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French Standard: NF P92-503 – Class M Fire Test for Building Materials

French Standard: NF P92-503 – Class M Fire Test for Building Materials

The following content will explain the flame retardant and fire test standard NFP92-503 for floor materials:
 

NFP92-503 Fire Safety: Building Materials - Standard Name: 

  • NF P92-503: Safety against fire: Building materials – Reaction to fire tests. Electrical burner test used for flexible materials

  • NF P92-503: Fire Safety: Construction Materials - Combustion Reaction. Electrical Combustion Test of Flexible Materials 

 

NFP92-503 Fire Safety: Construction Materials – Standard Overview: 

  • NFP92-503 This regulation contains test methods for the fire performance of building and decorative materials. 


NFP92-503 Fire Safety: Building Materials - Scope of application of the standard: 

materials :

  • integrated movable walls and ceiling surfaces of any thickness 

  • filter material 

NF P 92-503 Fire Safety: Building Materials - Standard Analysis:
NF P 92-503 is divided into levels M0 to M4 for fire protection testing, with M0 being the highest level.
Pay attention to the following points during the test -
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Duration of burning
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Burning droplets/burning particles produced -   Length and width of damage in the sample
 
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NF P92-503 M grade determination
Test Methods
classification
NF P 92–505
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No burning of cotton
No burning of cotton
cotton burning
cotton burning
NF P 92–503
No droplets
No droplets
molten droplets
No droplets
molten droplets
Burning time < 5s
M1
M1
M2
M4
M4
Burning time > 5s;
Degree of damage < 350mm
M2
M2
M3
M4
M4
Burning time > 5s;
Failure length < 450mm
Destruction width < 90mm
M3
M3
M4
M4
M4
NF P 92–504
-
-
M4
M4
M4
  

NF P 92-503 Fire Safety: Building Materials – Relevant Reference Standards

  • NF C 42-321:1987 Electronic measuring instruments – Thermocouples – Reference table 

  • NF C 42-323:1985 Electronic measuring instruments – Thermocouple determination 

  • NF X 15-001:1991 Peripheral test conditions – Conditioning and testing at standard atmospheric pressure 

  • NF X 65-020:1991 Fire protection definitions related terms 

 

relevant test standards

  • NF P 92-510: Determination of upper calorific potential

  • NF P 92-501: Fire safety of building materials - Rigid material testing  

  • NF P 92-504: Fire safety of building materials - Burning rate test  

  • NF P 92-505: Fire safety of building materials - Droplet test  

  • NF P 92-507: Fire safety of building materials-Grade determination  


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