An Analysis on the Moisture and Thermal Protective Performance of Firefighter Clothing Based on Different Layer Combinations and Effect of Washing on Heat Protection and Vapour Transfer Performance

Table 2

Details of fabrics in each fire fighter suit component layer.

Firefighter suit; Assembly number	Layers	Code of material type	Materials	Area mass (g/m^2)	Thickness (mm)	Total area mass of the assembly (g/m^2)
Assembly 1	Outer shell	O1	75% Nomex, 23% Kevlar, 2% Antistatic (P140) Dope dyed	195	0.42	520
	Moisture barrier	M1	PU membrane	35	0.71
			Nonwoven felt Spunlace (50% Basofil-25% Meta-Aramid, 25% Para-Aramid)	85
	Heat barrier	H1	Inner lining (50% meta-aramid-50% Lenzing FR)	120	1.2
			Nonwoven felt Spunlace 50% Basofil-25% Meta-Aramid, 25% Para-Aramid	85
Assembly 2	Outer shell	O2	75% Meta-Aramid, 23% Para-Aramid, 2% Antistatic (Beltron) Dope dyed	195	0.47	520
	Moisture barrier	M1	PU membrane	35	0.71
			Nonwoven felt Spunlace (50% Basofil-25% Meta-Aramid, 25% Para-Aramid)	85
	Heat barrier	H1	Inner lining (50% meta-aramid-50% Lenzing FR)	120	1.2
			Nonwoven felt Spunlace 50% Basofil-25% Meta-Aramid, 25% Para-Aramid	85
Assembly 3	Outer shell	O3	40% PBI, 58% Para-Aramid, 2% Antistatic (Beltron) Dope dyied	195	0.46	465
	Moisture barrier	M2	PU membrane	35	1.2
			3D-Nonwoven felt Spunlace (50% Basofil-25% Meta-Aramid, 25% Para-Aramid)	125
	Heat barrier	H2	93% Meta-Aramid, 5% Para-Aramid, 2% Antistatic (Beltron); Ripstop	110	0.34
Assembly 4	Outer shell	O2	75% Meta-Aramid 23% Para-Aramid 2% Antistatic (Beltron) Dope Dyed	195	0.46	460
	Moisture barrier	M3	PU laminated Nonwoven Aramid	90	0.6
	Heat barrier	H3	Inner lining (50% Meta-Aramid-50% Lenzing FR); Nonwoven felt Spunlace 50% Basofil 25% Meta-Aramid 25% Para-Aramid	120; 55	1.05
Assembly 5	Outer shell	O4	93% Meta-Aramid 5% Para-Aramid 2% Antistatic (P140)	200	0.46	540
	Moisture barrier	M4	Knit PES fabric laminated to PU Membrane	85	0.8
	Heat barrier	H4	Inner lining (50% Meta-aramid-50% Lenzing FR); Nonwoven-Mixed Aramid	120; 135	1.4