Comparison between European standard FFP2 NR and American Standard N95
1. FFP standard: European standard for respiratory protection. The following are the specific parameters of the standard:
CE149:2001 test, test model: tsi8130
Test substance: NOCl & DOP particle size: 0.3um test flow rate: 95L / min
Grade: permeability, capture rate, resistant impedance
FFP1 20% ≥80% 21MM H20
FFP2 6% ≥94% 24MM H20
FFP3 1% ≥99% 30MM H20
2. N standard: American Standard for respiratory protection. The following are the specific parameters of the standard:
NIOSH Standard Test Model: TSI8130
Test substance: NaCl particle size: 0.3um test flow rate: 85L / min
Grade: permeability, capture rate, resistant impedance
N95 5% ≥95% 35MM H20
N99 1% ≥99% 35MM H20
N100 0.03% ≥99.99% 35MM H20
Remarks: NAC: sodium chloride (table salt) DOP: paraffin oil
Both tests use the same machine, using NaCl as the test pollutant, and mixing DOP represents the protection against oily dust
In FFP2 standard, the dust collection rate of respirator is more than 94% and less than one percentage point of N95. However, the air flow passing in minutes is different
The European standard is 95 L / min, the American standard is 85 L / min. at the same time, the impedance value represents the obstruction degree of respirator to breath when using respirator. The larger the value is, the more obstruction the breath is. The comfort degree of the two is different. It can be seen from the data that FFP2 NR standard is more comfortable than N95 standard.