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  • EN 60695-6-2 : 2011

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    FIRE HAZARD TESTING - PART 6-2: SMOKE OBSCURATION - SUMMARY AND RELEVANCE OF TEST METHODS (IEC 60695-6-2:2011)

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    Superseded date:  10-02-2022

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    Published date:  12-01-2013

    Publisher:  European Committee for Standards - Electrical

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    FOREWORD
    INTRODUCTION
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms and definitions
    4 Types of test method
    5 Types of test specimen
    6 Published static test methods
    7 Published dynamic test methods
    8 Overview of methods and relevance of data
    Annex A (informative) - Repeatability and reproducibility
            data - NBS smoke chamber - Interlaboratory tests
            from the French standard NF C20-902-1 and NF C20-902-2
    Annex B (informative) - Repeatability and reproducibility
            data - ISO 5659-2
    Annex C (informative) - Repeatability and reproducibility
            data - 'Three metre cube' smoke chamber - French
            interlaboratory tests according to IEC 61034-2
    Annex D (informative) - Repeatability and reproducibility
            data - NFPA 262
    Annex E (informative) - Precision data of smoke measurement
            in ISO 5660-2
    Annex ZA (normative) - Normative references to international
             publications with their corresponding European
             publications
    Bibliography

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    Defines a summary of the test methods that are used in the assessment of smoke obscuration.

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    Committee SR 89
    Development Note To be read in conjunction with EN 60695-6-1. (10/2011)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher European Committee for Standards - Electrical
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By

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    BS EN 60695-1-40:2014 Fire hazard testing Guidance for assessing the fire hazard of electrotechnical products. Insulating liquids
    BS EN 60695-6-1 : 2005 FIRE HAZARD TESTING - PART 6-1: SMOKE OBSCURATION - GENERAL GUIDANCE
    EN 60695-6-1:2005/A1:2010 FIRE HAZARD TESTING - PART 6-1: SMOKE OBSCURATION - GENERAL GUIDANCE
    I.S. EN 60695-1-40:2014 FIRE HAZARD TESTING - PART 1-40: GUIDANCE FOR ASSESSING THE FIRE HAZARD OF ELECTROTECHNICAL PRODUCTS - INSULATING LIQUIDS
    I.S. EN 60695-6-1:2005 FIRE HAZARD TESTING - PART 6-1: SMOKE OBSCURATION - GENERAL GUIDANCE
    UNE-EN 60695-1-40:2014 Fire hazard testing - Part 1-40: Guidance for assessing the fire hazard of electrotechnical products - Insulating liquids
    IEC 60695-1-10:2016 Fire hazard testing - Part 1-10: Guidance for assessing the fire hazard of electrotechnical products - General guidelines
    CEI EN 60695-1-40 : 2014 FIRE HAZARD TESTING - PART 1-40: GUIDANCE FOR ASSESSING THE FIRE HAZARD OF ELECTROTECHNICAL PRODUCTS - INSULATING LIQUIDS
    EN 60695-1-40:2014 Fire hazard testing - Part 1-40: Guidance for assessing the fire hazard of electrotechnical products - Insulating liquids

