SIST EN IEC 60332-3-23:2018

Tests on electric and optical fibre cables under fire conditions - Part 3-23: Test for vertical flame spread of vertically-mounted bunched wires or cables - Category B (IEC 60332-3-23:2018)

NEW!IEC 60332-3-23:2018 is available as IEC 60332-3-23:2018 RLV which contains the International Standard and its Redline version, showing all changes of the technical content compared to the previous edition.

IEC 60332-3-23:2018 covers category B for methods of test for the assessment of vertical flame spread of vertically-mounted bunched wires or cables, electrical or optical, under defined conditions.
This document relates to cables installed on the test ladder to achieve a nominal total volume of non-metallic material of 3,5 l/m of test sample. The flame application time is 40 min. The method of mounting uses the front of the standard ladder. The category is intended for general use where medium volumes of non-metallic material are required to be evaluated. The test is intended for type approval testing. The requirements for the selection of cables for testing are given in Annex A. The flame spread is measured as the extent of damage of the cable sample. This procedure can be used to demonstrate the cable’s ability to limit flame spread. A recommended performance requirement is given in Annex B. This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition published in 2000 and Amendment 1:2008. This edition constitutes a technical revision. This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition:
a) adjustments have been made to the title, and elsewhere, to emphasise the standard is applicable to optical fibre cables as well as metallic conductor types;
b) details of the way in which cables are mounted on the ladder have been better defined in order to improve repeatability and reproducibility.
It has the status of a group safety publication in accordance with IEC Guide 104.

Prüfungen an Kabeln, isolierten Leitungen und Glasfaserkabeln im Brandfall - Teil 3-23: Prüfung der vertikalen Flammenausbreitung von vertikal angeordneten Bündeln von Kabeln und isolierten Leitungen - Prüfart B (IEC 60332-3-23:2018)

Essais des câbles électriques et des câbles à fibres optiques soumis au feu - Partie 3-23: Essai de propagation verticale de la flamme des fils ou câbles montés en nappes en position verticale - Catégorie B (IEC 60332-3-23:2018)

NEW!IEC 60332-3-23:2018 est disponible sous forme de IEC 60332-3-23:2018 RLV qui contient la Norme internationale et sa version Redline, illustrant les modifications du contenu technique depuis l'édition précédente.

L’IEC 60332-3-23:2018 couvre la catégorie B pour les méthodes d'essai pour l'évaluation de la propagation verticale de la flamme des fils ou câbles, électriques ou optiques, disposés en nappes en position verticale, dans des conditions définie. Le présent document concerne les câbles montés sur l'échelle d'essai afin d’obtenir un volume total nominal de matériau non métallique de 3,5 l/m d'échantillon d'essai. La durée d'application de la flamme est de 40 min. La méthode de montage utilise la face avant de l'échelle standard. Cette catégorie est prévue pour une utilisation générale lorsqu’il est requis d'évaluer le comportement de volumes moyens de matériau non métallique. L'essai est prévu pour les essais d'acceptation de type. Les exigences pour la sélection des câbles pour l'acceptation de type sont données à l'Annexe A. La propagation de la flamme est mesurée comme étant l'étendue de la partie endommagée de l'échantillon de câble. Cette procédure peut être utilisée pour démontrer l’aptitude du câble à limiter la propagation de la flamme. L’Annexe B donne une recommandation pour l'exigence de performance. Cette deuxième édition annule et remplace la première édition parue en 2000 et l'Amendement 1:2008. Cette édition constitue une révision technique. Cette édition inclut les modifications techniques majeures suivantes par rapport à l'édition précédente:
a) des ajustements ont été apportés au titre, et ailleurs, afin de souligner que la Norme s’applique aux câbles à fibre optique, ainsi qu’aux types de conducteurs métalliques;
b) les détails sur la manière dont les câbles sont montés sur l'échelle ont été mieux définis afin d'améliorer la répétabilité et la reproductibilité.
Elle a le statut d’une publication groupée de sécurité conformément au Guide IEC 104.

