WhatDoesTheTestingTellUs?Thisstandardprovidesamethodtodetermineifaproductcanbeclassifiedasnon-combustible.NB.Onlymaterialswithaveryloworganiccontentarelikelytopassthistest.TestMethodThespecimenisweighedandplacedintoabasket.Athermocoupleisinsertedintothecentreofthespecimenandconnectedtotheloggingequipment.Inadditionthespecimenthermocouple,thereisalsoathermocoupleplacedinsideofthefurnace.Thespecimenisloweredintothefurnace(whichissetat750°C)andremainsinthispositionfortheentire20minutetestduration.Duringthetestthetemperaturesfromthetwothermocouplesareloggedandobservati***relatingtothedurationofflamingarerecorded.TestResultsThereareanumberofcriteriatheproductmustmeetinordertobeclassifiedasnon-combustible:Temperaturerise(furnaceandcentreofspecimen)shouldbe≤50°CPeriodofsustainedflamingshouldbe≤10secondsWhenIsThisTestConducted?Thisnon-combustibilitytestisgenerallyconductedinordertosatisfyUKBuildingRegulati***,howeveritmayalsobecalleduponinotherapplicati***suchasUKrollingstock.SpecimenRequirementsFivespecimens,eachmeasuring40mmby40mmby50mmarerequired.Iftheproductisnot50mmthickinpractice,layersoftheproductshouldbestackedinordertoprovidetherequiredheight.Compositeproductscanbetested.)