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BS ISO 10840:2008

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Plastics. Guidance for the use of standard fire tests
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Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

02-28-2009

Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Enclosure fire scenarios
  4.1 General
  4.2 Initiation and early growth
  4.3 Development of fire
  4.4 Fully developed fire
  4.5 Decay
5 Categories of fire test
  5.1 Material characterization tests
  5.2 Quality-control tests
  5.3 Pre-selection tests
  5.4 End-product tests
6 Important considerations in the fire testing of plastics
  materials and products
  6.1 Influence of the chemical or physical nature of
       the test specimen
  6.2 Thermal-decomposition products
  6.3 Problems posed by specimen decomposition
  6.4 Health, safety and local environmental considerations
  6.5 Specimen size and geometry
  6.6 Characteristics of ignition sources
  6.7 Sample and test specimen preparation and
       conditioning
  6.8 Operating procedures in the event of specimen
       collapse or deformation
  6.9 Complications caused by melting effects in
       thermoplastics
  6.10 Advantages and disadvantages of scale in fire tests
  6.11 Influence of test apparatus design on the applicability
       of test data
  6.12 Calibration of the test apparatus and attainable
       precision
  6.13 Uncertainty associated with fire test measurements
7 Potentially problematical specimen behaviour
  7.1 Tests developed for materials other than plastics
  7.2 Shrinking
  7.3 Bubbling
  7.4 Intumescence
  7.5 Extinguishing of pilot flames by highly flame
       retarded plastics
  7.6 Slumping of thermoplastic sheets
  7.7 Detection of flaming drips
  7.8 Edge effects
  7.9 Profiled products
Annex A (normative) - End-use-relevant preparation of
        test specimens
Annex B (informative) - Environmental-impact assessment
Bibliography

Describes the following aspects of fire testing of plastics materials and products: - selection of appropriate tests that reflect realistic end-use conditions; - grouping of the reaction-to-fire characteristics that any given test or tests can measure; - assessment of tests as to their relevance in areas such as material characterization, quality control, pre-selection, end-product testing, environmental profiling and DfE (Design for the Environment); - definition of potential problems that may arise when plastics are tested in standard fire tests.

This International Standard covers the following aspects of fire testing of plastics materials and products:

  • selection of appropriate tests that reflect realistic end-use conditions;

  • grouping of the reaction-to-fire characteristics that any given test or tests can measure;

  • assessment of tests as to their relevance in areas such as material characterization, quality control, pre-selection, end-product testing, environmental profiling and DfE (Design for the Environment);

  • definition of potential problems that may arise when plastics are tested in standard fire tests.

The scope of this International Standard does not include the development or design of new fire tests for plastics. However, the flexibility of approach that is indicated with respect to the mounting and fixing of test specimens will be valuable when fire-testing laboratories and certification bodies are considering how to evaluate ranges of plastics that are used in different ways.

Committee
PRI/26
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes 00/121507 DC. (04/2003) Supersedes 06/30151267 DC. (03/2009)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
40
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current
Supersedes

