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Understanding Fire Retardancy

[/vc_column_text][edgtf_accordion content_width=”full-width” skin=”light” custom_class=”product-accordion”][edgtf_accordion_tab title=”Understanding Fire Retardancy”][vc_column_text]Fire protection for your building begins at the planning stage. However, minimising fire risk – particularly in places with a heavy footfall and large crowds such as sporting arenas, mass transit terminals, hospitals, schools, and high-rise buildings – has become increasingly complex and challenging.

There days architects and building owners across the globe are required to meet stringent regulations aimed at protecting inhabitants and visitors as well as the building structure and surrounding environment from fire hazards. Whatever regulations are in place, it is incredibly important to choose the right grade of fire retardant materials to minimise the risk to life and damage to the building structure.

Using the right kind of products is key. We have taken the utmost care in choosing the right grade of Fire Retardant (FR) Aluminium Composite Materials (ACM) so as to mitigate the risk caused by fire.

It is important to understand the difference between Fire Rating and Fire Retardancy. Any product can have some degree of Fire Rating – but that does not necessarily make it Fire Retardant. Usually, products and systems have a certain reaction to fire and a resistance to fire. It is essential to look at both these aspects and the factors that influence the performance of a Fire Retardant cladding solution in totality, not in isolation.

The performance criteria are:

• Lateral and Vertical spread of fire
• Smoke emission
• Droplets
• Self-extinction of fire on the ACM

It is essential to choose the right product and system in terms of performance in case of fire – but it is equally important to specify the right test methodology and standards to ensure selection of a ‘true’ Fire Retardant panel.

Ideally, the right test methodology should be a combination of a product test like EN 13501-1 along with an intermediate-scale multi-story test like NFPA 285 or BS 8414, which addresses most of the key performance criteria mentioned above.

A true Fire Retardant ACM should have:

• Recommended mix and density of non- combustible content in the core (not less than 70%).
• Appropriate certifications from a credible third party authority (not sufficient to have mere test reports from samples provided by the applicant).
• Should be fixed using the recommended systems.

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Technical Data Sheet

THICKNESS		STANDARDS	UNIT	3MM	4MM
Thickness of Aluminium Layers			0.5	0.5
Weight			[kg/m²]	5.9	7.6
Width			[mm]	1250 / 1500	1250 / 1500

 

TECHNICAL PROPERTIES		STANDARDS	UNIT	3MM	4MM
Section modulus	W	DIN 53293	[cm³/m]	1.25	1.75
Rigidity	E·J	DIN 53293	[kNcm²/m]	1250	2400
Alloy / Temper of Aluminium Layers		EN 573-3 / EN 515		EN AW 5005A (AIMg1) H22/H42	EN AW 5005A (AIMg1) H22/H42
Modulus of Elasticity		EN 1999 1-1	[N/mm²]	70.000	70.000
Tensile Strength of Aluminium		EN 485-2	[N/mm²]	Rm ≥ 130	Rm ≥ 130
0.2 % Proof Stress		EN 485-2	[N/mm²]	Rp0,2 ≥ 90	Rp0,2 ≥ 90
Elongation		EN 485-2	[%]	A50 ≥ 5	A50 ≥ 5
Linear Thermal Expansion		EN 1999 1-1		2.4 mm/m at 100ºC temperature difference	2.4 mm/m at 100ºC temperature difference

 

CORE		STANDARDS	UNIT	3MM	4MM
Mineral compound, polymer bonded

 

SURFACE		STANDARDS	UNIT	3MM	4MM
Lacquering				Coil Coating Fluorocarbon based (e.g. PVDF)	Coil Coating Fluorocarbon based (e.g. PVDF)
Gloss (initial value)		EN 13523-2	[%]	30-80	30-80
Pencil Hardness		EN 13523-4		HB-F	HB-F

 

ACOUSTICAL PROPERTIES		STANDARDS	UNIT	3MM	4MM
Sound Absorption Factor	αs	ISO 354		0.5	0.5
Sound Transmission Loss	Rw	ISO/DIS 717-1, EN ISO 140-3	[dB]	27	27
Loss Factor	d	EN ISO 6721 Frequency range 100-3200 Hz		0.004	0.005

 

THERMAL		STANDARDS	UNIT	3MM	4MM
Thermal Resistance	R	DIN 52612	[m²K/W]	0.002	0.002
Thermal conductivity	λ	DIN 52612	[W/mK]	1.99	1.77
Heat Transition Coefficient	U	DIN 52612	[W/m²K]	5.83	5.80
Temperature Resistance			[ºC]	-50 to +80	-50 to +80

 

