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 Engineering Laboratory /                  Fire Research Division
      National Fire Research Laboratory

    
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        Fire Calorimetry Database (FCD)Vertical Upward Flamespread on Parallel Panels

            Research Overview
                                Quantitative measurements and visual observations were obtained from a series of 66 full-scale fire growth experiments conducted on 18 unique combustible solids including: natural and synthetic polymers, copolymers, fiberglass-reinforced composite materials, porous polymer foams, and electrical cables. Some of these materials were selected because they can be found in electrical cabinets and circuit boards. Others were selected in order to provide a wide range of material compositions and burning behaviors: physical deformation, soot formation, and varied ignitability and fire growth rate. In a typical electrical enclosure, combustible solids (e.g., wiring or circuit boards) are most often found attached to the inside walls of the enclosure. A test setup was designed to represent this configuration: two parallel panels were assembled such that they could support combustible solids of varying thicknesses, which were then ignited at their base. By maintaining this simplified configuration across each test: (1) a large-scale burning scenario representative of typical fuel loading in an electrical enclosure was produced and (2) experiments could be repeated to highlight the impact of material composition on observed burning behavior while minimizing test sensitivity to variations in other factors such as fuel loading, configuration, or orientation.


                  Levinton I.T., Heck M.V., McGrattan K.B., Bundy M.B., Davis R.D.,  The Impact of Material Composition on Ignitability and Fire Growth. Volume 1: Full-Scale Burning Behavior of Combustible Solids Commonly Found in Nuclear Power Plants, NIST Technical No...
  https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.TN.2282
  

      

