SIST EN 15618:2023

Rubber- or plastic-coated fabrics - Upholstery fabrics - Classification and methods of test

This European Standard specifies a set of properties relevant to the assessment of upholstery coated fabrics for indoor furniture and the appropriate test methods to determine these properties. It also describes a matrix system to express the material properties of an upholstery fabric.
This European Standard applies to upholstery fabrics both in domestic and public use, except when used for the seats of road or railway vehicles, boats or aeroplanes.
This European Standard applies to upholstery fabrics with a coating on the wear face.
This European Standard does not apply to textile upholstery fabrics covered by EN 14465.

Mit Kautschuk oder Kunststoff beschichtete Textilien - Möbelstoffe - Klassifizierung und Prüfverfahren

Dieses Dokument legt eine Reihe anwendbarer Eigenschaften zur Bewertung beschichteter Möbelstoffe für Möbel in Innenräumen sowie die geeigneten Prüfverfahren zum Bestimmen dieser Eigenschaften fest. Darüber hinaus wird ein Matrixsystem zur Angabe der Materialeigenschaften eines Möbelstoffes beschrieben.
Dieses Dokument gilt für Möbelstoffe für den Gebrauch im Haus sowie in der Öffentlichkeit; ausgenommen ist die Verwendung für Sitze von Straßen- oder Schienenfahrzeugen, Schiffen oder Flugzeugen.
Dieses Dokument gilt für Möbelstoffe mit einer Beschichtung auf der Nutzschicht.
Dieses Dokument gilt nicht für textile Möbelstoffe nach EN 14465.

Supports textiles revêtus de caoutchouc ou de plastique - Étoffes d’ameublement - Classification et méthodes d’essai

Le présent document spécifie une série de caractéristiques pertinentes pour l’évaluation des étoffes d’ameublement revêtues pour aménagement intérieur et les méthodes d’essai adéquates pour une détermination de ces caractéristiques. Elle décrit également un système matriciel permettant d’exprimer les caractéristiques des matériaux de fabrication d’une étoffe d’ameublement.
Le présent document s’applique aux étoffes d’ameublement pour usages domestiques et publics, à l’exception des utilisations destinées aux sièges des véhicules routiers ou ferroviaires, des bateaux ou des aéronefs.
Le présent document s’applique aux étoffes d’ameublement avec un revêtement appliqué sur la face d’usage.
Le présent document ne s’applique pas aux étoffes d’ameublement textiles couvertes par l’EN 14465.

Gumirane ali plastificirane tekstilije - Dekorativni in tapetniški materiali - Klasifikacija in preskusne metode

Ta evropski standard določa sklop lastnosti, pomembnih za oceno prevlečenih dekorativnih in tapetniških materialov za notranje pohištvo, ter ustrezne preskusne metode za ugotavljanje teh lastnosti. Opisuje tudi matrični sistem za izražanje materialnih lastnosti dekorativnega in tapetniškega materiala.
Ta evropski standard se uporablja za dekorativne in tapetniške materiale za domačo in javno uporabo, razen kadar se uporabljajo za sedeže cestnih ali železniških vozil, plovil ali letal.
Ta evropski standard se uporablja za dekorativne in tapetniške materiale s premazom na izpostavljeni strani.
Ta evropski standard se ne uporablja za tekstilne dekorativne in tapetniške materiale iz standarda EN 14465.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Public Enquiry End Date: 30-Sep-2021
• Publication Date: 22-Jan-2023
• ICS: 59.080.40 - Coated fabrics
• Technical Committee: ITEK - Textile and textile products
• Current Stage: 6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 04-Jan-2023
• Due Date: 11-Mar-2023
• Completion Date: 23-Jan-2023
• Ref Project: EN 15618:2022 - Rubber- or plastic-coated fabrics - Upholstery fabrics - Classification and methods of test

Relations

• Revised: SIST EN 15618:2009+A1:2012 - Rubber- or plastic-coated fabrics - Upholstery fabrics - Classification and methods of test
• Effective Date: 01-Sep-2021
• Replaces: SIST EN 15618:2009+A1:2012 - Rubber- or plastic-coated fabrics - Upholstery fabrics - Classification and methods of test
• Effective Date: 28-Dec-2022

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST EN 15618:2023
01-marec-2023
Nadomešča:
SIST EN 15618:2009+A1:2012
Gumirane ali plastificirane tekstilije - Dekorativni in tapetniški materiali -
Klasifikacija in preskusne metode
Rubber- or plastic-coated fabrics - Upholstery fabrics - Classification and methods of test
Mit Kautschuk oder Kunststoff beschichtete Textilien - Möbelstoffe - Klassifizierung und
Prüfverfahren
Supports textiles revêtus de caoutchouc ou de plastique - Étoffes d’ameublement -
Classification et méthodes d’essai
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 15618:2022
ICS:
59.080.40 Površinsko prevlečene Coated fabrics
tekstilije
SIST EN 15618:2023 en,fr,de
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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SIST EN 15618:2023


EN 15618
EUROPEAN STANDARD

NORME EUROPÉENNE

December 2022
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 59.080.40; 97.140 Supersedes EN 15618:2009+A1:2012
English Version

Rubber- or plastic-coated fabrics - Upholstery fabrics -
Classification and methods of test
Supports textiles revêtus de caoutchouc ou de Mit Kautschuk oder Kunststoff beschichtete Textilien -
plastique - Étoffes d'ameublement - Classification et Möbelstoffe - Klassifizierung und Prüfverfahren
méthodes d'essai
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 21 November 2022.

CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this
European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references
concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre or to any CEN
member.

This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by
translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management
Centre has the same status as the official versions.

CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia,
Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway,
Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye and
United Kingdom.





EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION
COMITÉ EUROPÉEN DE NORMALISATION

EUROPÄISCHES KOMITEE FÜR NORMUNG

CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Rue de la Science 23, B-1040 Brussels
© 2022 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. EN 15618:2022 E
worldwide for CEN national Members.

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SIST EN 15618:2023
EN 15618:2022 (E)
Contents Page
European foreword . 3
Introduction . 4
1 1 Scope . 5
2 2 Normative references . 5
3 3 Terms and definitions . 6
4 4 Requirements . 6
5 5 Test report . 10
Bibliography . 11

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EN 15618:2022 (E)
European foreword
This document (EN 15618:2022) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 248 “Textiles and
textile products”, the secretariat of which is held by BSI.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an
identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by June 2023, and conflicting national standards shall be
withdrawn at the latest by June 2023.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document supersedes EN 15618:2009+A1:2012.
The main changes compared to the previous edition are as follows:
— in the Introduction, the term “categories” has been changed to “requirement levels”;
— in Clause 2, the reference to ISO 5981 and prEN ISO 26081 have been deleted. Some references have
been replaced (ISO 3303 by EN ISO 3303-2, EN ISO 5402 by EN ISO 32100 and EN ISO 26082 by
EN ISO 26082-1). New references have been added (EN ISO 105-C06, EN ISO 105-E16, EN ISO 5077
and ISO 105-F09);
— in Clause 4, the former Table 1 has been split into separate Tables including a change to a new
requirement level format to avoid misunderstanding of product categories. Supplementary
properties have been added (colour fastness to water spotting, to domestic and commercial
laundering, determination of dimensional change in washing and drying) with their related
normative references. The requirements of resistance to soil detailed according to EN ISO 26082-1
are mandatory (the former Table 2 of optional properties has been deleted).
Any feedback and questions on this document should be directed to the users’ national standards body. A
complete listing of these bodies can be found on the CEN website.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organisations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia,
Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland,
Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of North
Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye and the United
Kingdom.
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EN 15618:2022 (E)
Introduction
This document introduces a system of performance levels. It is not possible to divide upholstery fabrics
into just a few performance categories, because of the enormous variety of conditions of use. In addition,
the type of upholstery (firm or soft) influences the abrasion of the upholstery fabric and hence the
requirements to the abrasion resistance. There is, for example, a tremendous difference between
furniture used in a room without windows and furniture which is directly exposed to sunlight, or
between furniture used by elder people and furniture used by a family with small children. These
differences in conditions and severity of use necessitate a flexible approach. This is done by defining a
performance level for each property. This allows to choose the appropriate level for each parameter and
so to compose a “product profile”, adapted to each specific type of use. This means that high resistance to
abrasion can be combined with, for example, low colour fastness. However, due to the interrelation of
some parameters, not all combinations will be possible.
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SIST EN 15618:2023
EN 15618:2022 (E)
1 Scope
This document specifies a set of properties relevant to the assessment of coated upholstery fabrics for
indoor furniture and the appropriate test methods to determine these properties. It also describes a
matrix system to express the material properties of an upholstery fabric.
This document is applicable to upholstery fabrics both in domestic and public use, except when used for
the seats of road or railway vehicles, boats or aeroplanes.
This document applies to upholstery fabrics with a coating on the wear face.
This document does not apply to textile upholstery fabrics covered by EN 14465.
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.
EN 1021-1, Furniture — Assessment of the ignitability of upholstered furniture — Part 1: Ignition source
smouldering cigarette
EN 1021-2, Furniture — Assessment of the ignitability of upholstered furniture — Part 2: Ignition source
match flame equivalent
EN 15973:2011, Rubber- or plastic-coated fabrics — Upholstery fabrics — Resistance to soiling
EN ISO 105-B02, Textiles — Tests for colour fastness — Part B02: Colour fastness to artificial light: Xenon
...

