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Methods for fire tests on building materials, components and structures Part 3: Simultane Simultaneous ous determin determinatio ation n of ignitability, flame propagation, heat release and smoke release
AS/NZS 1530.3:1999 This This Joint Joint Austra Australia lian/N n/New ew Zealan Zealand d Standa Standard rd was prepar prepared ed by Joint Joint Technic echnical al Committee BD/18, Fire Safety. It was approved on behalf of the Council of Standards Australia on 30 July 1999 and on behalf of the Council of Standards New Zealand on 20 July 1999. It was published on 5 November 1999.
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Methods for fire tests on building materials, components and structures Part 3: Simultane Simultaneous ous determ determinati ination on of ignitability, flame propagation, heat release and smoke release
Originated as A30 — 1935 (being and endorsement of BS 476 — 1932). Previous edition AS 1530.3 — 1989. Jointly revised and designated as AS/NZS 1530.3:1999.
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PREFACE This This Standar Standard d was prepar prepared ed by the Joint Joint Standar Standards ds Austra Australia/ lia/ Standar Standards ds New Zealand Committee BD/18, Fire Safety. The The obje objecti ctive ve of this this revis revision ion is to spec specify ify proce procedu dure ress for for labor laborat ator ories ies to adopt adopt when when mounting specimen materials in the test apparatus. The basic method of test has not been changed. The mounting procedures are specific for a range of materials being tested. The adoption of these procedures is designed to improve the consistency of the test results. The test provides data for assessing the potential hazard of wall linings during the early growth of fire in a compartment. It also provides a discriminating assessment of the fire behaviour of different materials when subjected to the test method described. . m o c . l a b o l g i a s . e r o t s o f n i / / : p t t h t a n o i s r e v l l u f e h t s s e c c A . e l p m a s e g a p 8 e e r f a s i s i h T
Fire is a complex phenomenon and the fire hazard of a building material is a function of the characteristics of the material, how it is installed and used, and the environment in which it is present. No single test method can give a full assessment of fire hazard under all conditions of fire that may apply. There must be a constant awareness of the variables applicable when using this test method to assess the fire hazard of any particular material or component under other fire exposure or when used in applications other than walls. The terms terms ‘normative’ normative ’ and ‘informative’ informative ’ have been used in this Standard to define the application of the appendix to which they apply. A ‘normative’ normative ’ appendi appendix x is an integra integrall part part of a Stan Standa dard rd,, wher wherea eass an ‘informative’ informative ’ appe append ndix ix is only only for for info inform rmati ation on and guidance. The use of Notes in this Standard are of an advisory nature only to give explanation or guidance to the user on recommended design considerations or technical procedures, or to prov provid idee an infor informa mativ tivee cros crosss-re refer feren ence ce to othe otherr docu documen ments ts or publi publicat cation ions. s. Note Notess to clauses on this Standard do not form a mandatory part for compliance with this Standard.
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SECTION SECTION 1 SCOPE SCOPE AND GENERAL GENERAL 1 . 1 S C OP E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.2 OBJECT IV IVES . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.3 APPLICAT IO ION . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . 4 P R I NC I P L E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.5 1.5 REFE REFERE RENC NCED ED DOCU OCUMEN MENTS . 1.6 DE FI FINITIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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SECTION SECTION 2 TEST PROCED PROCEDURE URE 2.1 APPLICAT IO ION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.2 SPE CI CIMENS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.3 TE ST ST AP AP P A R A T U S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.4 2.4 CALI CALIBR BRA ATION TION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.5 2.5 TES TEST PRO PROCE CEDU DURE RE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.6 2.6 COMP COMPUT UTAT ATIO IONS NS FOR FOR INDI INDIVI VIDU DUAL AL SPECI SPECIME MENS NS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.7 2.7 COMP COMPUT UTAT ATIO ION N OF OF MEA MEAN N VAL VALUE UES S AND AND STAN STANDA DARD RD ERRO ERRORS RS . . . . . 2.8 2.8 REQU REQUIR IREM EMEN ENTS TS FOR FOR SUPP SUPPLEM LEMEN ENTA TARY RY TESTI TESTING NG . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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SECTION SECTION 3 COMPUTATIO COMPUTATION N OF INDICES AND CLASSIFICATI CLASSIFICATION ON FOR REGULATORY PURPOSES 3 . 1 I N DI C E S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.2 3.2 CLAS CLASSI SIFI FICA CATI TION ON FOR FOR IGNI IGNITA TABI BILI LITY TY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.3 3.3 CLAS CLASSI SIFI FICA CATI TION ON FOR FOR SPR SPREA EAD D OF OF FLAM FLAME E . . . . .. . . . .. . . . 