SEDL / STP / STP502-EB / STP32092S

Noncombustibility—Its Definition, Measurement, and Applications

Herpol, GA
Professorheadchairman, State University of GhentLaboratory of Fuels, Combustion and Heat Transfer, Faculty of Applied Sciences, State University of Ghent,

Pages: 13    Published: Jan 1972

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Abstract

The long history of the application of the concept “noncombustibility” in the building field was sufficient to justify drafting a recommendation for a noncombustibility test that would serve to define and measure the lack of “reaction to fire” of construction materials. A short description of the ISO noncombustibility test (R 1182) is provided, as well as a critical analysis which discusses its main features in terms of their weaknesses and advantages.