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This group has various fire testing devices to evaluate the fire safety of wires and cables, and can respond to a variety of testing requests.
Fire Hazard Testing
(1) Flame Test for Wires and Cables
| No. | Tests | Test Outline | Test Conditions | Reference Standard |
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| 1 | Single Wire Flame Test | Measuring of flame propagation of a single wire and cable | Burner power: 50W, 500W, 1kW Sample Length: 300mm(ＪＩＳ) 610mm(VW-1, FT1, IEC 60332-1) 250mm(FT2) |
JIS C 3005 UL 224 UL 1581(VW-1 etc.) CSA C22.2(FT-1, FT-2) IEC 60332-1 ISO 6722 etc. |
| 2 | Vertical Tray Flame Test | Vertical tray flame test of parallel installed cables | Burner power: 20kW Type of gas: propane gas Sample Length: 2.4m(96in) |
IEEE 383(1974) IEEE 1202 JIS C 3521 UL 1685 CSA FT-4 |
| Vertical flame test of bunched wires and cables based on IEC | Burner power: 20kW, 40kW Type of gas: propane gas Sample Length: 3.5m |
IEC 60332-3 | ||
| 3 | Riser Cable Fire Test | Test for flame propagation height of electrical and optical-fiber cables installed vertically in shafts |
Burner power: 155kW Type of gas: propane gas Sample Length: 5.3m(17.5ft) |
UL 1666 |
| 4 | Steiner Tunnel Flammability Test | 1) Test for flame travel and smoke of wires and cables for use in air-handling spaces 2) Test for surface burning characteristics of building materials |
Burner power: 88kW Type of gas: methane gas Sample Length: 7.3m(24ft) |
NFPA 262 ASTM E 84 NFPA 255 UL 723 |
(2) Fire Resistant Test for Wires and Cables
| No. | Tests | Test Outline | Test Conditions | Reference Standard |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Small Scale Fire Resistant Test | 1) Test for fire proof cables 2) Test for heat proof cables(heat proof wireｓ and cables, heat proof coaxial cables, heat proof optical cables, etc. ) 3) Test for fire proof or heat proof cable joints 4) Test for heat proof terminal block |
Temperature rise curve: JIS A 1304 Sample Length: 10m(heat proof optical cables) 1.3m(others) |
Fire and Disaster Management Agency Notice 10 (1997) Notice 11 (1997) JCS 7502, 7504, 7505, 7507 JIL 5501-2010 |
| 2 | Large Scale Fire Resistant Test | 1) Fire resistant test of large size cable 2) Fire resistant test of bus-duct 3) Fire resistant test based on RABT curve 4) Fire resistant preliminary test of fire compartment penetration part |
Temperature rise curve: JIS A 1304 RABT curve ISO834-1 Furnace size: 2.1x1.5x1.3m |
Fire and Disaster Management Agency Notice 10 (1997) JCS 7503, 7506 etc. |
| 3 | Fire Resistant Test (IEC) | Fire resistant test of cable based on IEC | Burner flame temperature: 750+50℃、830+40℃ Sample Length: 1.2m(IEC60331-21) 1.5m(IEC60331-1) |
IEC 60331-21(-11) IEC 60331-1 |
(3) Smoke Density and Toxic Fume Measurement
| No. | Tests | Test Outline | Test Conditions | Reference Standard |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3m Cube Test | Measuring smoke density in burning various components of railway rolling stock (cables, textiles and minor use materials) | Fire source: 1,00 l ± 0,01 l of alcohol Sample Length: 1,00 m ± 0,05 m for cable Please ask us about sample size of the other materials. |
IEC 61034 EN 61034 |
| 2 | NBS Smoke Chamber | Measuring smoke density in burning materials (components for air plane, railway vehicle and ECO cable, which made of ecology material) |
Sample size: JIS C 3612 Amendment 1 Annex A) Approximately 76×76 mm , 0.5 mm thick ASTM E662)76.2×76.2×25.4mm |
JIS C 60695-6-31 ASTM E 662 JIS C 3612 Amendment 1 Annex A |
| 3 | Toxic Fume Emission Measurement | 8 types of toxic gases(CO, CO2, HF,HCl, HBr, HCN, SO2, NOx) generated during material combustion are quantified using FTIR, and the toxicity index is calculated. | Sample size : 75mm×75mm×T Heat flux : 25 or 50 kW/m2 |
EN 17084 Method1 EN 45545-2 AnnexC Method1 ISO/TS 19021 |
| 8 types of toxic gases(CO, CO2, HF,HCl, HBr, HCN, SO2, NOx) generated when material is combusted in a tubular furnace are quantified using a specified analyzer, and the toxicity index is calculated. | Temperature :600℃ Sample weight : 1g |
EN 17084 Method2 EN 45545-2 AnnexC Method2 BS 6853 Annex B.1 |
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| 5 types of toxic gases(CO, CO2, HCN, SO2, NOx) generated when materials from cables are combusted in a tubular furnace are quantified using a specified analyzer, and the toxicity index(ITC) is calculated. | Temperature : 800℃ Sample weight : 1g |
EN 50305 9.2 |
(4) Flame Test for Materials
| No. | Tests | Test Outline | Test Conditions | Reference Standard |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cone Calorimeter | 1) Measuring of heat release rate and heat of combustion 2) Measuring of smoke density, soot accumulation and combustion generated gasses(CO，CO2) are available at the same time 3) Measuring of heat release for construction materials 4)Measuring of MARHE(Maximum average rate of heat emission) for materials and components for railway vehicles. |
Sample size: 100x100x50mm(max.) | ISO 5660 ASTM E 1354 Building Standards Act Act No. 2-9 etc. |
| 2 | Safety for Test for Flammability of Plastic (UL94) | Measuring of flame resisting by horizontal or vertical of Bar specimens | Burner power： HB, V：50W 5VA ：500W Sample size: HB:125x13.0x3.0mm V:125x13.0x13mm(max.) |
UL 94: HB UL 94: V-0 UL 94: V-1 UL 94: V-2 IEC 60695-11-10, 20 JIS C 60695-11-10, 20 |
| 3 | Oxygen Index Measuring Equipment | Measuring of the minimum concentration of oxygen that will support flaming combustion | Sample size: Ⅰ： 80～150×10×4mm Ⅱ： 80～150×10×10mm Ⅲ： 80～150×10×T≦10.5mm Ⅳ： 70～150×6.5×3mm Ⅴ： 140×52×T≦10.5mm Ⅵ： 140～200×20× 0.02～0.10mm |
JIS K 7201-2 ISO 4589-2 ASTM D 2863 |
(5) Fire Testing Enclosure
| No. | Tests | Test Outline | Test Conditions | Reference Standard |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Large Scale Fire Testing Enclosure | 1) Fire test of installed cables 2) Fire test of household electric appliances & furniture 3) Various fire tests used with the aid of the large space and incidence facilities for exhaust gas treatment |
Ignition source: propane gas, etc. Dimension of test room: 10wx10Lx8hm Exhaust capacity: max. 250m3/min |
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| 2 | Medium Scale Fire Testing Enclosure | Ignition source: propane gas, etc. Dimension of test room: 4wx4Lx7.5hm Exhaust capacity: max. 60m3/min |
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| 3 | Small Scale Fire Testing Enclosure | Various fire tests used with the aid of the small space and incidence facilities for exhaust gas treatment | Ignition source: methane gas. Dimension of test room: 1.6wx1.6Lx1.6hm Exhaust capacity: max. 10m3/min |
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