Test report

2003-12-18

Calcium silicate board

File No.: DZ67550g

Ref:
Encl.:

MPA/DB
5

The results relate only to the

items tested.
The test report should only be
reproduced in extenso
- in extracts only with a written
agreement with this institute.

Jernholmen 12
DK-2650 Hvidovre
Tel.: +45 36 34 90 00
Fax: +45 36 34 90 01
E-mail: dift@dift.dk
www.dift.dk

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1 SPONSOR
Danish Institute of Fire and Security Technology
Jernholmen 12
DK-2650 Hvidovre
Denmark
2 MATERIAL
Calcium silicate board.
3 NAME OF MANUFACTURER
Unknown.
4 NATURE OF TEST
The test has been carried out in accordance with EN 13823:2002 for validation of the
Danish proposal described in the FRG document RG N333.
5 SAMPLE
The sample used was from Danish Institute of Fire and Security Technology (DIFT) stock:
1 slab of calcium silicate board, with dimensions 1500 x 500 x 12.0 mm
and 1 slab of calcium silicate board, with dimensions 1500 x 1012 x 12.0 mm.
Density at 20C (undried): 833 kg/m at the state of receipt determined by weight and
measures of the sample.
A standard mounting of specimen was carried out in accordance with clause 5.2.2 of EN
13823 as follows:
Thickness of
product:

12.0 mm

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Mounting:

Standard mounting option b) in clause 5.2.2 of EN 13823. See enclosure 1.

Substrate:

12 mm calcium silicate board, cf. EN 13238.

6 CONDITIONING
No conditioning of the specimen was conducted.
7 TEST METHOD
The test was performed in accordance with:
EN 13823:2002

Reaction to fire tests for building products

Building products excluding floorings exposed to the thermal
attack by a single burning item.

8 TEST RESULTS
Date of test: 2003-12-09
1 test was performed.
During the test the following measurements were made: Volume flow in the exhaust duct,
production of carbon dioxide, concentration of oxygen, and production of light-obscuring
smoke. Based on these measurements the rate of heat release and the rate of smoke production were calculated.
The graphs, enclosure 2-5, show for test G:
Enclosure 2
- Average Heat Release Rate HRRav(t)
- Total Heat Release THR (t)
Enclosure 3
- Average Heat Release Rate per unit time [1000 x HRRav(t)/(t-300)]
- Figra0.2MJ-values
Enclosure 4
- Figra0.4 MJ-values
- Smoke Production Rate SPRav(t)
Enclosure 5
- Total Smoke Production TSP(t)
- Smoke Production Rate per unit time [10000 x SPRav(t)/(t-300)]

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The test results are shown in table 1.

FIGRA0.2 MJ [W/s]
FIGRA0.4 MJ [W/s]
THR600s [MJ]
SMOGRA [m2/s2]
TSP600 s [m2]
FDPf10s [yes/no]
FDPf>10s [yes/no]
LFS till edge of specimen [yes/no]
Table 1
FDPf10s:
FDPf>10s:
LFS:
9

Test No. 1
G
0.00
0.00
0.08
0.00
0.02
no
no
no

Flaming Droplets/Particles burning less than 10 seconds.

Flaming Droplets/Particles burning more than 10 seconds.
Lateral Flame Spread on the long wing of the test specimen.

STATEMENT
The test results relate to the behaviour of the test specimens of a product under the particular
conditions of the test; they are not intended to be the sole criterion for assessing the potential
fire hazard of the product in use.

Dan Bluhme
Head of Department

Martin Ankjer Pauner

M.Sc.

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Average Heat Release Rate HRRav(t)

1.4

Calcium silicate board

Average Heat Release Rate [kW]

1.2

0.8

0.6

0.4

0.2

200

400

600

800

1000

Time [seconds]

1200

1400

1600

1800

1600

1800

Total Heat Release THR(t)

0.14

Calcium silicate board

Total Heat Release [MJ]

0.12

0.1

0.08

0.06

0.04

0.02

200

400

600

800

1000

Time [seconds]

1200

1400

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Average Heat Release Rate pr. unit time [1000*HRRav(t)/(t-300)]

30

Average Heat Release Rate pr. unit time [W/s]

Calcium silicate board

25

20

15

10

200

400

800

1000

Time [seconds]

1200

1400

1600

1800

FIGRA-values

1
FIGRA

Average Heat Release rate pr. unit time [W/s]

600

0,2MJ

Calcium silicate board

0.9

0.8

0.7

0.6

0.5

0.4

0.3

0.2

0.1

400

600

800

1000

Time [seconds]

1200

1400

1600

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FIGRA-values

Average Heat Release rate pr. unit time [W/s]

FIGRA
0.9

0,4MJ

Calcium silicate board

0.8

0.7

0.6

0.5

0.4

0.3

0.2

0.1

400

800

1000

Time [seconds]

1200

1400

1600

Smoke Production Rate SPRav(t)

-5

600

x 10

Calcium silicate board

Smoke Production Rate [m /s]

200

400

600

800

1000

Time [seconds]

1200

1400

1600

1800

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Total Smoke Production TSP(t)

0.03

Calcium silicate board

Total Smoke Production [m ]

0.025

0.02

0.015

0.01

0.005

200

400

600

Time [seconds]

800

1000

1200

Time [seconds]

1000

1400

1600

1800

Smoke Production Rate pr. unit time [10000*SPRav(t)/(t-300)

1

2 2

Smoke Production Rate pr. unit time [m /s ]

Calcium silicate board

0.9

0.8

0.7

0.6

0.5

0.4

0.3

0.2

0.1

500

1500