3.4 3.4 CLAS CLASSI SIFI FICA CATI TION ON FOR FOR HEA HEAT T EVOL EVOLVE VED D ................. 3.5 3.5 CLAS CLASSI SIFI FICA CATI TION ON FOR FOR SMO SMOKE KE DEV DEVEL ELOP OPED ED . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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SECTION SECTION 4 SPECIMEN SPECIMEN MOUNTING MOUNTING PROCEDURE PROCEDURES S 4.1 4.1 SCO SCOPE OF SEC SECTI TION ON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.2 4.2 APPLI PPLICA CATI TIO ON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.3 4.3 GENER ENERAL AL REQ REQUI UIRE REM MENTS ENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.4 4.4 BASI BASIC C PRO PROCE CED DURES URES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.5 4.5 MATER ATERIA IAL L GRO GROU UPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.6 4.6 FABR FABRIC ICS S (CUR (CURTA TAIN INS, S, DRA DRAPE PES S AND AND AWNI AWNING NGS) S) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.7 4.7 THER THERM MOPLA OPLAST STIC IC SHEET HEETS S . . . . .. . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. 4.8 4.8 FOIL FOIL LAMI LAMINA NATES TES— —REFL REFLEC ECTI TIVE VE (SA (SARK RKIN ING) G) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.9 4.9 FLEX FLEXIB IBLE LE DUCTI UCTIN NG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.10 4.10 TEXT TEXTIL ILE E FLOOR FLOOR COV COVER ERIN INGS GS AND AND UND UNDER ERLA LAYS YS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.11 4.11 RESI RESILI LIEN ENT T FLOO FLOOR R COVE COVERI RING NGS S .......................... ... 4.12 INSULATING INSULATING MATERIALS MATERIALS— —BATT BATT,, SHEET SHEET TYP TYPE E OR BLA BLANK NKET ETS S .... 4.13 INSULATION INSULATION— —LOO LOOSE FIL FILL L......................... ........ 4.14 4.14 SOLIDS SOLIDS— —RIGI RIGID D .......................... ................ 4.15 4.15 THER THERMO MOPL PLAS ASTI TIC C GLAZI GLAZING NG MAT MATER ERIA IALS LS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.16 4.16 APPL APPLIE IED D FIN FINIS ISH HES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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SECTION SECTION 5 REPORTING REPORTING OF OF RESULTS RESULTS 5.1 5.1 DESCR ESCRIP IPTI TION ON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.2 RESUL TS TS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.3 5.3 SUPP SUPPLE LEME MENT NTAR ARY Y OBS OBSER ERVA VATI TION ONS S . . . . .. . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . 5.4 5.4 INDI INDICE CES S FOR FOR REGU REGULA LATO TORY RY PUR PURPO POSE SES S....................... 5.5 5.5 APPL APPLIC ICAT ATIO ION N TO FIRE FIRE HAZ HAZAR ARD D ASSE ASSESS SSME MENT NT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.6 5.6 REFE REFERE RENC NCE E IN OTH OTHER ER AUS AUSTR TRAL ALIA IAN N STAN STANDA DARD RDS S . . . . .. . . . . .. . . 5.7 5.7 COMM COMMER ERCI CIAL AL LIT LITER ERAT ATUR URE E . . . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . .. . . .
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APPENDICES A GUID GUIDE E TO THE THE INT INTER ERPR PRET ETAT ATIO ION N OF OF RESU RESULT LTS S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 B INTE INTERL RLAB ABOR ORAT ATOR ORY Y TRIA TRIALS LS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 . m o c . l a b o l g i a s . e r o t s o f n i / / : p t t h t a n o i s r e v l l u f e h t s s e c c A . e l p m a s e g a p 8 e e r f a s i s i h T
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FOREWORD The results of this fire test may be used to directly assess fire hazard, but it should be reco recogn gnize ized d that that a sing single le test test metho method d will will not not prov provid idee a full full asse assess ssmen mentt of fire fire haza hazard rd under all fire conditions. These These results results provid providee inform informatio ation n on ignitabi ignitability lity,, flame flame propaga propagation tion,, heat heat release release and smoke release which are related to the performance of wall linings in simulated fires in the corner of a compartm compartment ent.. A consum consumer er or regulato regulatory ry authori authority ty should should consid consider er the relevance of this information to the fire hazard represented by the intended application of the material material or compon component. ent. The perfor performanc mancee in the test applies applies to the thickness thickness of the spec specim imen en in a flat flat pane panell shap shape. e. The The resu result ltss may may not not be vali valid d for for othe otherr shap shapes es or assemblies unless verified by further tests. . m o c . l a b o l g i a s . e r o t s o f n i / / : p t t h t a n o i s r e v l l u f e h t s s e c c A . e l p m a s e g a p 8 e e r f a s i s i h T
