TZS 57: 2014- EAS 125: 2011 Safety matches — Specification

Matches are generally classified as strike-anywhere matches and safety matches. As the names indicate, the strike-anywhere matches can be ignited by friction on almost any surface, whereas safety matches are ignited by striking against the friction surface only on the outside of the container. At the moment strike-anywhere matches are not manufactured in this country.
The basic raw materials presently used for the manufacture of safety matches includes wood, match paper, and paraffin wax for the splints, chemicals such as potassium chlorate, sulphur, metallic oxides, for example, amber black oxides of manganese and iron, zinc oxide and yellow oxide of lead for the match head and those for the friction surface include red phosphorus (amorphous phosphorus) and antimony sulphide. In addition, potassium dichromate and methanal (formaldehyde or formalin) are also used in small quantities in preparing the above two compositions. The adhesives used comprise of technical gelatine and casein, the former is used in the preparation of both the match head and friction surface compositions while the latter is mainly used for labelling purposes. Other ancilliary materials consumed by the industry are carbon black, glass powder, soda ash or borax, linseed oil, resin, rhodamine dye and tapioca flour.

Source of publication

Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS) 

Language

English 

Date of publication

18 December 2014 

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http://www.tbs.go.tz/standards/index.php/tbs/tzs_57