Preskusi na električnih kablih in kablih iz optičnih vlaken v požarnih razmerah - 3-23. del: Preskus navpičnega širjenja ognja po navpično pritrjenih snopih žic ali kablov - Kategorija B (IEC 60332-3-23:2018)

Ta del standarda IEC 60332 zajema kategorijo B za preskusne metode za ocenjevanje navpičnega širjenja ognja po navpično pritrjenih snopih žic ali kablov, električnih ali iz optičnih vlaken, v določenih razmerah.
Ta dokument se nanaša na kable, nameščene na preskusni lestvi, da se doseže skupna nazivna prostornina nekovinskih materialov 3,5 l/m preskusnega vzorca. Čas uporabe ognja je 40 minut. Način montaže uporablja sprednji del standardne lestve. Kategorija je namenjena za splošno uporabo, pri kateri je treba oceniti srednje velike prostornine nekovinskih materialov.
Preskus je namenjen za homologacijsko preskušanje. Zahteve za izbiro kablov za preskušanje so podane v dodatku A. Širjenje ognja se izmeri kot obseg škode na vzorcu kabla. Ta postopek je mogoče uporabiti za prikaz zmožnosti kabla za omejitev širjenja ognja.
Priporočena zahteva glede učinkovitosti je podana v dodatku B.
OPOMBA: Za namene tega dokumenta izraz »električna žica ali kabel« zajema vse izolirane kovinske vodnike, ki se uporabljajo za prenos energije ali signalov.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 28-Oct-2018
• ICS: 13.220.40 - Ignitability and burning behaviour of materials and products
• ICS: 29.060.20 - Cables
• Technical Committee: IEKA - Electric cables
• Current Stage: 6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 24-Oct-2018
• Due Date: 29-Dec-2018
• Completion Date: 29-Oct-2018
• Directive: 2014/35/EU - Directive 2014/35/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of electrical equipment designed for use within certain voltage limits
• Ref Project: EN IEC 60332-3-23:2018 - Tests on electric and optical fibre cables under fire conditions - Part 3-23: Test for vertical flame spread of vertically-mounted bunched wires or cables - Category B

Relations

• Amends: SIST EN 60332-3-23:2010 - Tests on electric and optical fibre cables under fire conditions -- Part 3-23: Test for vertical flame spread of vertically-mounted bunched wires or cables - Category B
• Effective Date: 31-May-2016
• Revised: SIST EN 60332-3-23:2010 - Tests on electric and optical fibre cables under fire conditions -- Part 3-23: Test for vertical flame spread of vertically-mounted bunched wires or cables - Category B
• Effective Date: 10-Apr-2018

Overview

EN IEC 60332-3-23:2018 specifies a Category B vertical flame spread test for bunched wires or cables - including electric and optical fibre cables - mounted vertically. Published by CLC and identical to IEC 60332-3-23:2018 (Edition 2.0), this standard is intended for type approval testing to assess a cable installation’s ability to limit vertical flame spread under defined conditions. Key test parameters include a nominal non-metallic volume of 3.5 l/m, flame application time of 40 minutes, and mounting on the front of the standard ladder. The test outcome is expressed as the extent of damage to the cable sample.

Key topics and requirements

• Scope and applicability
  • Applies to vertically-mounted bunched wires or cables (electrical and optical fibre) for medium volumes of non-metallic material.
• Test configuration
  • Cables are installed on a standard test ladder to achieve the specified total non-metallic volume (3.5 l/m).
  • Mounting uses the front side of the ladder; details are defined to improve repeatability and reproducibility.
• Ignition and duration
  • Flame application is sustained for 40 minutes to evaluate sustained vertical flame spread.
• Measurement and evaluation
  • Flame spread is determined by the extent of damage to the mounted cable sample.
  • The procedure demonstrates the cable’s ability to limit propagation of flame in a vertical bunched configuration.
• Selection and performance guidance
  • Annex A: guidance on selecting cable samples for type approval testing.
  • Annex B: recommended performance requirements for pass/fail evaluation.
• Standard status
  • This second edition cancels and replaces the 2000 edition and Amendment 1:2008 and is a group safety publication per IEC Guide 104.

