RW-2072 Issue 13 Page 25 of 27 October 2014
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PROPERTY TEST METHOD UNITS REQUIREMENTS RW-2072
SECTION
AFNOR NF F 16-101
Category A1 Rolling Stock,
‘Small dimension parts’
iii
Based on the following criteria:
Use the methods below for
flammability, smoke and
toxicity, determine ‘I’ and ‘F’
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Category A1
NF F 16-101
Grid 10
Flammability, I Rating
(ignitability)
Determine I rating with the
following tests -
I3
Oxygen Index (OI) BS EN ISO 4589-2:1999 % 28 Minimum 5.7.4.
Glow Wire test BS EN 60695-2-11: 2001 ---
Ignition does not persist at
850°C afterglow wire is
withdrawn
5.7.2.
F Rating (Smoke and toxic
gas)
Calculation:
Conventional Toxicity Index,
CIT
Maximum specific optical
density of smoke, Dmax
iv
Rate of smoke production
during first 4 minutes of test,
VOS
4
=D1+D2+D3+D4
2
Smoke Index,
SI= Dmax + VOS4 + C.I.T
100 30 2
Determine F rating with the
following tests -
NF X 70-100, Toxic gas
emission, mass based
method.
NFX 10-702, Determination of
the opacity of smoke in a non-
renewed atmosphere.
F1
5.7.13.
5.7.9.
≤ 20
iii
Situated inside vehicles, individual parts do not exceed 100g, aggregate mass less than 200g/m. Requirements taken from grid 10 of NF 16-101
iv
Where D (number) is the recorded optical density at each minute.
