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	Tests on Cable for Euro Classifications
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Interscience Fire Laboratory provides quality testing from its UKAS approved Gosport laboratory

EN 13501 is due for revision in 2012 to facilitate the Euro Classification of cables. EN 13501 will call up the following test methods.

Interscience has a comprehensive cable testing facility and offers these tests:

EN 60332-1-2Tests on electric and optical fibre cables under fire conditions —Part 1-2: Test for vertical flame propagation for a single insulated wire or cable — Procedure for 1 kW pre-mixed flame
EN 50399: 2011 Common test methods for cables under fire conditions -Heat release and smoke production measurement on cables during flame spread test - Test apparatus, procedures, results
EN 61034-2: 2005 Measurement of smoke density of cables burning under Defined conditions —Part 2: Test procedure and requirements
EN 50267-2-3: Common Test Methods for Cables Under Fire Conditions - Tests on Gases Evolved During Combustion of Materials From Cables - Part 2-3: Procedures - Determination of Degree of Acidity of Gases for Cables by Determination of the Weighted Average of pH and Conductivity
EN 1716: 2010 Reaction to fire tests for products — Determination of the gross heat of combustion (calorific value)
Rapid turn round from receipt of samples
State of the art analytical facilities for toxic gas measurement
Wide scope of accredited fire test specifications
Cost effective testing service

Additional capabilities include: