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EN 13823

Single Burning Item Test — SBI

Reaction-to-fire testing for construction products exposed to thermal attack from a single burning item.

Measures:
Heat release (THR, FIGRA) · Smoke production (SMOGRA) · Lateral flame spread · Flaming droplets/particles
Markets:
Construction Products
Related classification:
EN 13501-1
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EN ISO 11925-2

Ignitability — Single Flame Source Test

Determines the ignitability of building products in the vertical orientation when subjected to impingement of a standard small flame.

Measures:
Ignitability · Flame spread (Fs) · Flaming droplets/particles
Markets:
Construction Products · Railway · Marine
Related classification:
EN 13501-1 · EN 45545-2 · IMO FTP Code
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EN ISO 1182

Non-Combustibility Test

Determines the non-combustibility performance of homogeneous products and substantial components of non-homogeneous building products.

Measures:
Temperature rise (ΔT) · Mass loss (Δm) · Sustained flaming (tf)
Markets:
Construction Products · Marine
Related classification:
EN 13501-1 · IMO FTP Code
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EN ISO 1716

Heat of Combustion — Bomb Calorimeter

Determines the potential maximum total heat release of a product when completely burning, regardless of its end use.

Measures:
Gross heat of combustion (PCS)
Markets:
Construction Products · Electric Cables
Related classification:
EN 13501-1 · EN 13501-6
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EN ISO 9239-1

Flooring Radiant Panel Test — FRP

Measures the critical radiant flux of horizontally mounted floor covering systems exposed to a flaming ignition source in a graded radiant heat environment.

Measures:
Critical radiant flux · Smoke production
Markets:
Construction Products · Railway
Related classification:
EN 13501-1 · EN 45545-2
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EN IEC 60332-3-10 · EN IEC 60332-3-24

Vertical Flame Spread of Bunched Cables

Assesses vertical flame spread of vertically mounted bunched wires or cables, electrical or optical, under defined conditions.

Measures:
Vertical flame spread
Markets:
Electric Cables · Railway
Related classification:
EN 45545-2
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EN 60332-1-2

Vertical Flame Propagation — Single Cable

Evaluates the flame spread of a single vertical insulated conductor, cable or optical fibre cable exposed to a 1 kW pre-mixed flame.

Measures:
Vertical flame propagation (H)
Markets:
Electric Cables · Railway
Related classification:
EN 13501-6 · EN 45545-2
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EN 60754-1 · EN 60754-2

Acidity of Gases from Cable Materials

Determines the degree of acidity of gases evolved during combustion of materials taken from electric cables by measuring pH and conductivity.

Measures:
Halogen acid gas content · pH · Conductivity
Markets:
Electric Cables
Related classification:
EN 13501-6
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NF X 70-100

Toxicity Test — Tube Furnace

Tube furnace toxicity test used to determine the Conventional Index of Toxicity (CIT) for non-listed railway products.

Measures:
Conventional Index of Toxicity (CIT) · Toxic gas concentrations
Markets:
Railway
Related classification:
EN 45545-2
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ISO 5658-2

Lateral Spread of Flame Test

Measures the lateral spread of flame along the surface of a vertically orientated specimen subject to radiated heat in the presence of a pilot flame.

Measures:
Lateral flame spread · Critical heat flux at extinguishment
Markets:
Railway · Marine
Related classification:
EN 45545-2 · IMO FTP Code
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ISO 5660-1 · ASTM E1354

Cone Calorimeter

The most significant bench-scale instrument in fire testing — measures heat release, smoke production and mass loss under preset fire conditions.

Measures:
Heat release rate · Time to ignition · Mass loss rate · Smoke production rate
Markets:
Railway · Marine · Plastics
Related classification:
EN 45545-2
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BS EN ISO 5659-2 · ASTM E662

Smoke Density Chamber

Determines the specific optical density of smoke generated by solid materials and assemblies in a closed chamber.

Measures:
Specific optical density of smoke
Markets:
Railway · Plastics · Marine · Aviation
Related classification:
EN 45545-2 · IMO FTP Code
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ISO 19702 · EN 17084

FTIR Toxic Gas Analysis — FTIR

Fourier-transform infrared analysis of toxic fire effluents — the method chosen by ISO, EN and IMO committees for measuring toxic species.

Measures:
CO · CO₂ · HCN · SO₂
Markets:
Railway · Marine
Related classification:
EN 45545-2 · IMO FTP Code
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ASTM D7309

Microscale Combustion Calorimeter — MCC

Determines fundamental thermo-chemical data in seconds from 1–5 mg specimens and predicts fire properties of materials.

Measures:
Specific heat release rate (W/g) · Heat of combustion (J/g) · Ignition temperature (°C)
Markets:
Plastics · Aviation
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UL 94

UL 94 Flammability of Plastic Materials

Measures flammability characteristics of plastic materials, determining 12 flame classifications for specific applications.

Measures:
Flame classification (5VA, 5VB, V-0, V-1, V-2, HB, HBF, HF-1, HF-2, VTM-0, VTM-1, VTM-2)
Markets:
Plastics
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BS EN ISO 4589-2 · ASTM D2863

Oxygen Index — OI

Measures the minimum percentage of oxygen in a test atmosphere required to marginally support combustion.

Measures:
Oxygen index (%)
Markets:
Plastics · Railway
Related classification:
EN 45545-2
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FAA Fire Test Handbook

FAA Bunsen Burner Tests

Bunsen burner test apparatus conforming to the fire test methods described in the FAA Aircraft Materials Fire Test Handbook.

Measures:
Burn length · Flame time · Drip flame time
Markets:
Aviation
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ISO 9705-2

Furniture Calorimeter

Full-scale calorimetry of complete seat assemblies, used to determine MARHE according to EN 45545-2.

Measures:
MARHE (Maximum Average Rate of Heat Emission) · Heat release rate
Markets:
Railway
Related classification:
EN 45545-2
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