Standards Relationship
ISO 10840:2008 Identical

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ISO 4589-3:2017 Plastics — Determination of burning behaviour by oxygen index — Part 3: Elevated-temperature test
ISO 11907-3:1998 Plastics Smoke generation Determination of the corrosivity of fire effluents Part 3: Dynamic decomposition method using a travelling furnace
ISO 15027-3:2012 Immersion suits Part 3: Test methods
ISO 9223:2012 Corrosion of metals and alloys — Corrosivity of atmospheres — Classification, determination and estimation
EN 520:2004+A1:2009 Gypsum plasterboards - Definitions, requirements and test methods
ISO/TR 834-3:2012 Fire-resistance tests — Elements of building construction — Part 3: Commentary on test method and guide to the application of the outputs from the fire-resistance test
ISO/IEC 17025:2005 General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories
ISO 8030:2014 Rubber and plastics hoses — Method of test for flammability
ISO 5660-1:2015 Reaction-to-fire tests Heat release, smoke production and mass loss rate Part 1: Heat release rate (cone calorimeter method) and smoke production rate (dynamic measurement)
ISO 3582:2000 Flexible cellular polymeric materials — Laboratory assessment of horizontal burning characteristics of small specimens subjected to a small flame
ISO 5659-1:1996 Plastics Smoke generation Part 1: Guidance on optical-density testing
ISO 5658-2:2006 Reaction to fire tests Spread of flame Part 2: Lateral spread on building and transport products in vertical configuration
ISO 10093:1998 Plastics Fire tests Standard ignition sources
ISO 871:2006 Plastics Determination of ignition temperature using a hot-air furnace
ISO 9705:1993 Fire tests Full-scale room test for surface products
IEC 60695-5-1:2002 Fire hazard testing - Part 5-1: Corrosion damage effects of fire effluent - General guidance
IEC 60695-4:2012 Fire hazard testing - Part 4: Terminology concerning fire tests for electrotechnical products
ISO 1716:2010 Reaction to fire tests for products Determination of the gross heat of combustion (calorific value)
ISO 9226:2012 Corrosion of metals and alloys — Corrosivity of atmospheres — Determination of corrosion rate of standard specimens for the evaluation of corrosivity
ISO/TR 5924:1989 Fire tests — Reaction to fire — Smoke generated by building products (dual-chamber test)
ISO 5657:1997 Reaction to fire tests Ignitability of building products using a radiant heat source
IEC TS 60695-5-2:2002 Fire hazard testing - Part 5-2: Corrosion damage effects of fire effluent - Summary and relevance of test methods
ISO 6940:2004 Textile fabrics — Burning behaviour — Determination of ease of ignition of vertically oriented specimens
ISO 9224:2012 Corrosion of metals and alloys — Corrosivity of atmospheres — Guiding values for the corrosivity categories
ISO 16312-1:2016 Guidance for assessing the validity of physical fire models for obtaining fire effluent toxicity data for fire hazard and risk assessment Part 1: Criteria
ISO 5659-2:2017 Plastics — Smoke generation — Part 2: Determination of optical density by a single-chamber test
ISO 5660-2:2002 Reaction-to-fire tests Heat release, smoke production and mass loss rate Part 2: Smoke production rate (dynamic measurement)
ISO 9773:1998 Plastics — Determination of burning behaviour of thin flexible vertical specimens in contact with a small-flame ignition source
ISO 12992:2017 Plastics — Vertical flame spread determination for film and sheet
ISO 13774:1998 Rubber and plastics hoses for fuels for internal-combustion engines — Method of test for flammability
IEC 60332-2-2:2004 Tests on electric and optical fibre cables under fire conditions - Part 2-2: Test for vertical flame propagation for a single small insulated wire or cable - Procedure for diffusion flame
ISO 11925-2:2010 Reaction to fire tests Ignitability of products subjected to direct impingement of flame Part 2: Single-flame source test
ISO 13943:2017 Fire safety — Vocabulary
EN 312:2010 Particleboards - Specifications
ISO 7176-16:2012 Wheelchairs Part 16: Resistance to ignition of postural support devices
ISO 9225:2012 Corrosion of metals and alloys — Corrosivity of atmospheres — Measurement of environmental parameters affecting corrosivity of atmospheres
ISO/TR 14696:1999 Reaction to fire tests Determination of fire parameters of materials, products and assemblies using an intermediate-scale heat release calorimeter (ICAL)
ISO 24473:2008 Fire tests — Open calorimetry — Measurement of the rate of production of heat and combustion products for fires of up to 40 MW
ISO 12952-4:1998 Textiles Burning behaviour of bedding items Part 4: Specific test methods for the ignitability by a small open flame
EN 13238:2010 Reaction to fire tests for building products - Conditioning procedures and general rules for selection of substrates
IEC TS 60695-7-50:2002 Fire hazard testing - Part 7-50: Toxicity of fire effluent - Estimation of toxic potency - Apparatus and test method
