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
Test Methods | classification | ||||
NF P 92–505 | - | 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