IEC 60695-8-1:2016

November 2016

International standard Current

Fire hazard testing - Part 8-1: Heat release - General guidance

IEC 60695-8-1:2016 provides guidance on the measurement and interpretation of heat release from electrotechnical products and materials from which they are constructed. Heat release data can be used as part of fire hazard assessment and in fire safety engineering, as described in IEC 60695-1-11 and IEC 60695-1-12. This third edition cancels and replaces the second edition published in 2008. This edition constitutes a technical revision. This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition:- a modified Introduction;- reference to IEC 60695-1-12;- updated normative references;- revised terms and definitions;- new text in 4.2.2, 4.2.3, 6.1 and 6.4, including several mandatory statements and- mandatory statements in a new Subclause 6.5. This standard is to be used in conjunction with IEC 60695-8-2.Key words: Fire Hazard, Heat Release, Fire Safety Engineering

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Publication date

November 2016

Number of pages

54 p.

Reference

IEC 60695-8-1:2016

Sumary

Fire hazard testing - Part 8-1: Heat release - General guidance

IEC 60695-8-1:2016 provides guidance on the measurement and interpretation of heat release from electrotechnical products and materials from which they are constructed. Heat release data can be used as part of fire hazard assessment and in fire safety engineering, as described in IEC 60695-1-11 and IEC 60695-1-12. This third edition cancels and replaces the second edition published in 2008. This edition constitutes a technical revision. This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition:
- a modified Introduction;
- reference to IEC 60695-1-12;
- updated normative references;
- revised terms and definitions;
- new text in 4.2.2, 4.2.3, 6.1 and 6.4, including several mandatory statements and
- mandatory statements in a new Subclause 6.5. This standard is to be used in conjunction with IEC 60695-8-2.
Key words: Fire Hazard, Heat Release, Fire Safety Engineering

Replaced standards (1)

IEC 60695-8-1:2008

March 2008

International standard Cancelled

Fire hazard testing - Part 8-1: Heat release - General guidance

IEC 60695-8-1:2008 provides guidance on the measurement and interpretation of heat release from electrotechnical products and materials from which they are constructed. Heat release data can be used as part of fire hazard assessment and in fire safety engineering, as described in the future IEC 60695-1-10 and the future IEC 60695-1-11. This basic safety publication is intended for use by technical committees in the preparation of standards in accordance with IEC Guide 104 and ISO/IEC Guide 51. Major changes with respect to the first edition are as follows: - editorial changes throughout, - revised terms and definitions, - new text concerning bomb calorimetry, - revised Table 1a, - new clause 5-Parameters used to report heat release data and introduction of intermediate scale fire test.

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