Combustion characteristics of plastics Determination of smoke-release - Cellular polyurethanes and polyisocyanurates
Standards Australia
Specifies a procedure for determining the level of smoke-release from a small specimen of vertically oriented cellular plastics, but excluding polystyrene and thermoplastic cellular plastics, which is exposed to a small flame.
RECONFIRMATION NOTICE
Technical Committee FP-018 has reviewed the content of this publication and in accordance with Standards Australia procedures for reconfirmation, it has been determined that the publication is still valid and does not require change.
Certain documents referenced in the publication may have been amended since the original date of publication. Users are advised to ensure that they are using the latest versions of such documents as appropriate, unless advised otherwise in this Reconfirmation Notice.
Approved for reconfirmation in accordance with Standards Australia procedures for reconfirmation on 18 November 2015.
The following are represented on Technical Committee FP-018:
Australasian Fire and Emergency Service Authorities Council
Australian Building Codes Board
Australian Industry Group
Australian Institute of Building
AWTA Textile Testing
Building Research Association of New Zealand
Bureau of Steel Manufacturers of Australia
CSIRO
Engineers Australia
Fire Protection Association Australia
Fire Protection Association New Zealand
Forest and Wood Products Australia
Insulated Panel Council Australasia
Insulation Australasia
Insurance Council of Australia
Plastics and Chemicals Industries Association
Property Council of Australia
Society of Fire Protection Engineers
This Standard describes the method for determining the level of smoke release when a small, vertically oriented specimen of rigid or flexible polyurethane, or rigid polyisocyanurate, cellular plastics of density less than
100 kg/m3 is exposed to a small flame. This test is not suitable for polystyrene and other thermoplastic cellular plastics. Its suitability for other cellular plastics has not been determined.
| Document Type | Standard |
| Status | Current |
| Publisher | Standards Australia |
| ProductNote | Reconfirmed 27/05/2016. This standard has been reconfirmed in Australia in 2016 and remains current in New Zealand. Reconfirmation Notice 27/05/2016 |
| Committee | FP-018 |
