Fire Toxicity Smoking (FTS) Test for Rolling Stock and Railroad Wagons

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Fire Toxicity, Smoking (FTS) Test for Rolling Stock and Railroad Wagons

• ASTM E 162: Surface Flammability of Materials Using Radiant Heat Energy Source
• ASTM E 662:Specific Optical Density of Smoke Produced by Solids
• ASTM E648: Test Method for Critical Radiant Flux of Flooring Systems Using Radiant Heat Energy Source
• ASTM C1166: Standard Test Method for Flame Spread of Dense and Cellular Elastomeric Gaskets and Accessories
• ASTM E 1354: Test Method for Heat and Apparent Smoke Release Rates for Materials and Products Using an Oxygen Consumption Calorimeter
• BSS 7239: Test method for toxic gas production from materials during combustion
• ASTM D 3675: Carbon Black-CTAB (Cetyltrimethylammonium Bromide) Surface Area
• BS 6853: Code of practice for fire precautions in the design and construction of passenger trains
• NF F 16-101/NF F 16-102 Fire test to railway component

 Fire Classification

• – Combustion Behavior I degree: I0, I1, I2, I3, I4
• – Combustion Behavior M grade: M0, M1, M2, M3, M4
• – Smoke and toxicity F rating: F0, F1, F2, F3, F4, F5
• – Types of rolling stock
• – Category A1: All wagons that frequently pass through tunnels, including driver's cabins
• – Category A2: Urban and suburban wagons, including driver's cabins, which infrequently pass through tunnels, wagons and their trailers, sleeper cars.
• – Category B: mainline wagons with seats in tunnels, locomotive and locomotor cabs, including rarely traveling cabs,

• NFPA 130 : Standard for Fixed Guide Rail Transit and Passenger Rail Systems
• Bombardier SMP 800-C: Toxic gas sampling and analytical procedures.
• USA 0031- Airbus fire test-flame, smoke and toxicity
• BSS 7238 fire test for smoke density
• BSS 7239 fire test against toxicity
• EN 45545-1: Railway applications. Fire protection in railway vehicles. Part 1: General
• EN 45545-2: Railway applications. Fire protection in railway vehicles. Part 2: Requirements for fire behavior of materials and components
• EN 45545-3: Railway applications. Fire protection in railway vehicles. Part 3: Fire resistance requirements for fire barriers
• EN 45545-4: Railway applications. Fire protection in railway vehicles. Part 4 : Fire safety requirements for the design of railway wagons
• EN 45545-5: Railway applications. Fire protection in railway vehicles. Part 5 : Fire safety requirements for electrical equipment of trolleybuses, rail-guided buses and magnetic levitation vehicles
• EN 45545-6: Railway applications. Fire protection in railway vehicles. Chapter 6 : Fire control and management systems
• EN 45545-7: Railway applications. Fire protection in railway vehicles. Part 7 : Fire safety requirements for flammable liquid and flammable gas installations

Design categories

• -A: automated vehicles without emergency trained personnel on board;
• -D: double-decker vehicles;
• -S: sleeper and bunk cars;
• -N: all other tools

• ISO EN 9239-1: Reaction to fire tests - Horizontal surface propagation of flame in floor covering systems - Part 1: Flame propagation using a radiant heat ignition source.
• ISO 4589-2: Plastics - Determination of combustion behavior with oxygen index - Part 2: Ambient - temperature testing
• NF EN 60695-2-1: Fire Hazard Test
• NF C20-455: Test methods – fire behavior – Glow wire test – flammability and extinguishability
• NF C32-070: Insulated conductors and cables for installation - Classification tests on conductors and cables for fire behavior
• NF F16-102: Railway vehicles - Fire Behavior - Material selection, application to electrical equipment.
• NF G07-128: Textiles – Fire Behavior – Determination of oxygen number at room temperature
• NF P 92-501: Buildings – Construction and flooring materials – Hard materials
• NF P 92-503: Buildings – Construction and flooring materials – Flexible materials
• NF P92-507: Buildings – Construction and flooring materials – Classification according to reaction to fire
• NF T51-071: Plastics - Fire reaction tests - Determination of oxygen number
• NF X10-702: Fire test methods – Smoke emission – Measurement test of specific optical density of smoke by combustion or pyrolysis of solid materials
• NF X65-010: Fire behavior tests – General Principles
• NF X65-012: Fire behavior tests – Vocabulary
• NF X70-100: Fire behavior tests – Analysis of pyrolysis and combustion gases – Pipe distillation method
• UIC 564-2: Rules for fire protection and fire-fighting in railway vehicles in international service, passenger-carrying or assimilated vehicles
• NF P 92-501: Epiradiator flammability test-Hard material and thickness more than 5 mm
• NF P 92-503: Electric burner test used for flexible materials with a thickness not exceeding 5 mm
• NF P 92-504: Flame spread test
• NF F 92-505:Drop test
• EN ISO 4589-2: Oxygen index test
• EN 60695-2-11: Glow wire test
• NF X 10-702: Smoke density
• NF X 70-100: Toxicity
• NF C 32-070: Cable fire test
• UIC 562-2 Appendix A: Seat fire test
• DIN 5510-2 : Preventive fire protection of railway vehicle parts Part 2: Fire behavior and fire side effects of materials and parts