Applications and users

• Who uses EN IEC 60332-3-23:2018:
  • Cable manufacturers conducting type approval and fire-performance validation.
  • Test laboratories performing vertical flame spread tests on wire and cable assemblies.
  • Product safety and compliance engineers specifying cables for buildings, industrial installations, transportation, and critical infrastructure.
  • Regulatory bodies and procurement teams requiring documented fire-performance data.
• Practical uses:
  • Verifying that a cable design limits flame propagation when bunched vertically.
  • Supporting technical dossiers for product certification, risk assessments, and safety specifications.
  • Comparing different cable constructions (metallic conductors vs optical fibre cables) under standardized test conditions.

Related standards

• EN/IEC 60332 series (tests on electric and optical fibre cables under fire conditions), notably:
  • IEC 60332-3-10 (apparatus)
  • IEC 60332-3-21 / 3-22 / 3-24 / 3-25 (other categories)
• IEC 60811-606 (tests for physical properties, density determination)

Keywords: EN IEC 60332-3-23:2018, vertical flame spread test, Category B, bunched wires or cables, optical fibre cables, test ladder, 3.5 l/m, 40 min, type approval.

Standards Content (Sample)

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Tests on electric and optical fibre cables under fire conditions - Part 3-23: Test for
vertical flame spread of vertically-mounted bunched wires or cables - Category B (IEC
60332-3-23:2018)
Prüfungen an Kabeln, isolierten Leitungen und Glasfaserkabeln im Brandfall - Teil 3-23:
Prüfung der vertikalen Flammenausbreitung von vertikal angeordneten Bündeln von
Kabeln und isolierten Leitungen - Prüfart B (IEC 60332-3-23:2018)
Essais des câbles électriques et des câbles à fibres optiques soumis au feu - Partie 3-
23: Essai de propagation verticale de la flamme des fils ou câbles montés en nappes en
position verticale - Catégorie B (IEC 60332-3-23:2018)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN IEC 60332-3-23:2018
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 IEC 60332-3-23

NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
October 2018
ICS 13.220.40; 29.020; 29.060.20 Supersedes EN 60332-3-23:2009
English Version
Tests on electric and optical fibre cables under fire conditions -
Part 3-23: Test for vertical flame spread of vertically-mounted
bunched wires or cables - Category B
(IEC 60332-3-23:2018)
Essais des câbles électriques et des câbles à fibres Prüfungen an Kabeln, isolierten Leitungen und
optiques soumis au feu - Partie 3-23: Essai de propagation Glasfaserkabeln im Brandfall - Teil 3-23: Prüfung der
verticale de la flamme des fils ou câbles montés en nappes vertikalen Flammenausbreitung von vertikal angeordneten
en position verticale - Catégorie B Bündeln von Kabeln und isolierten Leitungen - Prüfart B
(IEC 60332-3-23:2018) (IEC 60332-3-23:2018)
This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2018-08-17. CENELEC members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC
Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard 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 European Standard 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.
CENELEC members are the national electrotechnical committees of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic,
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Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom.

European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization
Comité Européen de Normalisation Electrotechnique
Europäisches Komitee für Elektrotechnische Normung
CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Rue de la Science 23, B-1040 Brussels
© 2018 CENELEC All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC Members.
Ref. No. EN IEC 60332-3-23:2018 E

European foreword
The text of document 20/1800/FDIS, future edition 2 of IEC 60332-3-23, prepared by IEC/TC 20
"Electric cables" was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and approved by CENELEC as
The following dates are fixed:
• latest date by which the document has to be implemented at national (dop) 2019-05-17
level by publication of an identical national standard or by endorsement
• latest date by which the national standards conflicting with the (dow) 2021-08-17
document have to be withdrawn
This document supersedes EN 60332-3-23:2009.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CENELEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 60332-3-23:2018 was approved by CENELEC as a
European Standard without any modification.
In the official version, for Bibliography, the following note has to be added for the standard indicated:
ISO 13943:2017 NOTE Harmonized as EN ISO 13943:2017 (not modified)

