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BS 7211:
Electric Cable – Thermosetting Insulated, Non-armored Cable for voltage up to and including 450/750 V, for
electric Power, lighting and internal wiring and having low emission of smoke and corrosive gases when affected
by fire.
BS 7846:
Electric Cables – 600/1000 V armored fire resistant cable having thermosetting insulation and low emission of
smoke and corrosive gases when affected by fire.
BS 6724:
Electric Cable – Thermosetting insulated armored cables for voltage of 600/1000 V and 1900/3300 V having low
emission of smoke and corrosive gases when affected by fire.
BS 7629:
Electric Cables – specifications for 300/500 V fire resistant screened cables having low emission of smoke and
corrosive gases when affected by fire.
IEC 60502-1
Power Cables with extended insulation & their accessories for rated voltage from 1KV (U = 1.2KV) and
m
3KV (U = 3.6KV)
m
BS 6360:
Specifications for conductors in insulated cables cords.
IEC 60228:
Conductors of insulated cables.
BS 6387:
Specification for performance requirements for cables required to maintain circuit integrity under fire conditions.
IEC 60331-21:
Test for electric cables under fire condition circuit integrity
Part 2:- Procedures & requirement cable of rated voltage upto & including 0.6/1KV.
BS 4066-1=IEC 332-1
Test on electric cables under fire conditions.
Part 1: method of test on a single vertical insulated wire or cable
BS 4066-3 = IEC 332-3:
Test on electric cables under fire condition.
Part 3: Test on bunched wire or cables.
BS 6425-1, IEC 60754-1:
Method of test for gases evolved during combustion of electric cables.
Part 1:- Method for determination of amount of halogen acid gas evolved during combustion of polymeric
materials for cables.
BS 6425-2, IEC 60754-2:
Test on gases evolved during the combustion of material from cables.
Part 2:- Determination of degree of acidity (corrosivity) of gases by measuring pH and conductivity.
IEC 61034-1, BS7622-1:
Measurement of smoke density of cables burning defined conditions
Part-1:- Test Apparatus
IEC 61034-2, BS7622-2:
Measurement of smoke density of cables burning under defined conditions
Part-2:- Test Procedure & Requirements.
UL 94:
Test for flammability of plastic materials for part in device and appliances.
ASTM D2863:
Standard test method for measuring the minimum oxygen concentration to support candle like combustion of
plastic.
ASTM D792:
Standard test methods for density and specific gravity (relative gravity) of plastic by displacement.
ASTM D662:
Standard test method for specific optical density of smoke generated by solid materials.
ASTM D638:
Standard test method for tensile properties of plastics.