BSI PD ISO/TR 20118:2019
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Plastics. Guidance on fire characteristics and fire performance of PVC materials used in building applications
| Published By | Publication Date | Number of Pages |
| BSI | 2019 | 50 |
This document provides information on the fire characteristics and performance in fire tests of PVC materials and products for use in building applications.
It illustrates a number of suitable applications incorporating primarily PVC materials, including unplasticized PVC (PVC-U), plasticized (or flexible) PVC (PVC-P) and chlorinated PVC (PVC-C) based products. Except where otherwise stated, there is no restriction with reference to the content of PVC (in terms of quantity and composition) in the products mentioned in this document.
This document draws attention to the limits of applicability or the unsuitability of some standard fire test methods for certain applications of PVC based products in buildings.
This document applies to products during their use phase in the building and does not apply to the manufacturing phase of plastic products. It neither applies to general safety measures applicable to the installation phase nor to the dismantling or the demolition phase of the building.
PDF Catalog
| PDF Pages | PDF Title |
|---|---|
| 2 | National foreword |
| 7 | Foreword |
| 8 | Introduction |
| 11 | 1 Scope 2 Normative references 3 Terms and definitions |
| 13 | 4 PVC building materials and products 4.1 Definition and description 4.1.1 General |
| 14 | 4.1.2 PVC-U based products 4.1.3 PVC-P based products |
| 15 | 4.1.4 PVC-C based products 4.1.5 Flame retardants |
| 16 | 4.2 Product standards |
| 18 | 5 Fire safety strategy 5.1 Fire safety objectives 5.1.1 General |
| 19 | 5.1.2 Safety of life 5.1.3 Conservation of property |
| 20 | 5.1.4 Continuity of business or service operations 5.1.5 Protection of the environment |
| 21 | 5.1.6 Preservation of heritage 5.2 Fire scenarios |
| 23 | 6 Fire test methods — Description and relevance 6.1 General 6.1.1 Reaction to fire tests applicable to plastics construction products 6.1.2 Intermediate scale plastics reaction to fire tests |
| 24 | 6.1.3 Fire stage and fire tests 6.1.4 Assessment of the fire threat to people |
| 25 | 6.2 Relevance of results and studies comparisons |
| 26 | 7 Material fire characteristics relevant for PVC construction products 7.1 Combustibility |
| 28 | 7.2 Ignitability 7.2.1 Ignition temperature |
| 29 | 7.2.2 Ignitability measured by the cone calorimeter test |
| 30 | 7.3 Oxygen index |
| 31 | 7.4 Heat release and heat release rate 7.4.1 General |
| 32 | 7.4.2 Heat release data |
| 34 | 7.5 Flame spread 7.5.1 General |
| 36 | 7.5.2 Flame spread by flame propagation 7.5.3 Flame spread by flaming droplets |
| 37 | 7.6 Smoke generation 7.6.1 Smoke obscuration |
| 38 | 7.6.2 Smoke toxicity |
| 41 | 7.6.3 Smoke corrosivity |
| 42 | 7.6.4 HCl decay |
| 43 | 7.7 Char formation and intumescence |
| 44 | Annex A (informative) Example of reaction to fire performance — PVC-U pipe |
| 45 | Annex B (informative) Example case history — Plastimet accident |
| 46 | Bibliography |
