EN 60695-8-2:2017

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-maj-2017
Preskušanje požarne ogroženosti - 8-2. del: Oddajanje toplote - Pregled in
primernost preskusnih metod (IEC 60695-8-2:2016)
Fire hazard testing - Part 8-2: Heat release - Summary and relevance of test methods
(IEC 60695-8-2:2016)
Essais relatifs aux risques du feu -- Partie 8-2: Dégagement de chaleur - Résumé et
pertinence des méthodes d'essais (IEC 60695-8-2:2016)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 60695-8-2:2017
ICS:
13.220.40 Sposobnost vžiga in Ignitability and burning
obnašanje materialov in behaviour of materials and
proizvodov pri gorenju products
29.020 Elektrotehnika na splošno Electrical engineering in
general
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 60695-8-2

NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
March 2017
ICS 13.220.40; 29.020
English Version
Fire hazard testing - Part 8-2: Heat release -
Summary and relevance of test methods
(IEC 60695-8-2:2016)
Essais relatifs aux risques du feu - Partie 8-2: Dégagement Prüfungen zur Beurteilung der Brandgefahr -
de chaleur - Résumé et pertinence des méthodes d'essais Teil 8-2: Wärmefreisetzung - Zusammenfassung und
(IEC 60695-8-2:2016) Anwendbarkeit von Prüfverfahren
(IEC 60695-8-2:2016)
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European foreword
The text of document 89/1343/FDIS, future edition 1 of IEC 60695-8-2, prepared by IEC/TC 89 "Fire
hazard testing" was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and approved by CENELEC as
The following dates are fixed:
(dop) 2017-09-21
• latest date by which the document has to be implemented at
national level by publication of an identical national
standard or by endorsement
(dow) 2019-12-21
• latest date by which the national standards conflicting with
the document have to be withdrawn

Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CENELEC [and/or CEN] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such
patent rights.
Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 60695-8-2:2016 was approved by CENELEC as a
European Standard without any modification.
In the official version, for Bibliography, the following notes have to be added for the standards indicated:
ISO 1716:2010 NOTE Harmonized as EN ISO 1716:2010 (not modified).
ISO 1182 NOTE Harmonized as EN ISO 1182.
IEC 60332-3-10 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60332-3-10.
IEC 60695-1-11 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60695-1-11.
Annex ZA
(normative)
Normative references to international publications
with their corresponding European publications
The following documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced in this document and are
indispensable for its application. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated
references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
NOTE 1 When an International Publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated by (mod),
the relevant EN/HD applies.
NOTE 2 Up-to-date information on the latest versions of the European Standards listed in this annex is
available here: www.cenelec.eu.

Publication Year Title EN/HD Year
IEC 60695-1-10 -  Fire hazard testing - Part 1-10: EN 60695-1-10 -
Guidance for assessing the fire hazard
of electrotechnical products - General
guidelines
IEC 60695-4 2012 Fire hazard testing - Part 4: Terminology EN 60695-4 2012
concerning fire tests for electrotechnical
products
IEC 60695-8-1 -  Fire hazard testing - Part 8-1: Heat EN 60695-8-1 -
release - General guidance
IEC Guide 104 -  The preparation of safety publications - -
and the use of basic safety publications
and group safety publications
ISO/IEC Guide 51 -  Safety aspects - Guidelines for their - -
inclusion in standards
ISO 13943 2008 Fire safety - Vocabulary EN ISO 13943 2010

IEC 60695-8-2 ®
Edition 1.0 2016-11
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
BASIC SAFETY PUBLICATION
PUBLICATION FONDAMENTALE DE SÉCURITÉ

Fire hazard testing –
Part 8-2: Heat release – Summary and relevance of test methods

Essais relatifs aux risques du feu –

Partie 8-2: Dégagement de chaleur – Résumé et pertinence des méthodes

d’essais
INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
COMMISSION
ELECTROTECHNIQUE
INTERNATIONALE
ICS 13.220.40; 29.020 ISBN 978-2-8322-3750-2

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 3
INTRODUCTION . 5
1 Scope . 6
2 Normative references . 6
3 Terms and definitions . 7
4 Summary of test methods . 11
4.1 General . 11
4.2 Measurement of complete combustion . 11
4.2.1 The bomb calorimeter . 11
4.2.2 Purpose and principle . 11
4.2.3 Test specimen . 11
4.2.4 Test procedure . 11
4.2.5 Repeatability and reproducibility . 12
4.2.6 Relevance of test data . 12
4.3 Measurements of incomplete combustion . 12
4.3.1 Cone calorimeter . 12
4.3.2 Microscale calorimetry . 13
4.3.3 The Ohio State University calorimeter . 14
4.3.4 Fire propagation apparatus (ISO 12136) . 15
4.3.5 Single Burning Item (SBI) test . 16
4.3.6 Vertical cable ladder tests . 17
4.3.7 Horizontal cable ladder test . 20
4.3.8 Open calorimetry fire tests . 22
5 Overview of test methods . 22
Bibliography . 24

Table 1 – Summary and comparison of vertical cable ladder tests . 20
Table 2 – Overview of heat release test methods . 22

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FIRE HAZARD TESTING –
Part 8-2: Heat release –
Summary and relevance of test methods

FOREWORD
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International Standard IEC 60695-8-2 has been prepared by IEC technical committee 89: Fire
hazard testing.
This first edition cancels and replaces IEC TR 60695-8-2 published in 2008. This edition
constitutes a technical revision.
The text of this International Standard is based on the following documents:
FDIS Report on voting
89/1343/FDIS 89/1349/RVD
Full information on the voting for the approval of this International Standard can be found in
the report on voting indicated in the above table.
This document has been drafted in accordance with the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2.

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It has the status of a basic safety publication in accordance with IEC Guide 104 and
ISO/IEC Guide 51.
A list of all the parts in the IEC 60695 series, under the general title Fire hazard testing, can
be found on the IEC website.
This International Standard is to be used in conjunction with IEC 60695-8-1.
IEC 60695-8 consists of the f
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