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intersciencefire offers testing in accordance with the IMO FTP Code — the International Code for Application of Fire Test Procedures — covering non-combustibility, smoke and toxicity, surface flammability, textiles and films, upholstered furniture, bedding components and fire-restricting materials for high-speed craft.

Fire tests for marine

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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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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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