3 Performance Criteria
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3 Performance Criteria

Parent topic: Part 5 – Test for Surface Flammability (Test for Surface Materials and Primary Deck Covering)

3.1 Surface flammability criteria

 Materials having average values for all of the surface flammability criteria that comply with the values as listed in table 1, are considered to meet the requirement for low flame-spread in compliance with the relevant regulations in chapter II-2 of the Convention.

3.2 Burning droplets during the test

 Materials for bulkhead, wall and ceiling linings and primary deck coverings shall not produce burning droplets during the test. The burning droplets shall be considered as a reject material regardless of the surface flammability criteria. For floor coverings, no more than 10 burning drops are acceptable.

Table 1 – Surface flammability criteria

  Bulkhead, wall and ceiling linings Floor coverings Primary deck coverings
CFE (kW/m2) ≥20.0 ≥7.0 ≥7.0
Qsb (MJ/m2) ≥1.5 ≥0.25 ≥0.25
Qt (MJ) ≤0.7 ≤2.0 ≤2.0
Qp (kW) ≤4.0 ≤10.0 ≤10.0
Burning droplets Not produced No more than 10 burning drops Not produced
Where:      
  CFE= Critical flux at extinguishment  
  Qsb= Heat for sustained burning  
  Qt= Total heat release  
  Qp= Peak heat release rate  
Note: Qsb means an average of heat for sustained burning, as defined in paragraph 9.3 of appendix 1.
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