ISO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 25762 First edition 2009-07-01 Plastics Guidance on the assessment of the fire characteristics and fire performance of fibre-reinforced polymer composites Plastiques Lignes directrices pour I'évaluation des caracteristiques au feu et des performances au feu de polymeres composites renforcés defibres Reference number ISO 25762:2009(E) @ ISO 2009 THS unde Not for Resale ISO25762:2009(E) PDF disclaimer This PDF file may contain embedded typefaces. In accordance with Adobe's licensing policy, this file may be printed or viewed but shall not be edited unless the typefaces which are embedded are licensed to and installed on the computer performing the editing. In accepts no liability in this area. Adobe is a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated. Details of the software products used to create this PDF file can be found in the General Info relative to the file; the PDF-creation parameters were optimized for printing. Every care has been taken to ensure that the file is suitable for use by IsO member bodies. In the unlikely event that a problem relating to it is found, please inform the Central Secretariat at the address given below. COPYRIGHTPROTECTEDDOCUMENT @ ISO2009 All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and microfilm, without permission in writing from either isO at the address below or IsO's memberbody in the country of the requester. ISO copyright office Case postale 56. CH-1211Geneva 20 Tel. + 4122 749 01 11 Fax + 41 22 749 09 47 E-mail [email protected] Web www.iso.org Published in Switzerland @ Iso 2009 - All rights reserved I without license from IHS Not for Resale ISO 25762:2009(E) Contents Page Foreword. iv Introduction 1 Scope 2 Normative references. 3 Terms, definitions and abbreviated terms 3.1 General. 3.2 Types of material .. 4 Fibre reinforcement. 4.1 4.2 Fibre content.. 4.3 Core materials .... 4.4 Production methods.... 5 Fire characteristics 5.1 Reaction to fire... 5.1.1 General. 5.1.2 Combustibility . 5.1.3 5.1.4 Rate of heat release. 5.1.5 Flame spread 5.1.6 Smoke 5.1.7 6 5.2 Structural performance 5.2.1 General.... 5.2.2 Walls and ceilings.. 5.2.3 Floors.... 5.2.4 Structural integrity of fibre-reinforced composites on exposure to fire... 6 Fire test methods... 8 6.1 Assessmentoffirehazard.. 6.2 Fire tests for determining performance requirements..... 8 6.3 Applicability of standard fire test methods to FRP composites. 8 6.4 Large-scale tests.... 9 6.5 Standard fire tests for conformity purposes .... 9 AnnexA(informative)HeatreleasemeasurementsonFRPcomposites.. 10 Annex B (informative) Typical results given for glass-fibre-reinforced polymer composites by Iso Annex C (informative)Recommendations for the handling and storage of fibre-reinforced polymer composites... .. 20 Annex D (informative) Procedure in the event of fire involving fibre-reinforced polymer composites.. .22 Annex E (informative) Mounting and fixing of test specimens of fibre-reinforced polymer composites. .23 Bibliography. 27 Copyrght International Organizaionfrstandardizalonghtsreserved ii nse from IHS Not for Resa