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
oSIST prEN 15618:2021
01-september-2021
Gumirane ali plastificirane tekstilije - Dekorativni in tapetniški materiali -
Klasifikacija in preskusne metode
Rubber- or plastic-coated fabrics - Upholstery fabrics - Classification and methods of test
Mit Kautschuk oder Kunststoff beschichtete Textilien - Möbelstoffe - Klassifizierung und
Prüfverfahren
Supports textiles revêtus de caoutchouc ou de plastique - Etoffes d'ameublement -
Classification et méthodes d'essai
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN 15618
ICS:
59.080.40 Površinsko prevlečene Coated fabrics
tekstilije
oSIST prEN 15618:2021 en
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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DRAFT
EUROPEAN STANDARD
prEN 15618
NORME EUROPÉENNE

EUROPÄISCHE NORM

July 2021
ICS 59.080.40; 97.140 Will supersede EN 15618:2009+A1:2012
English Version

Rubber- or plastic-coated fabrics - Upholstery fabrics -
Classification and methods of test
Supports textiles revêtus de caoutchouc ou de Mit Kautschuk oder Kunststoff beschichtete Textilien -
plastique - Etoffes d'ameublement - Classification et Möbelstoffe - Klassifizierung und Prüfverfahren
méthodes d'essai
This draft European Standard is submitted to CEN members for enquiry. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee
CEN/TC 248.

If this draft becomes a European Standard, CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations
which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration.

This draft European Standard was established by CEN in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other
language made by translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC
Management Centre has the same status as the official versions.

CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia,
Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway,
Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and
United Kingdom.

Recipients of this draft are invited to submit, with their comments, notification of any relevant patent rights of which they are
aware and to provide supporting documentation.

Warning : This document is not a European Standard. It is distributed for review and comments. It is subject to change without
notice and shall not be referred to as a European Standard.


EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION
COMITÉ EUROPÉEN DE NORMALISATION

EUROPÄISCHES KOMITEE FÜR NORMUNG

CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Rue de la Science 23, B-1040 Brussels
© 2021 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. prEN 15618:2021 E
worldwide for CEN national Members.

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oSIST prEN 15618:2021
prEN 15618:2021 (E)
Contents Page
European foreword . 3
Introduction . 4
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 Terms and definitions . 6
4 Requirements . 6
5 Test report . 9
Bibliography . 10

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oSIST prEN 15618:2021
prEN 15618:2021 (E)
European foreword
This document (prEN 15618:2021) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 248 “Textiles and
textile products”, the secretariat of which is held by BSI.
This document is currently submitted to the CEN Enquiry.
This document will supersede EN 15618:2009+A1:2012.
The main changes compared to the previous edition are as follows:
— in the Introduction, the term “categories” has been changed to “requirement levels”;
— in Clause 2, the reference to ISO 5981 has been deleted and EN ISO 26082 has been replaced by
EN ISO 26082-1;
— in Clause 4, the former Table 1 has been split into separate Tables including a change to a new
requirement level format to avoid misunderstanding of product categories. Supplementary
properties have been added (colour fastness to water spotting, to domestic and commercial
laundering, determination of dimensional change in washing and drying). The requirements of
resistance to soil detailed according to EN ISO 26082-1 are mandatory (the former Table 2 of
optional properties has been deleted).
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oSIST prEN 15618:2021
prEN 15618:2021 (E)
Introduction
This document introduces a system of categories. It is not possible to divide upholstery fabrics into just a
few performance classes, because of the enormous variety of conditions of use. In addition, the type of
upholstery (firm or soft) influences the abrasion of the upholstery fabric and hence the requirements to
the abrasion resistance. There is, for example, a tremendous difference between furniture used in a room
without windows and furniture which is directly exposed to sunlight, or between furniture used by elder
people and furniture used by a family with small children. These differences in conditions and severity of
use necessitate a flexible approach. This is done by defining a requirement level for each property. This
allows to choose the appropriate category for each parameter and so to compose a “product profile”,
adapted to each specific type of use. This means that high resistance to abrasion can be combined with,
for example, low colour fastness. However, due to the interrelation of some parameters, not all
combinations will be possible.
Contrary to EN 14465, the fire behaviour of the coated fabrics has been taken into account.
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oSIST prEN 15618:2021
prEN 15618:2021 (E)
1 Scope
This document specifies a set of properties relevant to the assessment of upholstery coated fabrics for
indoor furniture and the appropriate test methods to determine these properties. It also describes a
matrix system to express the material properties of an upholstery fabric.
This document applies to upholstery fabrics both in domestic and public use, except when used for the
seats of road or railway vehicles, boats or aeroplanes.
This document applies to upholstery fabrics with a coating on the wear face.
This document does not apply to textile upholstery fabrics covered by EN 14465.
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.
EN 1021-1, Furniture — Assessment of the ignitability of upholstered furniture — Part 1: Ignition source
smouldering cigarette
EN 1021-2, Furniture — Assessment of the ignitability of upholstered furniture — Part 2: Ignition source
match flame equivalent
EN ISO 105-B02, Textiles — Tests for colour fastness — Part B02: Colour fastness to artificial light: Xenon
arc fading lamp test (ISO 105-B02)
EN ISO 105-C06, Textiles — Tests for colour fastness — Part C06: Colour fastness to domestic and
commercial laundering (ISO 105-C06:2010)
EN ISO 105-E16, Textiles — Tests for colour fastness — Part E16: Colour fastness to water spotting on
upholstery fabrics (ISO 105-E16:2006)
ISO 105-F09, Textiles — Tests for colour fastness — Part F09: Specification for cotton rubbing cloth
EN ISO 105-X
...