The UL Directory: Key Terms and Abbreviations ALL: All Color. Any possible color has been recognized.

Col: Color. This indicates the specific color of the plastic material onto which the recognition (UL mark) is applied. CTI: Comparative Tracking Index. CTI is expressed as the voltage that causes tracking after 50 drops of 0.1% ammonium chloride solution have fallen on the material. The results of testing the nominal 3-mm thickness are considered representative of the material's performance in any thickness. D-495: Arc Resistance. Measured in accordance with ASTM D-495, arc resistance is expressed as the number of seconds that a material resists the formation of a surface conducting path when subjected to an intermittently occurring arc of high-voltage, low-current characteristics. The results of testing the nominal 3-mm thickness are considered representative of the material's performance in any thickness. HAI: High Amp Arc Ignition. Ignition performance is expressed as the number of arc rupture exposures (standardized as to electrode type and shape, and electric circuit) necessary to ignite a material when applied at a standard rate on the material's surface. HVTR: High Voltage Arc Tracking Rate. Measured in mm/min, HVTR is denoted as the rate that a tracking path can be produced on the surface of the material under standardized test conditions. A note is made if the material ignites. The results of testing the nominal 3-mm thickness are considered representative of the material's performance in any thickness. HWI: Hot Wire Ignition. Ignition performance is also expressed as the mean number of seconds needed to either ignite standard specimens or to burn through specimens without ignition. Specimens are wrapped with resistance wire that dissipates a specified level of electrical energy to determine the ignition rate. Min Thk mm: Minimum Thickness (mm). This represents the thickness of the specimen subjected to tests. This designation is important because a number of properties are strictly dependent on the specimen thickness. NC: Natural Color. NC indicates that only the unpigmented material is covered by the recognition. RTI: Relative Temperature Index. RTI is an investigation of a material with respect to its retention of certain critical properties (e.g., dielectric, tensile, impact) as part of a long-term thermal-aging program, conducted according to UL 746B. The temperature index indicates the temperature (C) above which the material is likely to degrade prematurely. The printed value refers to the extrapolation to approximately 100,000 hours with the retention of at least 50% of its original value after the aging test. Depending on the property requirements for a given application, three different RTI expressions are possible: electrical (Elec), mechanical with impact (Mech with imp), or mechanical without impact (Mech w/o imp).

UL 94: Flame Class. This classification of the material is based on burning tests conducted in accordance with UL 94 (a gas-burner test on a small-scale specimen).