EN 50399:2011/A1:2016

Common test methods for cables under fire conditions - Heat release and smoke production measurement on cables during flame spread test - Test apparatus, procedures, results

This amendment consists of a modification to Subclauses 6.4 and 6.5 to cover the testing of non circular cables and to improve the repeatability and reproducibility of testing of bundles (for cables with a diameter less than or equal to 5,0 mm) and some further improvements based on wider operating experience.

Allgemeine Prüfverfahren für das Verhalten von Kabeln und isolierten Leitungen im Brandfall - Messung der Wärmefreisetzung und Raucherzeugung während der Prüfung der Flammenausbreitung - Prüfeinrichtung, Prüfverfahren und Prüfergebnis

Méthodes d'essai communes aux câbles soumis au feu - Mesure de la chaleur et de la fumée dégagées par les câbles au cours de l'essai de propagation de la flamme - Appareillage d'essai, procédure et résultats

Skupne preskusne metode za ognjevzdržnost kablov - Meritve oddajanja toplote in nastajanja dima na kablih med preskusom z razpršenim plamenom - Preskusna naprava, postopki, rezultati - Dopolnilo A1

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 16-Jun-2016
• Withdrawal Date: 17-Apr-2019
• ICS: 13.220.40 - Ignitability and burning behaviour of materials and products
• ICS: 29.060.20 - Cables
• Technical Committee: CLC/TC 20 - Electric cables
• Drafting Committee: CLC/TC 20 - Electric cables
• Current Stage: 6060 - Document made available - Publishing
• Start Date: 17-Jun-2016
• Due Date: 26-Jun-2018
• Completion Date: 17-Jun-2016
• Directive: 305/2011 - Regulation (eu) No 305/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 march 2011 laying down harmonised conditions for the marketing of construction products and repealing council directive 89/106/eec
• Mandate: M/443 - Mandate to CEN and CENELEC concerning the execution of standardisation work for harmonized standards on power, control and communication cables related to the following end uses: 24/33: Supply of electricity, 26/33: Communications, 28/33: Fire detection and alarm
• Ref Project: SIST EN 50399:2011/A1:2016 - Common test methods for cables under fire conditions - Heat release and smoke production measurement on cables during flame spread test - Test apparatus, procedures, results

Relations

• Replaced By: EN 50399:2022 - Common test methods for cables under fire conditions - Heat release and smoke production measurement on cables during flame spread test - Test apparatus, procedures, results
• Effective Date: 20-Sep-2022
• Amends: 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
• Effective Date: 23-Jan-2023

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-september-2016
Skupne preskusne metode za ognjevzdržnost kablov - Meritve oddajanja toplote in
nastajanja dima na kablih med preskusom z razpršenim plamenom - Preskusna
naprava, postopki, rezultati - Dopolnilo A1
Common test methods for cables under fire conditions - Heat release and smoke
production measurement on cables during flame spread test - Test apparatus,
procedures, results
Allgemeine Prüfverfahren für das Verhalten von Kabeln und isolierten Leitungen im
Brandfall - Messung der Wärmefreisetzung und Raucherzeugung während der Prüfung
der Flammenausbreitung - Prüfeinrichtung, Prüfverfahren und Prüfergebnis
Méthodes d'essai communes aux câbles soumis au feu - Mesure de la chaleur et de la
fumée dégagées par les câbles au cours de l'essai de propagation de la flamme -
Appareillage d'essai, procédure et résultats
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 50399:2011/A1:2016
ICS:
13.220.40 Sposobnost vžiga in Ignitability and burning
obnašanje materialov in behaviour of materials and
proizvodov pri gorenju products
29.060.20 Kabli Cables
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 50399:2011/A1

NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
June 2016
ICS 13.220.40; 29.060.20
English Version
Common test methods for cables under fire conditions - Heat
release and smoke production measurement on cables during
flame spread test - Test apparatus, procedures, results
Méthodes d'essai communes aux câbles soumis au feu - Allgemeine Prüfverfahren für das Verhalten von Kabeln und
Mesure de la chaleur et de la fumée dégagées par les isolierten Leitungen im Brandfall - Messung der
câbles au cours de l'essai de propagation de la flamme - Wärmefreisetzung und Raucherzeugung während der
Appareillage d'essai, procédure et résultats Prüfung der Flammenausbreitung - Prüfeinrichtung,
Prüfverfahren und Prüfergebnis
This amendment A1 modifies the European Standard EN 50399:2011; it was approved by CENELEC on 2016-04-18. CENELEC members
are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this amendment the status of a
national standard without any alteration.
Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC
Management Centre or to any CENELEC member.
This amendment exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translation under the
responsibility of a CENELEC member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre has the same status as
the official versions.
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Turkey and the United Kingdom.

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Ref. No. EN 50399:2011/A1:2016 E

Contents Page
European foreword .3
1 Modification to Clause 2, Normative references .4
2 Modification to 6.4, Determination of the number of test pieces .4
3 Modification to 6.5.1, Mounting of the test sample for all classes .6
4 Modification to 6.5.2, Special mounting requirements for class B1 .7
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5 Modifications to the figures after 8.2.5 .7
6 Modification to E.4.1, General .8
7 Modifications to E.4.3, Optical filter check for white light systems .9
8 Modification to F.2.1, Oxygen analyser adjustment .9
9 Modification to F.4.2, Actions .9
10 Modification to F.4.3, Criterion .9
11 Addition of a new Annex J (normative), Rounding of numbers .9

European foreword
This document (EN 50399:2011/A1:2016) has been prepared by CLC/TC 20 “Electric cables”.
The following dates are fixed:
• latest date by which this document has to be (dop) 2017-04-18
implemented at national level by publication of an
identical national standard or by endorsement
• latest date by which the national standards conflicting (dow) 2019-04-18
with this 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.
1 Modification to Clause 2, Normative references
Replace the whole reference to EN 60332-3-10 with the following one:
"EN 60332-3-10:2009, Tests on electric and optical fibre cables under fire conditions – Part 3-10:
Test for vertical flame spread of vertically-mounted bunched wires or cables – Apparatus
(IEC 60332-3-10:2000)".
2 Modification to 6.4, Determination of the number of test pieces
Replace the whole subclause with the following one:
"
6.4 Determination of the number of test pieces
6.4.1 General
The following formulae shall be used to determine the number of test pieces (N) for the test.
6.4.2 Circular cables with a diameter greater than or equal to 20,0 mm
The number of test pieces, N, is given by:
 
300+ 20
 
N= int (1)
 
d + 20
c
 
where
d is the measured diameter of the cable (in millimetres, measured to one
c
decimal place of a millimetre and rounded to the nearest millimetre according
to Annex J);
int function the integer part of the result (i.e. the value rounded down).
6.4.3 Circular cables with a diameter greater than 5,0 mm but less than 20,0 mm
The number of test pieces, N, is given by
 
300+d
c
 
N= int (2)
 
2d
 c 
where
d is the measured diameter of the cable (in millimetres, measured to one
c
decimal place of a millimetre and rounded to the nearest millimetre according
to Annex J);
int function the integer part of the result (i.e. the value rounded down).
6.4.4 Circular cables with a diameter less than or equal to 5,0 mm
A number of approximately 10 mm diameter bundles (N ) shall be mounted where:
bu
300+10
 
N = int =15 (3)
 
bu
 
Thus 15 bundles shall be mounted.
The number of test pieces in each bundle (n) is:
100
 
n= int (4)
 
d
 c 
where
d is the measured diameter of the cable (in millimetres, measured to two
c
decimal places of a millimetre and rounded to one decimal place according to
Annex J);
int function the integer part of the result (i.e. the value rounded down).
The total number of test pieces (N) will thus be:
N=n×15 (5)
6.4.5 Non-circular cables with a major axis dimension greater than or equal to 20,0 mm,
a minor axis dimension greater than 4,0 mm and a major to minor axis ratio less
than or equal to 5
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