Understanding ASTM F1566 Test Methods for Mattress Performance Evaluation
Sep 26, 2025
Understanding ASTM F1566 Test Methods for Mattress Performance Evaluation
ASTM F1566 specifies the test methods for evaluating the performance of innersprings, mattresses, and bed bases or mattress kits.
Introduction to ASTM F1566 Standard
ASTM F1566 is a standard specifying test methods for mattresses, innersprings, bed bases, and finished mattresses. The ASTM F1566 standard encompasses tests for rigidity, durability, impact performance, and surface deformation. These test methods evaluate a mattress's deformation and recovery performance under prolonged use and sudden impact, providing consumers and manufacturers with reliable performance assessment criteria.
Scope of ASTM F1566
ASTM F1566 applies to finished mattresses and mattress core materials (such as innersprings, foam, air chambers) as well as their corresponding bed bases.
Durability Testing
Mattress Roller Tester GT-LA02
The Mattress Roller Tester is an instrument for testing the bearing capacity and durability of various types of mattresses for long-term repetitive loads.
The Mattress Roller Tester is designed by imitating people continual roll over on the mattress (positive pressure, lateral pressure, and overturn, etc.).Use cylinder or hexagon to load the testing part of mattress which is horizontally placed for repeated loading, to determine the mattress endurance for long-term repetitive loading.
ASTM F1566 Firmness Test
Mattress Hardness Tester GT-LA04
Mattress hardness tester is used to evaluate the firmness of the instrument. It is widely applied to foam products, mattress manufacturing, car seat manufacturers and other industries,which is used for laboratory testing and quality control in production line.
The Mattress Testing Machine hardness is calculated by determining the ratio of the thickness after being compressed and the original circular indentation force. The computer receives the signal from the sensor and record the extent of indentation when the platen stresses on the specimen. In order to compare the test results,the size and thickness of specimens must be the same.
ASTM F1566 Impact Test
ASTM F1566 Mattress Impact Drop Tester GT-LA01
The Mattress impact drop tester is widely used to determine and assess the impact resistance of built-in and box-type mattress, to evaluate sofa and mattress sustaining rapid drop on seat or jumping stress ability.
Foam Materials
Foam Compression Tester & Mattress Hardness Tester GT-LA05
This foam compression tester is designed to measure the firmness rating of a mattress before and after rolling, according to ASTM F1566
Spring Materials
Mattress Spring Fatigue Tester/Cornell Tester GT-LA03
Mattress Spring Fatigue Tester/ Cornell Tester is applied to test the endurance capacity under the long-term repetitive load and the compression deformation for the mattress. Accord with the standard ASTM F 1566.
With sofa Cornell fatigue life test method, motor drive eccentric wheel, adjust the impacting height of the impact block, then impact the testing mattress by 120-160 times / min, counter measures the impacting times, shut down automatically when reaches the setting times.
ASTM F1566 Test Procedure
1. Conditioning: Place the mattress flat at ambient temperature (23°C) for at least 8 hours.
2. Measure the mattress height and firmness value by pressing the load cell at 250 mm/min until it applies 778 N of force to the mattress surface. This requires two press cycles.
3. After two preloads, allow the mattress to rest for 6 minutes.
4. Press the load cell at each test point, preloading to 4.4N, to establish the baseline height reference point for calculating post-test height differences. 5. At the baseline position, initiate loading at 778N with a speed of 50mm/min. Record load/displacement data at 12.5mm intervals until 778N is reached.
6. Record the displacement at 778N.
7. Conduct a durability test along the mattress centerline for 100,000 cycles.
8. Allow the mattress to rest for 60 minutes after the durability test.
9. At the height and hardness measurement points, press the load cell downward at 250mm/min until it applies 778N of force to the mattress. This requires two downward presses.
10. After two preloads, allow the mattress to rest for 6 minutes.
11. Press the load cell at each test point and preload to 4.4N to establish the baseline height reference point for calculating post-test height differences.
12. At the baseline point, begin applying pressure at 50mm/min until reaching 778N. Record load/displacement data at 12.5mm intervals until 778N is attained.
13. Record the displacement at 778N.
14. Compare the hardness value difference and height difference before and after the durability test.
