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Flame Spread Classification Smoke & Fuel Contribution
ML20058E437
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Issue date: 11/16/1981
From: Mccullen P
UNITED STATES TESTING CO., INC.
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LA-12396, TAC-48652, NUDOCS 8207280222
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United States Testing Company,Inc.

California Division 6666 TELEGRAPH ROAD LOS ANGELES,CAllFORNIA 90040 TELEPHONE: LoS ANGELES-213#237181 Etmees FROed SAN FRANCISCO-415424854

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REPORT OF TEST The Flamemaster Corporation 11120 Sherman Way Sun Valley,' California 91352 FIAME SPREAD CIASSIFICATION SMOKE AND FUEL CONTRIBUTION Flamemastic 77 Coating November 16, 1981 TEST REPORT NO.

IA 12396 SIGNED FOR THE COMPANY Q#e&dk gg4J I y4.

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UNITED STATES TESTING COMPANY, INC.

La 12396 REFERENCE Client's Purchase Order No. 7948 per Mr'. Samuel L. Engel, Sr.

REQUIREMENT 1

Perform standard flame spread, smoke density and fuel contributed classification tests on the panel supplied by the Client in accordance with ASTM Designation E-84,

" Standard Method of Test for Surface Burning Characteri-otics of Building Materials".

SAMPLE IDENTIFICATION The sample tested was submitted and identified by the Client as:

Flamemastic 77, a water based, fire barrier coating applied to 1/4" Johns Manville Flex-board at a rate of 1/8" wet film thickness.

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UNITED STATES TESTING COMPANY, !!J';.

LA 12396 PREPARATION AND CONDITIONING The panels provided were self supporting and pre-cut to meet the tunnel dimensions.

The sample panels were.

placed in the conditioning room (maintained at a dry-bulb temperature of 73.415 *F. and a relative humidity of 5015%) and allowed to come to equilibrium.

TEST PROCEDURE

'Mhe sample was tested following calibration and pre-heating.

The evaluation was performed in conformance with the specifications set forth in ASTM Designation

' E-84, " Standard Method of Test for Surface Burning Characteristics of Building Materials", both as to equipment and test procedure.

The foregoing test procedure is comparable to UL 723, NFPA No. 255, and UBS No. 42-1.

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Dscause of the possible variations in reproducibility, the racults are adjusted to the nearest figure div'sible by 5.

i Fuel Smoke Sample Identification _

Flame Spread

_Co'ntribution Density

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Flamemastic 77 10

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,s In order "to obtain the Flame Spread Classification, the.

above results should be ' compared to the following table:

NFPA dIASS' UBC CIASS IIAME SPREAD A

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O.through 25 B'

II 26 through 75 C

III 76 through 200 201 through 500 D

Over'500 E

BUILDING CODES UITED National Fire Protection Association, NFPA No.101, 1.

" Life Safety Code".

Uniform Building dode, 1979 edition, Part VIII, " Fire 2.

Resistive Stan,dard for Fire Protection", Chapter 42-4201-4203.

Interior Wall and Ceiling Finish, Sections Pg. 4

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LA 12396 ASTM E-84 TEST DATA SHEET CLIENT: The Flamemaster Corp.

DATE:

November 16, 1981 SAMPLE: Flamemastic 77 Coating THICKNESS:

1/8" Wet film FLAME SPREAD:

Ignition 58 Seconds 1 Minute Flame Front 2 1/2 ft. max.

Time to Max. Spread 57 Seconds Calculation 21.67 X.515 = 11.'16 Test Duration 10 Minutes

SUMMARY

' FLAME SPREAD BY:

ASTM E-84-80 FUEL CONTRIBUTION.

9 SMOKE DENSITY 30

' OBSERVATIONS considerable bubbling of the coating surface preceded a I

comple ignition time of 58 seconds.

A maximum flame front advance of 2 was observed about 1 minute after ignition.

Total delamination of the coating in the flame impingement area occurred shortly after 2 minutes, but did not enhance the flame front.

No afterburning noted at test conclusion.

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