0.460	0.540
FABRIC POSEIDON-300 (Original)	0.376	0.509	0.87
FABRIC POSEIDON – 300 (After exposure to Xenon light)	0.378	0.489	0.82
FABRIC POSEIDON – 300 (After 5 washing cycles 6N + F)	0.372	0.511	0.89
Uncertainty	0.4%	0.5%	1%

Units	Dry mass of the samples	Counterweight mass	Equipment
1	0.06 Kg	11.90 Kg of Polyeste	Wascator 13097E1

ALKALINE SOLUTION

Aparatus Code 02022I04 (sweat basic)

REFERENCE	FABRIC POSEIDON-300
CHANGE IN COLOUR	STAINING
5	Cotton 4-5	Polyester 4-5

ACID SOLUTION

Aparatus Code 02022I04 (sweat basic)

REFERENCE	FABRIC POSEIDON-300
CHANGE IN COLOUR	STAINING
5	Cotton 4-5	Polyester 4-5

REFERENCE	CHANGE IN COLOUR	STAINING
FABRIC POSEIDON-300 YELLOW HV FABRIC	4-5	Cotton 4-5	Polyester 4-5

Reference	Specimen	Direction	Dimensional change (%)
FABRIC POSEIDON-300	1	Warp	-1.0
FABRIC POSEIDON-300	1	Weft	-2.0

Direction	Maximum average load (N)	C.V. (%)	Average elongation (%)	C.V. (%)
Lengthwise	1700	2.0	12.5	2.2
	1700		13.0
	1600 1700		12.0 12.5
	1700		12.5
	1700		12.5
Crosswise	740	5.0	14.5	2.0
	690		14.5
	660 690		14.0 14.0
	640		14.0
	690		14.5

Tear	Average load (N)	C.V. (%)	Tear	Average load (N)	C.V. (%)
Lengthwise	41	1.3	Crosswise	29	6.9
	41			34
	43 42			30 30
	42			30
	42			29

Reference	Specimen	Water vapour resistance (m²Pa/W)
FABRIC POSEIDON-300	Specimen 1	3.38
	Specimen 2	3.14
	Specimen 3	3.13
	Average	3.22

High-vision yellow fr fabric Poseidon-300 is designed to bring new level of comfort for all the wearers of High Visibility and FR-clothing. We do hope our clients appreciate its style and comfort. More information about the tape you can find on product page.