IEC 60695-8-1:2008 provides guidance on the measurement and interpretation of heat release from electrotechnical products and materials from which they are constructed. Heat release data can be used as part of fire hazard assessment and in fire safety engineering, as described in the future IEC 60695-1-10 and the future IEC 60695-1-11. This basic safety publication is intended for use by technical committees in the preparation of standards in accordance with IEC Guide 104 and ISO/IEC Guide 51. Major changes with respect to the first edition are as follows:
- editorial changes throughout,
- revised terms and definitions,
- new text concerning bomb calorimetry,
- revised Table 1a,
- new clause 5-Parameters used to report heat release data and introduction of intermediate scale fire test.