Thanks for the references and experience, John. Bengtsson's work is informative and I'll be looking at the UL standards tomorrow.
I did find another somewhat useful reference this evening on Google books, "Polyurethane and Fire: Fire Performance Testing" by Prager and was able to access the ebook version of "Fire Retardancy of Polymeric Materials" by Grand and Wilkie through my local library. Lots to read.... -Adam On Thu, May 19, 2016 at 2:03 PM, John Allen <john_e_al...@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote: > Also do a search for “UL flame spread test” and it should lead you to UL > 723 (ASTM E84) amongst other things > > > > John E Allen > > > > *From:* John Allen [mailto:john_e_al...@blueyonder.co.uk] > *Sent:* 19 May 2016 18:31 > *To:* 'Adam Dixon'; 'EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG' > *Subject:* RE: [PSES] fire safety test methods for different country > standards > > > > Adam > > > > In my last job I tried to do something similar w.r.t. PWB materials for > applications where V-1 or better materials aren’t any good because the > retardants result in reduced service lives in hostile equipment > environments, whereas some specific (and very special!) HB materials last > much longer. > > > > Did a lot of searching and found various documents which unfortunately did > not solve that particular problem. > > > > However, here are a few documents to search for: > > > > Lars-Goran Bengtsson, Swedish Rescue Services Agency “Enclosure Fires”, > 2001 – that’s a long document and there are a lot more references at the > back that you could follow up on. > > > > Also: > > UL746C “Polymeric Materials – “Use in Electrical Equipment Evaluations” > > > > The many parts of the IEC 60695 series, notably: Part 1-10 “Fire hazard > testing – Part 1-10: Guidance for assessing the fire hazard of > electrotechnical products – > > General guidelines” > > > > John E Allen. > > > > W.London, UK > > > > *From:* Adam Dixon [mailto:lanterna.viri...@gmail.com > <lanterna.viri...@gmail.com>] > *Sent:* 19 May 2016 13:44 > *To:* EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG > *Subject:* [PSES] fire safety test methods for different country standards > > > > Apart from purchasing multiple standards, are there reference materials > that may guide preliminary in-house fire safety testing (flame spread) for > materials categorized as building components? I have come across summary > descriptions of multiple test standards (BS476, ISO9705, ISO5660, DIN-4102, > etc.) and some "comparison of standards" documents. I would like to get an > idea of the relative flame/temperature/time/energy parameters (i.e. may > rudimentary testing be done with a candle, Bunsen burner or propane torch > with appropriate precautions for fumes?). > > For example, DIN-4102 (Germany) references -15 and -16 standards for the > test apparatus and method and I have seen multiple test reports and a few > apparatus supplier catalogs, but haven't seen a good description of the > burner used in the 'Brandschacht' (fire shaft). > > My only experience thus far is with UL94. Pointers to reference materials > or other feedback is appreciated. > > Cheers, > > Adam > > adam.di...@ieee.org > > > > - > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > > This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc > discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to < > emc-p...@ieee.org> > > All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: > http://www.ieee-pses.org/emc-pstc.html > > Attachments are not permitted but the IEEE PSES Online Communities site at > http://product-compliance.oc.ieee.org/ can be used for graphics (in > well-used formats), large files, etc. > > Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ > Instructions: http://www.ieee-pses.org/list.html (including how to > unsubscribe) <http://www.ieee-pses.org/list.html> > List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html > > For help, send mail to the list administrators: > Scott Douglas <sdoug...@ieee.org> > Mike Cantwell <mcantw...@ieee.org> > > For policy questions, send mail to: > Jim Bacher <j.bac...@ieee.org> > David Heald <dhe...@gmail.com> > - ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to <emc-p...@ieee.org> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieee-pses.org/emc-pstc.html Attachments are not permitted but the IEEE PSES Online Communities site at http://product-compliance.oc.ieee.org/ can be used for graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ Instructions: http://www.ieee-pses.org/list.html (including how to unsubscribe) List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas <sdoug...@ieee.org> Mike Cantwell <mcantw...@ieee.org> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: <j.bac...@ieee.org> David Heald: <dhe...@gmail.com>