ISO 340:2013 Conveyor belts Laboratory scale flammability characteristics Requirements and test method
ISO 1182:2010 Reaction to fire tests for products Non-combustibility test
EN 13823:2010+A1:2014 REACTION TO FIRE TESTS FOR BUILDING PRODUCTS - BUILDING PRODUCTS EXCLUDING FLOORINGS EXPOSED TO THE THERMAL ATTACK BY A SINGLE BURNING ITEM
ISO 3008:2007 Fire-resistance tests Door and shutter assemblies
IEC 60332-1-2:2004+AMD1:2015 CSV Tests on electric and optical fibre cables under fire conditions - Part 1-2: Test for vertical flame propagation for a single insulatedwire or cable - Procedure for 1 kW pre-mixed flame
ISO 15025:2016 Protective clothing Protection against flame Method of test for limited flame spread
ISO/TS 5658-1:2006 Reaction to fire tests — Spread of flame — Part 1: Guidance on flame spread
ISO 11907-2:1995 Plastics Smoke generation Determination of the corrosivity of fire effluents Part 2: Static method
ISO/TR 5659-3:1999 Plastics Smoke generation Part 3: Determination of optical density by a dynamic-flow method
ISO 12952-2:2010 Textiles Assessment of the ignitability of bedding items Part 2: Ignition source: match-flame equivalent
ISO 5660-4:2008 Reaction-to-fire tests Heat release, smoke production and mass loss rate Part 4: Measurement of heat release for determination of low levels of combustibility
ISO 18906:2000 Imaging materials Photographic films Specifications for safety film
ISO 11925-3:1997 Reaction to fire tests — Ignitability of building products subjected to direct impingement of flame — Part 3: Multi-source test
ISO 9772:2012 Cellular plastics Determination of horizontal burning characteristics of small specimens subjected to a small flame
ISO 390:1993 Products in fibre-reinforced cement Sampling and inspection
ISO 11845:1995 Corrosion of metals and alloys General principles for corrosion testing
ISO/TR 5660-3:2003 Reaction-to-fire tests Heat release, smoke production and mass loss rate Part 3: Guidance on measurement
ISO/TR 13387-4:1999 Fire safety engineering Part 4: Initiation and development of fire and generation of fire effluents
IEC 60695-11-10:2013 Fire hazard testing - Part 11-10: Test flames - 50 W horizontal and vertical flame test methods
ASTM E 662 : 2017-02 TEST METHOD FOR SPECIFIC OPTICAL DENSITY OF SMOKE GENERATED BY SOLID MATERIALS
ISO 1887:2014 Textile glass Determination of combustible-matter content
ISO/TS 19700:2016 Controlled equivalence ratio method for the determination of hazardous components of fire effluents — Steady-state tube furnace
ISO 12952-1:2010 Textiles Assessment of the ignitability of bedding items Part 1: Ignition source: smouldering cigarette
ISO 12952-3:1998 Textiles Burning behaviour of bedding items Part 3: General test methods fot the ignitability by a small open flame
BS 7982:2001 Guidance on the environmental impact of large-scale fires involving plastics materials
ISO 10062:2006 Corrosion tests in artificial atmosphere at very low concentrations of polluting gas(es)
ISO/TR 16312-2:2007 Guidance for assessing the validity of physical fire models for obtaining fire effluent toxicity data for fire hazard and risk assessment Part 2: Evaluation of individual physical fire models
ISO 4589-2:2017 Plastics — Determination of burning behaviour by oxygen index — Part 2: Ambient-temperature test
ISO 9239-1:2010 Reaction to fire tests for floorings Part 1: Determination of the burning behaviour using a radiant heat source
ISO 834-1:1999 Fire-resistance tests Elements of building construction Part 1: General requirements
ISO 11907-1:1998 Plastics Smoke generation Determination of the corrosivity of fire effluents Part 1: Guidance
ISO 8124-2:2014 Safety of toys — Part 2: Flammability
ISO 21367:2007 Plastics — Reaction to fire — Test method for flame spread and combustion product release from vertically oriented specimens
IEC 61034-2:2005+AMD1:2013 CSV Measurement of smoke density of cables burning under definedconditions - Part 2: Test procedure and requirements
ISO 13927:2015 Plastics — Simple heat release test using a conical radiant heater and a thermopile detector
ISO/TR 11925-1:1999 Reaction to fire tests Ignitability of building products subjected to direct impingement of flame Part 1: Guidance on ignitability
ISO 6941:2003 Textile fabrics Burning behaviour Measurement of flame spread properties of vertically oriented specimens
ISO/TR 13387-5:1999 Fire safety engineering Part 5: Movement of fire effluents
ISO 4589-1:2017 Plastics — Determination of burning behaviour by oxygen index — Part 1: General requirements
ISO 11907-4:1998 Plastics — Smoke generation — Determination of the corrosivity of fire effluents — Part 4: Dynamic decomposition method using a conical radiant heater
ISO/IEC Guide 98-3:2008 Uncertainty of measurement — Part 3: Guide to the expression of uncertainty in measurement (GUM:1995)
IEC TS 60695-5-3:2003 Fire hazard testing - Part 5-3: Corrosion damage effects of fire effluent - Leakage-current and metal-loss test method

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