• -Flammability:S1-S5,SF1-SF3
• -Smoke enhancement:SR1-SR2
• -Reducing:ST1-ST2
• -Smoke density and toxicity ：DIN EN 5659-2
• -Vertical single Cable fire test：DIN EN 60332-1-2
• -Vertical bundle Cable fire test：DIN EN 50266-2-4 / DIN EN 50266-2-5
• -Smoke density of cable fire test：DIN EN 61034-2

• DIN 54837: Determination of combustion behavior of a gas burner
• ISO 9239-1: Reaction to fire tests for flooring
• DIN 53438: Testing of small materials
• DIN ISO 5659: Smoke Density and Toxicity
• DIN EN 1021-1: Seat test
• DIN EN 60332-1-2: Vertical single Cable fire test
• DIN EN 50266-2-4: Vertical bundle Cable fire test
• DIN EN 50266-2-5: Vertical bundle Cable fire test
• DIN EN 61034-2: Smoke density of cable fire test
• EN ISO 5658-2: Spread of flame
• EN ISO 5660-1: Heat release, smoke generation and mass loss rate
• EN ISO 5659-2: Smoke density
• EN 45545 Annex C: Smoke toxicity
• EN ISO 9239-1 : Determination of combustion behavior using a radiant heat source
• EN ISO 4589: Oxygen index
• EN 50266: Vertical cable testing
• ISO 9705: Fire testing—full-scale room testing for surface products
• EN 50266-2-4/-5: Vertical bundle cable fire test
• EN 50305 9.1.1: Vertical bundle cable fire test
• EN 50305 9.1.2: Vertical bundle cable fire test
• EN 60332-1-2: Vertical single cable fire test
• EN 50268-2: Toxicity
• NF X 70-100 : Toxicity
• BS6853: Code of practice for fire precautions in the design and construction of passenger trains.
• -BS EN 50266-2-4: Common test methods for cables under fire conditions – Vertical flame propagation test of vertically mounted bundled wires or cables – Procedures – Category C (cable diameter ≥12mm)
• -BS EN 50266-2-5: Common test methods for cables under fire conditions – Vertical flame propagation test of vertically mounted bundled wires or cables – Procedures – Category D (cable diameter ＜12mm)
• -BS EN 50264: Railway applications—Railway wagon power and control cables with special fire performance
• -BS EN 50305: Railway applications-Railway wagon cables with special fire performance test methods
• -BS EN 50306: Railway applications-Special fire performance thin-walled cables for railway wagons
• -BS 6853 Annex B: Toxicity
• -BS 6853 Annex D: Smoke density
• -BS EN 4066/BS 4066-3: Tests on electrical cables under fire conditions. Tests on grouped wires or cables.
• -BS EN 60332-3-24:2009 Electrical and fiber optic cable tests under fire conditions-Part 3-25: Vertical flame propagation testing of vertically mounted bundled wires or cables- Category C
• -BS EN 60332-3-24/BS EN 60332-3-25: Electrical and fiber optic cable tests under fire conditions-Part 3-25: Vertical flame propagation test of vertically mounted bundled wires or cables- IEC 60332 with Category D. Same as -3-25:2000
• UNFER prE10.02.977.3:Railway and Tramway Vehicles - Guideline for Fire Protection of Rail, Tram and Guided Road Vehicles - Design Criteria - Fire Prevention Measures - Signaling, Control and Evacuation Systems (Response to Fire)
• GB 8624:2006 Classification for the combustion behavior of building materials and products

-Reaction to fire classes (Class A, B, C,F)

• DIN 5510-2: Preventive fire protection in railway vehicles; Part 2: Fire behavior and fire side effects of materials and parts, classification, requirement and test methods.
• BS EN 50266-2-4: Common test methods for cables under fire conditions – Vertical flame propagation test of vertically mounted bundled wires or cables – Procedures – Category C (cable diameter ≥12mm)
• BS EN 50266-2-5: Common test methods for cables under fire conditions – Vertical flame propagation test of vertically mounted bundled wires or cables – Procedures – Category D (cable diameter ＜12mm)
• BS EN 60332-1-2: Tests on electrical and fiber optic cables under fire conditions - Part 1-2: Vertical flame propagation test for a single insulated wire or cable - Procedure for 1 KW premixed flame and is for general use,
• DIN EN 61034-2: smoke density
• DIN EN 5659-2: FED(tzul)Toxicity test, requirement FED(tzul)≤1
• DIN 5510-1:1988 Preventive fire protection in railway vehicles; protection levels, fire prevention measures and certification
• DIN 5510-2:2009 Preventive fire protection in railway vehicles; Part 2: Fire behavior and fire side effects of materials and parts - Classification, requirements and test methods.
• DIN 5510-4:1988 Preventive fire protection in railway vehicles; Vehicle design; security requirements
• DIN 5510-5:1988 Preventive fire protection in railway vehicles; electrical equipment; security requirements
• DIN 5510-6: Preventive fire protection in railway vehicles; auxiliary measures emergency brake actuation function; information system. fire alarms. fire fighting equipment; security requirements
• GB/T 12528: Railway vehicle cables with rated voltages up to 3KV. GB/T 12528-2008 replace GB 12528.1-1990, GB 12528.11-2003
• GB/T18380.1-2001& GB/T18380.2-2001: vertical flame propagation of bundled wires or cables mounted vertically
• GB/T18380.3-2001: vertical flame propagation for a single insulated wire or cable
• GB/T 17651.2-1998: smoke density and toxicity
• GB/T 17650.2-1998: acidity of combustion gases.