Test procedure

The conditioned samples are hung vertically in the burning chamber. The lower edges of the samples are put into contact with a propane gas flame (40 ± 2 mm in length) for 3 s and 15 s. The burner is inclined by 30° relative to the vertical axis. The damage length and the afterglow time are assessed for samples which do not ignite. For samples that do ignite the after flame time is recorded and where applicable the rate of flame spread between two points is determined.

Requirements according VKF

Flammability grade 5 is reached when at least 18 of the 20 samples meet all of the below requirements. If grade 5 is not reached the sample is deemed to have failed the test.

Test procedure

The conditioned samples are hung in the burning chamber. The lower edges of the samples are put into contact with a propane gas flame (20mm in length) for 15 s. The burner is inclined by 45° relative to the vertical axis.

The samples are classified based on a) the time it takes for the flame to burn 150 mm from the bottom of the sample, and b) the duration of time that afterglow is observd.

Test procedure

Smoke density is determined by exposing the test sample (30 x 30 x 4 mm and/or least 2 g) to a defined flame in the standardized apparatus with a controlled air flow until the sample has been completely burnt. In the course of this test, the maximum measurable light absorption of the generated smoke is determined by photometry.

Requirements

The smoke density is determined for three tests. Should the results not agree, up to six tests will be conducted and the maximum and minimum values excluded; the average of the results is used for the classification.

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Determination of flammability in accordance with SN 198’898 (1987)
(Withdrawn 1999-07-01)

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