BS 5111-1:1974

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Laboratory methods of test for determination of smoke generation characteristics of cellular plastics and cellular rubber materials Method for testing a 25 mm cube test specimen of low density material (up to 130 kg/m3) to continuous flaming conditions

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

08-15-1997

Language(s)

English

Published date

08-09-1974

Publisher

British Standards Institution

Cooperating organizations
Foreword
Method
1. Scope
2. Apparatus
3. Calibration procedure
4. Size and number of test specimens
5. Conditioning of specimens
6. Test procedure
7. Report
Figures
1. Schematic diagram of test chamber
2. Dimensional diagram of test chamber
3. Schematic illustration of optical system for test
chamber
4. Details of a suitable burner

Describes small scale laboratory test for use in product development and monitoring consistency of production. This test is not intended as a measure of potential smoke production in fire situations.

Committee	PRI/26
DocumentType	Standard
Pages	15
PublisherName	British Standards Institution
Status	Superseded
SupersededBy	BS ISO 5659-2:1994

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