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What are the functions and requirements of flame retardant reflective fabrics?  For non-frontline workers, perhaps in our daily life, we have less knowledge and attention on flame-retardant reflective fabrics , reflective materials, and other information. At most, we can see clothing with reflective fabrics. So what are flame-retardant reflective fabrics? What are the functions and requirements?　　 1. Washing requirements before testing: 　　 A.75 degrees, wash 12 times (following the industrial washing method of EN ISO 10528; it can also be washed 5 times according to customer requirements, and then tested. 　　 B. Immerse the sample in water (BS 5651:1978), dry clean it 5 times according to ISO 3175, and then perform the test. This method is suitable for chemical fiber, pure cotton, blended fabrics, and reflective fabrics.　　 2. Meet ASTM1506; before washing or dry cleaning, press D6413 to perform vertical burning, and the continuous burning time is up to 2 seconds; after 25 washing or...

What Is Reflective Fabric？ Reflective fabric is a kind of cloth that is used for clothing marking,  its application looks like the common fabric for clothing, but the reflective fabric has retroreflective features, can reflect the lighting from original light, to enhance the visibility of someone who wears the reflective clothing.  Thus the reflective fabric is mainly used for safety clothing, also used for casual garments, and fashionable clothing in recent years. Why has reflective feature for reflective fabric  The retroreflective feature is coming from the micro glass beads on the surface of the based fabric. According to the different requirements of different applications, the intensity of the reflection is different. For the details, you can visit my other blog: How does reflective material work . For example, fireproof reflective tape for firefighters has a high requirement of intensity reflection and fireproof features; then safety uniform for traffic poli...