EN13501-6 Reaction to fire classification for electric cables
EU CPR regulations for the implementation of the EU regional construction of the cable has a clear requirement for the construction of the cable, CE certification and product performance statement will become mandatory requirements. EN50575 standard for electric power, control box communication cable in the construction period to meet the requirements of fire resistance; EN13501-6 standard for building products and building components and equipment to do the fire rating requirements.
EN 13501-6:2014 Fire classification of construction products and building elements. Classification using data from reaction to fire tests on electric cables.BS EN 13501-6:2014 Status: Current;Published: March 2014。Fire classification for electric cables according to the heat release of wire and cable, and the length of the fire damage to the division, The grade is divided into seven levels. Respectively: EN13501-6 Aca、B1ca、B2ca、Cca、Dca、Eca、Fca.
This BS EN 13501-6 Standard provides the reaction to fire classification procedure for electric cables. NOTE For the purpose of this European Standard the term "electric cables" covers all power, control and communication cables, including optical fibre cables.