The results may also provide a comparison of the fire behaviour of different materials and components. The application of the information obtained from this test to the fire hazard requires consideration of the form and fixing of the specimen as tested and the intended building use of the material or component. The standard regime of increasing impressed radiant heat applied to the specimens in this test test method method was origina originally lly defined defined follow following ing studie studiess of experim experimenta entall room room fires. fires. The increasing intensity of radiant heat simulates that which could be experienced during the early early devel develop opmen mentt of a build building ing fire. fire. Early Early work work was was carri carried ed out out by J.E. J.E. Ferr Ferris is at the Commonwealth Experimental Building Station (now CSIRO) in Sydney in 1955. Igni Ignitio tion n is initi initiate ated d by a pilot pilot flame flame that that is held held near, near, but which which does not touch touch the specimen. A material that does not ignite during the standard test may ignite if contacted with a pilot flame during the test. The reaction of thin unsupported flexible materials to flame impingement can be assessed by testing in accordance with AS 1530.2. Materials of thickness less than 2 mm, which are sufficiently flexible to be bent by hand around a mandrel of 2 mm diameter or less, are are subj subjec ecte ted d to the the test test desc descri ribe bed d here herein in,, shou should ld also also be subj subjec ecte ted d to the the test test in AS 1530.2. Sinc Sincee the the heat heat sour source ce for for the the test test metho method d is a radia radiato tor, r, a reduc reductio tion n in the reflect reflective ive properties of certain materials by the deposition of dust and soot, by surface damage and by the formation of surface corrosion products, may produce a significant change in the results from those obtained when the materials were tested in a new and a clean condition. Some Some material materialss are subject subjected ed to cleanin cleaning g treatmen treatments ts throug throughou houtt their their useful useful life. life. Some Some treat treatmen ments ts could could adver adverse sely ly affec affectt the fire fire haza hazard rd indic indices es by, by, for for examp example le,, remo removal val or redeposition of fire-retarding agents. It is advisable that testing also be performed after a number of treatments, in accordance with commercial cleaning practice.
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STANDARDS AUSTRALIA/STANDARDS NEW ZEALAND Australian/New Zealand Standard Methods for fire tests on building materials, components and structures Part 3: Simultaneous Simultaneous determination determination of ignitability, ignitability, flame propagation, propagation, heat release and smoke release S E C T I O N . m o c . l a b o l g i a s . e r o t s o f n i / / : p t t h t a n o i s r e v l l u f e h t s s e c c A . e l p m a s e g a p 8 e e r f a s i s i h T
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G E N E R A L
This Stan Standa dard rd sets sets out out a test test meth method od for for the the asse assess ssme ment nt of buil buildi ding ng 1.1 1.1 SCOP SCOPE E This materials and components according to — (a) (a)
thei theirr tend tenden ency cy to igni ignite te;;
(b) (b)
their their tende tendenc ncy y to prop propag agate ate flame flame;;
(c) (c)
the the heat heat they they rel releas easee onc oncee ign igniti ition on has occur occurre red; d; and
(d) (d)
their their tende tendenc ncy y to relea release se smok smoke. e.
NOTE: NOTE: A guide guide to the the interp interpre retat tation ion of the the result resultss of this this test test,, toge togethe therr with with a full full list list of references, is given in Appendix A.
1.2 1.2 OB OBJE JECT CTIVE IVES S The The obje object ctiv ivee this this Stan Standa dard rd is to esta establ blis ish h a test test meth method od for for asse assess ssing ing the poten potenti tial al fire fire hazar hazard d of wall wall linin linings gs duri during ng the early early grow growth th of fire fire in a compar compartmen tment. t. The test method method also also provid provides es a discrim discriminat inating ing or ranking ranking assess assessment ment of potential fire hazard between a range of materials used in buildings. 1.3 1.3 APPLI APPLICAT CATION ION This This Stan Stand dard ard will ill be refe refere renc nced ed in the the Buil Buildi ding ng Code Code of Australia (BCA) by way of BCA Amendment No. 6 to be published on 1 January 2000, thereby thereby supers supersedi eding ng the previo previous us edition edition,, AS 1530.3 1530.3— — 1989 1989,, which which will will be with withdr draw awn n 12 months from the date of publication of this edition. 1.4 1.4 PRINCI PRINCIPL PLE E The specimen is held in a vertical configuration in a plane parallel to a radiant heater and the specimen moved towards the heater, in steps, over a period of 20 min or until ignition, induced by a pilot flame, occurs. 1.5 REFEREN REFERENCED CED DOCUMENT DOCUMENTS S Standard:
AS 1530 1530 1530.1 1530.1 1530 1530.2 .2
The following following documents documents are referr referred ed to in this
Method Methodss for fire tests tests on buildin building g material materials, s, compon components ents and structu structures res Part Part 1: Combus Combustibi tibility lity test test for material materialss Part Part 2: Test Test for for flam flamma mabil bility ity of mater material ialss
AS/NZS 2111 2111 Text Textil ilee floo floorr cove coveri ring ngss — Tests and measurements 2111.18 2111.18 Part Part 18: Burnin Burning g behavio behaviour ur— — Tablet test at ambient temperature ISO 2 91
Pl asti cs — Standard atmospheres for conditioning and testing
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