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NFPA 130 Fire Test to railway component - Standard
> NFPA 130 : Standard for fixed guideway transit and passenger rail systems.
NFPA 130 Fire Test to railway component – Standard Introduction
This standard shall cover fire protection requirements for underground, surface, and elevated fixed guideway transit and passenger rail systems, including trainways, vehicles, and vehicle maintenance and storage areas, and for life safety from fire in fixed guideway transit and passenger rail system stations, trainways, vehicles, and outdoor vehicle maintenance and storage areas.
The purpose of this standard shall be to establish minimum requirements that will provide a reasonable degree of safety from fire and its related hazards in fixed guideway transit and passenger rail system environments.
NFPA 130 Fire Test to railway component – Test Method:
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Category
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Function of Material
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Required Testing
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Test Method
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Cushioning
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All individual flexible cushioning materials used in seat cushions, mattresses, mattress pads, armrest, crash pads, and grab rail
padding
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Surface Flammability
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ASTM D 3675
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Smoke Density
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ASTM E 662
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Fabrics
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Seat upholstery, mattress ticking and covers, curtains, draperies, window shades, andwoven seat cushion suspensions
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Burning behaviour
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14 CFR 25
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Smoke density
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ASTM E 662
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Other vehicle
components
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Seat and mattress frames, wall and ceiling lining and panels, seat and toilet shrouds,toilet seats, trays and other tables, partitions,
shelves, opaque windscreens, combustible signage, end caps, roof housings, articulation bellows, exterior shells, nonmetallic skirts, and component boxes
and covers
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Surface Flammability
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ASTM E 162
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Smoke Density
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ASTM E 662
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Thermal and acoustical insulation
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Surface Flammability
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ASTM E 162
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Smoke Density
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ASTM E 662
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HVAC ducting
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Surface Flammability
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ASTM E 162
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Smoke Density
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ASTM E 662
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Floor covering
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Critical Radiant Flux of Floor-Covering System
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ASTM E 648
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Smoke Density
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ASTM E 662
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Light diffusers, windows and transparent plastic windscreens
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Surface Flammability
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ASTM E162
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Smoke Density
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ASTM E 662
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Elastomers
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Window gaskets, door nosings, intercar diaphragms, seat cushion suspension diaphragms, and roof mats
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Flame Propagation
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ASTM C 1166
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Smoke Density
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ASTM E 662
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Wire and cable
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all
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Fire test for cable and wire
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NFPA 130
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Structural
component
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Flooring, other
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Fire Tests of Building Construction
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ASTM E 119
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NFPA 130 Fire Test to railway component – Material under Scope
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- Rubber Products (Seal and filter）
- Melamine foam for thermal insulation
- Sound insulation blanket
- Textile for curtain, seat backing
- Plastic Products (light shade, shell of cell)
- Flooring (glue and adhesive）
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- Cable
- Sound insulation blanket
- Electrical Device
- Fire-resistance paint
- Fire-redartant adhesive
- Seat (Sponge)
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NFPA 130 Fire Test to railway component – Reference Standards
>ASTM C 1166, Standard Test Method for Flame Propagation of Dense and Cellular Elastometric Gaskets and Accessories
>ASTM D 3675, Standard Test Method for Surface Flammability of Flexible Cellular Materials Using a Radiant Heat Energy Source
>ASTM E 84, Standard Test Method for Surface Burning Characteristics of Building Materials
>ASTM E 119, Standard Test Method for Fire Tests of Building Construction and Materials
>ASTM E 162, Standard Test Method for Surface Flammability of Materials Using a Radiant Heat Energy Source
>ASTM E 648, Standard Test Method for Critical Radiant Flux of Floor-Covering Systems Using a Radiant Heat Energy Source.
>ASTM E 662, Standard Test Method for Specific Optical Densityof Smoke Generated by Solid Materials.
>ASTM E 814, Standard Test Method for Fire Tests of Through-Penetration Fire Stops
>ASTM E 1537, Standard Test Method for Fire Testing of Upholstered Furniture
>ASTM E 1590, Standard Test Method for Fire Testing of Mattresses,
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