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    EN 50399 : 2011 AMD 1 2016 COMMON TEST METHODS FOR CABLES UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS - HEAT RELEASE AND SMOKE PRODUCTION MEASUREMENT ON CABLES DURING FLAME SPREAD TEST - TEST APPARATUS, PROCEDURES, RESULTS
    IEC TS 60695-6-31:2013 Fire hazard testing - Part 6-31: Smoke obscuration - Small-scale static test - Materials
    UL 1685 : 4 VERTICAL-TRAY FIRE-PROPAGATION AND SMOKE-RELEASE TEST FOR ELECTRICAL AND OPTICAL-FIBER CABLES
    NFPA 262 : 2015 METHOD OF TEST FOR FLAME TRAVEL AND SMOKE OF WIRES AND CABLES FOR USE IN AIR-HANDLING SPACES
    ISO/TR 5924:1989 Fire tests — Reaction to fire — Smoke generated by building products (dual-chamber test)
    EN 50289-4-11:2002 Communication cables - Specifications for test methods - Part 4-11: Environmental test methods - A horizontal integrated fire test method
    ISO 5659-2:2017 Plastics — Smoke generation — Part 2: Determination of optical density by a single-chamber test
    89/106/EEC : 1988 COUNCIL DIRECTIVE OF 21 DECEMBER 1988 ON THE APPROXIMATION OF LAWS, REGULATIONS AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS OF THE MEMBER STATES RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS
    ISO 5660-2:2002 Reaction-to-fire tests Heat release, smoke production and mass loss rate Part 2: Smoke production rate (dynamic measurement)
    IEC 60695-6-1:2005+AMD1:2010 CSV Fire hazard testing - Part 6-1: Smoke obscuration - General guidance
    BS 6401:1983 Method for measurement, in the laboratory, of the specific optical density of smoke generated by materials
    ISO 13943:2017 Fire safety Vocabulary
    ULC S102.4 : 3ED 2010 STANDARD METHOD OF TEST FOR FIRE AND SMOKE CHARACTERISTICS OF ELECTRICAL WIRING, CABLES AND NON-METALLIC RACEWAYS
    NFC 20 19902-1 : 1990 FIRE HAZARD TESTING - TEST METHODS - DETERMINATION OF SMOKE OPACITY WITHOUT AIR-CHANGE - PART 1: METHODOLOGY AND TEST DEVICES
    EN 61034-2:2005/A1:2013 MEASUREMENT OF SMOKE DENSITY OF CABLES BURNING UNDER DEFINED CONDITIONS - PART 2: TEST PROCEDURE AND REQUIREMENTS (IEC 61034-2:2005/A1:2013)
    IEC GUIDE 104:2010 The preparation of safety publications and the use of basic safety publications and group safety publications
    NFC 20 19902-2-1 : 1990 FIRE HAZARD TESTING - TEST METHODS - DETERMINATION OF SMOKE OPACITY WITHOUT AIR-CHANGE - PART 2-1: TEST METHODS FOR MATERIALS USED IN ELECTRIC CABLES AND IN OPTICAL FIBER CABLES
    ASTM E 662 : 2017-02 TEST METHOD FOR SPECIFIC OPTICAL DENSITY OF SMOKE GENERATED BY SOLID MATERIALS
    EN ISO 13943:2017 Fire safety - Vocabulary (ISO 13943:2017)
    ISO 5725-2:1994 Accuracy (trueness and precision) of measurement methods and results Part 2: Basic method for the determination of repeatability and reproducibility of a standard measurement method
    EN 61034-1:2005/A1:2014 MEASUREMENT OF SMOKE DENSITY OF CABLES BURNING UNDER DEFINED CONDITIONS - PART 1: TEST APPARATUS (IEC 61034-1:2005/A1:2013)
    EN 60695-6-1:2005/A1:2010 FIRE HAZARD TESTING - PART 6-1: SMOKE OBSCURATION - GENERAL GUIDANCE
    ISO 19706:2011 Guidelines for assessing the fire threat to people
    IEC 61034-2:2005+AMD1:2013 CSV Measurement of smoke density of cables burning under definedconditions - Part 2: Test procedure and requirements
    IEC 60332-3-10:2000+AMD1:2008 CSV Tests on electric and optical fibre cables under fire conditions - Part 3-10: Test for vertical flame spread of vertically-mounted bunched wires or cables - Apparatus
    IEC 61034-1:2005+AMD1:2013 CSV Measurement of smoke density of cables burning under defined conditions - Part 1: Test apparatus
    ASTM E 1354 : 2017 : REDLINE Standard Test Method for Heat and Visible Smoke Release Rates for Materials and Products Using an Oxygen Consumption Calorimeter
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