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INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 5660-1

Third edition
2015-03-15
AMENDMENT 1
2019-08

Reaction-to-fire tests — Heat release,

smoke production and mass loss
rate —
Part 1:
Heat release rate (cone calorimeter
method) and smoke production rate
(dynamic measurement)
AMENDMENT 1
Essais de réaction au feu — Débit calorifique, taux de dégagement de
fumée et taux de perte de masse —
Partie 1: Débit calorifique (méthode au calorimètre à cône) et taux de
dégagement de fumée (mesurage dynamique)

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Reference number
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Reaction-to-fire tests — Heat release, smoke production

and mass loss rate —
Part 1:
Heat release rate (cone calorimeter method) and smoke
production rate (dynamic measurement)
AMENDMENT 1

Page 7, 6.10
Replace subclause 6.10 with the following:
6.10   Ignition circuit
External ignition is accomplished by a spark plug powered from a 10 kV transformer or spark igniter.
The spark plug shall have a gap of (3,0 ± 0,5) mm. The electrode length and location of the spark plug
shall be such that the spark gap is located (13 ± 2) mm above the centre of the specimen, except for
dimensionally unstable materials for which the distance is (48 ± 2) mm (see 7.5). The ignition spark
should be visible as continuous to the naked eye.

Page 9, 7.5
Replace subclause 7.5 with the following:
7.5   Dimensionally unstable materials

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Samples that intumesce or deform so that they contact the spark plug prior to ignition, or reach the
level of the heater base plate after ignition, shall be tested with a separation of 60 mm between the base
plate of the cone heater and the upper surface of the specimen. In this case the heater calibration (see
10.2.5) shall be performed with the heat flux meter positioned 60 mm below the cone heater base plate.
It shall be stressed that the time to ignition measured with this separation is not comparable to that
measured with the separation of 25 mm. If, when tested with a separation of 60 mm between the cone
heater base plate and the upper surface of the specimen, the specimen still intumesces or deforms such
that it contacts the spark plug prior to ignition, or the upper specimen surface reaches the level of the
cone heater baseplate, the specimen is not suitable for the testing to this document.
Other dimensionally unstable products, for example products that warp or shrink during testing, shall
be restrained against excessive movement. This shall be accomplished with 4 tie wires, as described
below. Metal wires of (1,0 ± 0,1) mm diameter and at least 350 mm long shall be used. The sample shall
be prepared in the standard way as described in Clause 8. A tie wire is then looped around the sample
holder and retainer frame assembly, so that it is parallel to and approximately 20 mm away from one
of the 4 sides of the assembly. The ends of the wire are twisted together such that the wire is pulled
firmly against the retainer frame. Excess wire is trimmed from the twisted section before testing. The
3 remaining wires shall be fitted around the specimen holder and retainer frame assembly in a similar
manner, parallel to the three remaining sides.
Materials that distort so extensively that they cannot be held by 4 wires should be tested using the fine
wire grid made of (0,8 ± 0,1) mm with wire spacing of (20 ± 2) mm shown in Figure 8.

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Materials that intumesce in a fluid phase such that molten materials overflow the edge frame or seep
between the edge frame and the specimen holder invalidate the test. Therefore, such materials should
be tested without the edge frame and should be housed in 0,1 mm thick aluminium tray wrappings
which extend 10 mm above the top edge of the test specimen.
Page 16, after subclause 11.2.6
Add new subclause 11.2.7.
11.2.7   Clean the igniter rods prior to test if soot or other debris has accumulated on them.

Page 17, 11.3.7

Replace subclause 11.3.7 with the following:
11.3.7   Three specimens shall be tested and reported as described in Clause 13. The 180 s mean heat
release readings shall be compared for the three specimens. If any of these mean readings differ by
more than 10 % from the arithmetic mean of the three readings, then a further set of three specimens
shall be tested unless the mean value is less than 10 kW m−2. In such cases, the arithmetic mean of the
set of six readings shall be reported.
The smoke production rate test data shall not be discarded if piloted ignition does not occur, because
the production rate data may have relevance under non-flaming conditions. The zero value of the
extinction coefficient shall be verified prior to every test as part of the procedures specified in 11.2.
The test data is not valid if the specimen melts sufficiently to overflow the sample holder, if explosive
spalling occurs, or if the specimen swells excessively and touches the spark igniter or the upper
specimen surface reaches the level of the cone heater base plate.
NOTE The heat release rate measurements described within this document, normally utilize piloted ignition.
Separate non-standard tests can be conducted for research purposes without piloted ignition to evaluate smoke
production rates under non-flaming conditions.

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