IMO FTPC Part 1: Flammability Test

IMO FTPC Part 1: Flammability test procedure, developed by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), is a fire test procedure applied to marine equipment.

Materials to be used at sea are tested according to this International Maritime Organization fire test procedures code. The results can be used for type approval. During this test, moisture content is calculated as a percentage of dry weight. The test samples are heated in a ventilated oven at 105 degrees for 24 hours and reweighed after cooling in a desiccator. Samples will also be tested and heated in an oven at 2 degrees Celsius for 500 hours and then reweighted after cooling in a desiccator. Organic content is calculated as a percentage of dry weight.

When performing the flammability test, the test specimens will be cylindrical, each with a volume of 76 plus/minus 8 cm3, and a diameter of 43-45 mm and a height of 50 plus/minus 3 mm. The test sample is placed in a vertical tube furnace with a temperature of 750 degrees. During the test, the furnace and sample temperatures are measured continuously. Multiple samples are tested.

The material is considered non-combustible according to IMO FTPC Part 1 if all the following criteria are met:

• If the average furnace thermocouple temperature rise does not exceed 30 degrees
• If the average test sample surface thermocouple temperature rise does not exceed 30 degrees
• If the average continuous flare time does not exceed 10 seconds
• If the average mass loss does not exceed 50 percent

IMO FTPC Part 1: The standard for the non-flammability test is the “ISO 1182 Fire reaction tests for products - Flammability test” standard developed by the International Standards Organization (ISO). This standard describes a test method for determining the flammability performance of homogeneous products and key components of non-homogeneous products under certain conditions. Information on the precision of this test method is included in the standard annex (Annex A).

For the purposes of this standard, the term material means a single basic substance or a homogeneously dispersed mixture of substances. Continuous flaming means that the flame continues for 5 seconds or longer anywhere in the visible part of the sample.

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