Country	Test accord.to	Classification
Australia	AS ISO 9705 AS 1530.3 Indices EN 13501-1	Group 1 material SMOGR A 0.630 m2 / s2 0 (ignitibility) 0 (flame spread) 0 (heat evolved) 0-1 (smoke development) A2-s1, d0
China	GB 8624-2012	Class A (A2- s1,d0, t0)
EU	EN 13501-1	Class A2-s1, d0
Germany	EN 1187 (method 1) / DIN 4102-7	Passed
Great Britain England / Wales / Scotland	BR 135 BS 8414 part 1 & 2	met the performance criteria Passed
Malaysia	BS 8414-1 BS 476, Part 6 BS 476, Part 7 Approved for outdoor wall cladding of any type of building without height limit	Passed Class 0 Class 1
Poland	EN 13501-1 BS 476, Part 6&7 (Core Exposed) NFPA 285 Approved for outdoor wall cladding of any type of building without height limit	Class A2-s1, d0
Russia	GOST 30244-94 GOST 30402-95 GOST 12.1.044-89 GOST 12.1.044-89	G1 (combustibility) W1 (flammability) D1 (smoke development) T1 (toxicity)
Singapore	EN 13501-1 BS 476, Part 6&7 (Core Exposed) NFPA 285 Approved for outdoor wall cladding of any type of building without height limit	Class A2, s1, d0 Passed Passed
Switzerland	VKF	RF1
UAE	NFPA 285 EN 13501-1 ASTM E84	Passed Class A2-s1, d0 Class A

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THICKNESS		STANDARDS	UNIT	3MM	4MM
Thickness of Aluminium Layers			[mm]	0.5
Weight			[kg/m²]	5.9	7.6
Width			[mm]	1000 / 1250 / 1500 (1575 / 1750)
TECHNICAL PROPERTIES
Section modulus	W	DIN 53293	[cm³/m]	1.25	1.75
Rigidity	E·J	DIN 53293	[kNcm²/m]	1250	2400
Alloy / Temper of Aluminium Layers		EN 573-3 EN 515		EN AW 5005A (AIMg1) H22 / H42
Modulus of Elasticity		EN 1999 1-1	[N/mm²]	70.000
Tensile Strength of Aluminium		EN 485-2	[N/mm²]	Rm ≥ 130
0.2 % Proof Stress		EN 485-2	[N/mm²]	Rp0,2 ≥ 90
Elongation		EN 485-2	[%]	A50 ≥ 5
Linear Thermal Expansion		EN 1999 1-1		2,4 mm/m at 100ºC temperature difference
CORE
Mineral filled polymer
SURFACE
Lacquering				Coil Coating Fluorocarbon (e.g. PVDF)
Gloss (initial value)		EN 13523-2	[%]	30-80
Pencil Hardness		EN 13523-4		HB-F
ACOUSTICAL PROPERTIES
Sound Absorption Factor	αs	ISO 354		0.05
Sound Transmission Loss	Rw	ISO 717-1	[dB]	≥ 25
THERMAL PROPERTIES
Thermal Resistance	R	DIN 52612	[m²K/W]	0.007	0.009
Thermal conductivity	λ	DIN 52612	[W/mK]	0.49	0.44
Heat transition coefficient	U	DIN 52612	[W/m²K	5.68	5.58
Temperature Resistance			[ºC]	-50 to +80

 

Country	Test accord. to …	Classification
Australia	AS ISO 9705   AS 1530.3 Indices       EN 13501-1	Group 1 material SMOGR A 1.385 m2 / s2 0 (ignitibility) 0 (flame spread) 0 (heat evolved) 0-1 (smoke development) B-s1, d0
China	GB 8624-2012	Class B1 (B- s1,d0, t0)
EU	EN 13501-1	Class B-s1, d0
Germany	EN 1187 (method 1) / DIN 4102-7	passed
Great Britain England / Wales / Scotland	BS 476, Part 6 & 7 BR 135 BS 8414 part 1 & 2	Class 0 met the performance criteria Passed
Malaysia	BS 8414-1 BS 476, Part 6 BS 476, Part 7 Approved for outdoor wall cladding of any type of building without height limit	Passed Class 0 Class 1
Poland	PN-90/B-02867	NRO
Russia	GOST 30244-94 GOST 30402-95 GOST 12.1.044-89 GOST 12.1.044-89	G1 (combustibility) W1 (flammability) D1 (smoke development) T1 (toxicity)
Singapore	EN 13501-1 BS 476, Part 6&7 NFPA 285 Approved for outdoor wall cladding of any type of building without height limit	Class B-s1, d0 Passed Passed
Switzerland	VKF	RF2
UAE	NFPA 285 EN 13501-1 ASTM E84	Passed Class B-s1, d0 Class A
USA	ASTM E84 NFPA 285	Class A Passed

 

Country	Large fire testing	Classification
Austria	ÖNORM B 3800-5	passed
France	Lepir 2	passed
Hungary	MSZ 14800-6	passed
Great Britain	BS 8414 part 1 & 2	passed
Poland	According to ITB guidelines	passed
Russia	GOST 31251	passed

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• Inspect the manufacturing facilities periodically.
• Select production samples randomly for later testing.
• Awards certificate of conformity if they find everything in order.
• Renew certificate only if all of the above are consistently achieved at satisfactory levels.

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