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BS EN 13501-6:2018+A1:2022 Fire classification of construction products and building elements - Classification using data from reaction to fire tests on power, control and communication cables, 2023
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- 1 Scope
- 2 Normative references
- 3 Terms, definitions and symbols [Go to Page]
- 3.1 Terms and definitions
- 3.2 Symbols and abbreviations
- 4 Classes of reaction to fire performance
- 5 Test methods [Go to Page]
- 5.1 General
- 5.2 Heat of combustion test (EN ISO 1716)
- 5.3 Vertical flame spread of single cable (EN 6033212)
- 5.4 Burning behaviour and smoke production of bunched cable – (EN 50399)
- 5.5 Smoke production of burning cable (EN 610342)
- 5.6 Acidity of gases produced by burning cables (EN 60754-2)
- 6 Principles for specimen preparation
- 7 Number of tests for classification [Go to Page]
- 7.1 Minimum number of tests
- 7.2 Additional tests
- 7.3 Criteria for classification
- 7.4 Continuous parameters
- 7.5 Discontinuous parameters
- 8 Testing of electric cables (see Table 1) [Go to Page]
- 8.1 Class Eca, Fca
- 8.2 Classes Dca, Cca, B2ca
- 8.3 Class B1ca
- 8.4 Class Aca
- 8.5 Additional classifications s1, s2, s3 for smoke production
- 8.6 Additional classifications s1a, s1b for smoke production
- 8.7 Additional classifications d0, d1, d2 for flaming droplets/particles
- 8.8 Additional classifications a1, a2, a3 for acidity
- 9 Classification criteria for electric cables (see Table 1) [Go to Page]
- 9.1 General
- 9.2 Class Fca
- 9.3 Class Eca
- 9.4 Class Dca
- 9.5 Class Cca
- 9.6 Class B2ca
- 9.7 Class B1ca
- 9.8 Class Aca
- 9.9 Additional classifications s1, s1a, s1b, s2, s3 for smoke production [Go to Page]
- 9.9.1 General
- 9.9.2 Additional classification s1
- 9.9.3 Additional classification s1a
- 9.9.4 Additional classification s1b
- 9.9.5 Additional classification s2
- 9.9.6 Additional classification s3
- 9.10 Additional classifications d0, d1, d2 for flaming droplets and/or particles
- 9.11 Additional classifications a1, a2, a3 for acidity
- 10 Presentation of classification
- 11 Field of application of the classification
- 12 Classification report [Go to Page]
- 12.1 General
- 12.2 Content and format
- Annex A (normative)Reaction to fire classification report for electric cables [Go to Page]
- A.1 Introduction
- A.2 Details of classified product [Go to Page]
- A.2.1 General
- A.2.2 Product description
- A.3 Reports and results in support of this classification [Go to Page]
- A.3.1 Specific conditions**
- A.3.2 Reports
- A.3.3 Results
- A.4 Classification and field of application [Go to Page]
- A.4.1 Reference of classification
- A.4.2 Classification
- A.4.3 Field of application
- A.5 Limitations
- Annex B (informative)Background information as regards the reaction to fire performance of cables [Go to Page]
- B.1 General
- B.2 Assumptions
- B.3 Reference scenario and fire situations for cables [Go to Page]
