SIST EN 60332-1-2:2005/A1:2015

Tests 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

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Prüfungen an Kabeln, isolierten Leitungen und Glasfaserkabeln im Brandfall -- Teil 1-2: Prüfung der vertikalen Flammenausbreitung an einer Ader, einer isolierten Leitung oder einem Kabel - Prüfverfahren mit 1 kW-Flamme mit Gas-/Luftgemisch

Essais des câbles électriques et à fibres optiques soumis au feu -- Partie 1-2: Essai de propagation verticale de la flamme sur conducteur ou câble isolé - Procédure pour flamme à prémélange de 1kW

Preskusi na električnih kablih in kablih iz optičnih vlaken v požarnih razmerah - 1-2. del: Preskus navpičnega širjenja ognja po posamezni izolirani žici ali kablu - Postopek za predmešani plamen 1 kW - Dopolnilo A1

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 09-Nov-2015
• ICS: 13.220.40 - Ignitability and burning behaviour of materials and products
• ICS: 29.060.20 - Cables
• ICS: 33.180.10 - Fibres and cables
• Technical Committee: IEKA - Electric cables
• Current Stage: 6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 05-Nov-2015
• Due Date: 10-Jan-2016
• Completion Date: 10-Nov-2015
• Directive: 2006/95/EC - Directive 2006/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 on the harmonisation of the laws of Member States relating to electrical equipment designed for use within certain voltage limits (codified version)
• 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 60332-1-2:2004/A1:2015 - Tests 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

Relations

• Amends: SIST EN 60332-1-2:2005 - Tests 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
• Effective Date: 01-Dec-2015

Overview

EN 60332-1-2:2004/A1:2015 (IEC 60332-1-2:2004/A1:2015) specifies a laboratory test method for assessing vertical flame propagation along a single insulated wire or cable using a 1 kW pre‑mixed gas/air flame. It is an amendment to EN 60332-1-2:2004 approved by CENELEC in 2015 and applies to electric and optical fibre cables under fire conditions. The standard supports safety objectives for electrical equipment within certain voltage limits (LVD) and is used as a reference for cable fire performance.

Key topics and technical requirements

• Scope: Test for vertical flame propagation for a single insulated conductor or cable using a 1 kW pre‑mixed flame.
• Sample dimensions: Test specimen length = 600 ± 25 mm. Overall diameter measured at three positions and averaged; rounding rules specified (second decimal ≥5 rounds up).
• Measurement method: Diameter measurement per IEC 60811-203 (measurement of overall dimensions).
• Mounting and positioning:
  • Specimen secured vertically between two horizontal supports with distance between supports = 550 ± 5 mm.
  • Bottom of specimen approximately 50 mm from base of the metal enclosure.
  • Specimen centered in enclosure (150 mm from each side, 225 mm from rear).
• Burner and flame application:
  • Burner per IEC 60332-1-1, ignited and adjusted to specified gas/air flow.
  • Burner arranged at 45° ± 2° to the vertical axis; blue cone of flame must impinge on specimen 475 ± 5 mm below the upper support.
  • Flame application time selected from Table 1 (time depends on overall diameter) - see standard for exact durations.
• Non‑circular cables: Specific rules for choosing the effective diameter when major/minor axis ratios vary (minor axis used if ratio < 3; formula using major + minor axis / π for ratios 3–16; product standard or agreement if >16).
• Terms and definitions: Aligned with ISO 13943 (fire safety vocabulary).

Applications and users

This standard is relevant for:

• Cable manufacturers and R&D teams validating fire performance during product development.
• Accredited test laboratories performing vertical flame propagation tests.
• Certification and conformity assessment bodies verifying compliance with cable safety requirements.
• Fire safety engineers, specifiers and procurement teams selecting cables for buildings, transport and industrial installations where flame propagation characteristics are critical.

Related standards

• IEC 60332-1-1 (burner description and apparatus references)
• IEC 60811-203 (measurement of overall dimensions)
• ISO 13943 (fire safety - vocabulary)
• EN 60332-1-2:2004 (base publication amended by A1)

Keywords: EN 60332-1-2:2004/A1:2015, IEC 60332-1-2, vertical flame propagation test, 1 kW pre-mixed flame, cable fire testing, IEC 60811-203, cable safety standards, CENELEC.

Standards Content (Sample)

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Tests 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
Prüfungen an Kabeln, isolierten Leitungen und Glasfaserkabeln im Brandfall -- Teil 1-2:
Prüfung der vertikalen Flammenausbreitung an einer Ader, einer isolierten Leitung oder
einem Kabel - Prüfverfahren mit 1 kW-Flamme mit Gas-/Luftgemisch
Essais des câbles électriques et à fibres optiques soumis au feu -- Partie 1-2: Essai de
propagation verticale de la flamme sur conducteur ou câble isolé - Procédure pour
flamme à prémélange de 1kW
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 60332-1-2:2004/A1:2015
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
33.180.10 2SWLþQDYODNQDLQNDEOL Fibres and cables
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 60332-1-2:2004/A1

NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
October 2015
ICS 13.220.40; 29.020; 29.060.20

English Version
Tests 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
(IEC 60332-1-2:2004/A1:2015)
Essais des câbles électriques et à fibres optiques soumis Prüfungen an Kabeln, isolierten Leitungen und
au feu - Partie 1-2: Essai de propagation verticale de la Glasfaserkabeln im Brandfall - Teil 1-2: Prüfung der
flamme sur conducteur ou câble isolé - Procédure pour vertikalen Flammenausbreitung an einer Ader,
flamme à prémélange de 1kW einer isolierten Leitung oder einem Kabel - Prüfverfahren
(IEC 60332-1-2:2004/A1:2015) mit 1 kW-Flamme mit Gas-/Luftgemisch
(IEC 60332-1-2:2004/A1:2015)
This amendment A1 modifies the European Standard EN 60332-1-2:2004; it was approved by CENELEC on 2015-09-01. 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.
CENELEC members are the national electrotechnical committees of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic,
Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia,
Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, 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: Avenue Marnix 17, B-1000 Brussels
© 2015 CENELEC All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC Members.
Ref. No. EN 60332-1-2:2004/A1:2015 E

European foreword
The text of document 20/1591/FDIS, future IEC 60332-1-2:2004/A1, 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:
(dop) 2016-06-01
• latest date by which the document has to be implemented at
national level by publication of an identical national
standard or by endorsement
(dow) 2018-09-01
• 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.
This standard covers the Principle Elements of the Safety Objectives for Electrical Equipment
Designed for Use within Certain Voltage Limits (LVD - 2006/95/EC).
Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 60332-1-2:2004/A1:2015 was approved by CENELEC as a
European Standard without any modification.
In the Bibliography of EN 60332-1-2:2004, the following note has to be added for the standard indicated:
ISO 13943 NOTE Harmonized as EN ISO 13943.

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
Addition to Annex ZA of EN 60332–1–2:2004
IEC 60811-203 -  Electric and optical fibre cables - Test EN 60811-203 -
methods for non-metallic materials -
Part 203: General tests - Measurement of
overall dimensions
IEC 60332-1-2 ®
Edition 1.0 2015-07
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