Annex ZA
(normative)
Normative references to international publications
with their corresponding European publications
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments)
applies.
NOTE 1  Where 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 60332-3-10 -  Tests on electric and optical fibre cables EN IEC 60332-3-10 -
under fire conditions - Part 3-10: Test for
vertical flame spread of vertically-mounted
bunched wires or cables - Apparatus
IEC 60811-606 -  Electric and optical fibre cables - Test EN 60811-606 -
methods for non-metallic materials - Part
606: Physical tests - Methods for
determining the density
IEC 60332-3-23 ®
Edition 2.0 2018-07
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
GROUP SAFETY PUBLICATION
PUBLICATION GROUPÉE DE SÉCURITÉ

Tests on electric and optical fibre cables under fire conditions –

Part 3-23: Test for vertical flame spread of vertically-mounted bunched wires or

cables – Category B
Essais des câbles électriques et des câbles à fibres optiques soumis au feu –

Partie 3-23: Essai de propagation verticale de la flamme des fils ou câbles

montés en nappes en position verticale – Catégorie B

INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
COMMISSION
ELECTROTECHNIQUE
INTERNATIONALE
ICS 13.220.40; 29.060.20 ISBN 978-2-8322-5799-9

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 3
INTRODUCTION . 5
1 Scope . 6
2 Normative references. 6
3 Terms and definitions . 6
4 Test apparatus . 7
4.1 General . 7
4.2 Ignition source . 7
5 Test procedure . 7
5.1 Test sample . 7
5.2 Determination of the number of test pieces . 7
5.3 Mounting of the test sample . 8
5.3.1 Cables having at least one conductor above 35 mm . 8
5.3.2 Cables having conductors 35 mm and below and optical cables . 9
5.4 Flame application time . 9
6 Evaluation of test results . 9
7 Performance requirements . 10
8 Retest procedure . 10
9 Test report. 10
Annex A (normative) Guidance on cable selection for type approval testing . 12
Annex B (informative) Recommended performance requirements . 13
Bibliography . 14

Figure 1 – Spaced cables mounted on the front side of the standard ladder . 11
Figure 2 – Touching cables mounted on the front side of the standard ladder (arrays of
cables in contact) . 11

Table A.1 – Summary of test conditions . 12

IEC 60332-3-23:2018 © IEC 2018 – 3 –
INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION
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TESTS ON ELECTRIC AND OPTICAL FIBRE CABLES
UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS –
Part 3-23: Test for vertical flame spread of
vertically-mounted bunched wires or cables – Category B

FOREWORD
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International Standard IEC 60332-3-23 has been prepared by IEC technical committee 20:
Electric cables.
This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition published in 2000 and
Amendment 1:2008. This edition constitutes a technical revision.
This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous
edition:
a) adjustments have been made to the title, and elsewhere, to emphasise the standard is
applicable to optical fibre cables as well as metallic conductor types;
b) details of the way in which cables are mounted on the ladder have been better defined in
order to improve repeatability and reproducibility.

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It has the status of a group safety publication in accordance with IEC Guide 104.
The text of this International Standard is based on the following documents:
FDIS Report on voting
20/1800/FDIS 20/1817/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.
A list of all parts in the IEC 60332 series, published under the general title Tests on electric
and optical fibre cables under fire conditions, can be found on the IEC website.
Future standards in this series will carry the new general title as cited above. Titles of existing
standards in this series will be updated at the time of the next edition.
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the specific document. At this date, the document will be
• reconfirmed,
• withdrawn,
• replaced by a revised edition, or
• amended.
IEC 60332-3-23:2018 © IEC 2018 – 5 –
INTRODUCTION
IEC 60332-3-23 is part of a series of publications dealing with tests on electric and optical
fibre cables under fire conditions.
The IEC 60332-1 and IEC 60332-2 series specify methods of test for flame spread
characteristics for a single vertical insulated wire or cable. It cannot be assumed that,
because a cable or wire meets the requirements of the IEC 60332-1 and IEC 60332-2 series,
a vertical bunch of similar cables or wires will behave in a similar manner. This is because
flame spread along a vertical bunch of cables depends on a number of features, such as
a) the volume of combustible material
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