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We test cables of all kinds — not only electrical power and building cables, but also aircraft cabling, defence cabling, and cables used in high-risk applications such as nuclear power stations.
All electric cables used in EU member states are tested using the same test methods and classified using the same classification system. Cables are tested using five test methods and classified by the provisions of EN 13501-6, a parallel standard to EN 13501-1 covering electric cable requirements.
EN 13501-6 sets out the test methods and performance criteria that must be met for a cable to achieve a particular classification (Aca, B1ca, B2ca, Cca, Dca and Eca), with optional additional classifications for smoke production, flaming droplets and acidity of smoke gases.
Alongside reaction-to-fire testing, we support circuit integrity testing for fire alarm and safety cabling, where the requirement is for a cable to keep working during a fire rather than simply to resist ignition. Please contact us to discuss circuit integrity requirements, aircraft and defence cable testing, and high-risk applications such as nuclear power station cabling (IEEE 1202).
8 matching test methods. Each card opens the full test method page.
EN ISO 1716
Determines the potential maximum total heat release of a product when completely burning, regardless of its end use.
EN 50399
Evaluates the potential contribution of a cable to the early stages of a fire under direct exposure to a 20.5 kW or 30 kW flame source.
EN IEC 60332-3-10 · EN IEC 60332-3-24
Assesses vertical flame spread of vertically mounted bunched wires or cables, electrical or optical, under defined conditions.
EN 60332-1-2
Evaluates the flame spread of a single vertical insulated conductor, cable or optical fibre cable exposed to a 1 kW pre-mixed flame.
EN 61034-2
Measures smoke emission when electric cables are burned under defined conditions in the 3 Metre Cube.
EN 60754-1 · EN 60754-2
Determines the degree of acidity of gases evolved during combustion of materials taken from electric cables by measuring pH and conductivity.
EN 50200
Assesses the circuit integrity and fire resistance of cables — whether a cable continues to function during a fire.
BS 6387
Assesses the circuit integrity and fire resistance of cables — whether a cable continues to function during a fire.
Tell us what you make and where it will be used. We will come back with the exact tests and the classification route to plan for.
