Abstract: In the 50W horizontal flame test, the wire gauze is a test consumable. It not only plays a supporting role for the sample residues which lose self-supporting ability due to combustion in the test process, but also can greatly stabilize the combustion state of the sample and improve the reliability of the test method. At present, there are many kinds of wire gauze on the market, such as wire diameter, mesh number, weaving method, material and so on. So how to choose these different wire gauze? In this paper, we will use the reference material of horizontal flame to carry out some comparative analysis tests on the wire gauze. The results show that the reference material of wire gauze developed by our institute can effectively help the laboratory to improve the consistency of the results.

Key words: Horizontal flame, Wire gauze, Reference material