      Experiment Name
                            Plot of Heat Release Rate
                                                  Ignition Photo
                                                  Date/Time
                                                  Specimen
                                                  Fuel Type
                            Test Duration (min)
                            Total Heat Released (MJ)
                            Peak HRR (kW)Sort descendingBurnerShakedown27
                            Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
                                                                                        Ignition
                                                                                        05/24/2022 11:47:04 AM EDT
                                                                                        Sand Burner
                                                                                        Propane
                            6.65
                            22.7
                            70.7BurnerShakedown21
                            Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
                                                                                        Ignition
                                                                                        05/10/2022 11:33:27 AM EDT
                                                                                        Sand Burner
                                                                                        Propane
                            6.50
                            22.9
                            71.0BurnerShakedownO1
                            Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
                                                                                        Ignition
                                                                                        11/17/2020 9:20:16 AM EST
                                                                                        sand burner box
                                                                                        Propane
                            10.17
                            37.7
                            71.2Test14_Redboard_R3
                            Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
                                                                                        Ignition
                                                                                        08/09/2019 9:39:49 AM EDT
                                                                                        1/4" thick, 24" wide, 48" tall panels of GPO-3
                                                                                        Glass-reinforced polyester resin (GPO-3, 'Redboard')
                            21.48
                            36.2
                            109.6Test8_Redboard_R2
                            Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
                                                                                        Ignition
                                                                                        07/31/2019 10:40:16 AM EDT
                                                                                        1/4" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panels of GPO-3
                                                                                        Polyester resin (GPO-3, Redboard)
                            24.80
                            37.8
                            114.9Test9_SIS_wire_R1
                            Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
                                                                                        Ignition
                                                                                        08/05/2019 6:02:07 AM EDT
                                                                                        90 vertically oriented strands of SIS wire
                                                                                        XLPE (SIS Wire)
                            16.20
                            16.0
                            132.8Test6_Redboard_R1
                            Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
                                                                                        Ignition
                                                                                        07/26/2019 6:01:59 AM EDT
                                                                                        1/4" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panels of GPO-3
                                                                                        Polyester resin (GPO-3, Redboard)
                            25.27
                            43.0
                            134.3Test10_SIS_wire_R2
                            Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
                                                                                        Ignition
                                                                                        08/05/2019 9:25:15 AM EDT
                                                                                        96 vertically oriented strands of SIS wire attached to 1/4" thick, 24" wide, 96"tall panels of GPO-3
                                                                                        XLPE (SIS Wire) and (GPO-3)
                            27.05
                            47
                            142Test11_PVC_R1
                            Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
                                                                                        Ignition
                                                                                        08/07/2019 5:24:23 AM EDT
                                                                                        1/4" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panels of PVC
                                                                                        Polyvinyl chloride (PVC)
                            35.40
                            61.9
                            163.2Test62_XPSgreen1_R3
                            Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
                                                                                        Ignition
                                                                                        05/20/2022 6:15:32 AM EDT
                                                                                        1" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panels of Green XPS Foam
                                                                                        Extruded Polystyrene Foam (XPS)
                            15.67
                            22.9
                            174Test13_PVC_R2
                            Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
                                                                                        Ignition
                                                                                        08/09/2019 5:13:08 AM EDT
                                                                                        1/4" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panels of PVC
                                                                                        Polyvinyl chloride (PVC)
                            32.95
                            84.0
                            236Test15_RedCedar_R1
                            Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
                                                                                        Ignition
                                                                                        11/19/2020 5:27:48 AM EST
                                                                                        7/8" thick, 22.5" wide, 96" tall planks of Western Red Cedar
                                                                                        Western Red Cedar
                            32.90
                            139
                            307Test22_RedCedar_R2
                            Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
                                                                                        Ignition
                                                                                        12/09/2020 5:10:27 AM EST
                                                                                        7/8" thick, 22.5" wide, 96" tall planks of Western Red Cedar
                                                                                        Western Red Cedar
                            9.70
                            44.4
                            322Test65_RedCedar_R4
                            Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
                                                                                        Ignition
                                                                                        05/25/2022 11:00:10 AM EDT
                                                                                        7/8" thick, 22.5" wide, 96" tall planks of Western Red Cedar
                                                                                        Western Red Cedar
                            10.23
                            65.1
                            378Test43_RedCedar_R3
                            Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
                                                                                        Ignition
                                                                                        01/22/2021 5:38:40 AM EST
                                                                                        7/8" thick, 22.5" wide, 96" tall planks of Western Red Cedar
                                                                                        Western Red Cedar
                            5.35
                            38.8
                            398Test40_GPO1_R2
                            Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
                                                                                        Ignition
                                                                                        01/15/2021 4:45:47 AM EST
                                                                                        1/4" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panels of GPO-1
                                                                                        Glass-reinforced polyester resin (GPO-1)
                            24.80
                            246
                            469Test17_GPO1_R1
                            Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
                                                                                        Ignition
                                                                                        11/23/2020 5:28:49 AM EST
                                                                                        1/4" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panels of GPO-1
                                                                                        Polyester resin (GPO-1)
                            23.18
                            235
                            498Test28_POMGF_R1
                            Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
                                                                                        Ignition
                                                                                        12/14/2020 5:25:32 AM EST
                                                                                        1/4" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panels of POM-GF
                                                                                        Polyoxymethylene (POM-GF)
                            63.10
                            387
                            503Test49_GPO1_R3
                            Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
                                                                                        Ignition
                                                                                        02/10/2021 9:16:03 AM EST
                                                                                        1/4" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panels of GPO-1
                                                                                        Polyester resin (GPO-1)
                            19.67
                            232
                            522Test57_OSB_R3
                            Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
                                                                                        Ignition
                                                                                        05/17/2022 5:41:55 AM EDT
                                                                                        7/16" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panels of OSB
                                                                                        Oriented Strand Board (OSB)
                            22.27
                            262
                            526Test61_POMGF_R3
                            Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
                                                                                        Ignition
                                                                                        05/19/2022 6:45:20 AM EDT
                                                                                        1/4" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panels of POM-GF
                                                                                        Polyoxymethylene (POM-GF)
                            81.63
                            452
                            536Test50_POMGF_R2
                            Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
                                                                                        Ignition
                                                                                        02/16/2021 6:27:57 AM EST
                                                                                        1/4" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panels of POM-GF
                                                                                        Polyoxymethylene (POM-GF)
                            50.42
                            367
                            540Test20_OSB_R1
                            Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
                                                                                        Ignition
                                                                                        12/07/2020 5:40:42 AM EST
                                                                                        7/16" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panels of OSB
                                                                                        Oriented Strand Board (OSB)
                            15.28
                            243
                            622Test36_XPSgreen1_R2
                            Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
                                                                                        Ignition
                                                                                        12/18/2020 9:14:42 AM EST
                                                                                        1" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panels of Green XPS Foam
                                                                                        Extruded Polystyrene Foam (XPS)
                            13.25
                            49.1
                            628Test26_Polyiso2_R1
                            Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
                                                                                        gas on
                                                                                        12/11/2020 7:18:29 AM EST
                                                                                        2" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panels of Polyisocyanurate Foam
                                                                                        Polyisocyanurate Foam (foil-backed)
                            9.45
                            37.6
                            784Test27_Polyiso2_R2
                            Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
                                                                                        gas on
                                                                                        12/11/2020 8:55:04 AM EST
                                                                                        2" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panels of Polyisocyanurate Foam
                                                                                        Polyisocyanurate Foam (foil-backed)
                            9.12
                            38.8
                            801Test33_XPSpink1_R1
                            Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
                                                                                        Ignition
                                                                                        12/18/2020 5:40:06 AM EST
                                                                                        1" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panels of Pink XPS Foam
                                                                                        Extruded Polystyrene Foam (XPS)
                            12.67
                            50.4
                            812Test37_OSB_R2
                            Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
                                                                                        Ignition
                                                                                        01/13/2021 4:48:41 AM EST
                                                                                        7/16" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panels of OSB
                                                                                        Oriented Strand Board (OSB)
                            16.37
                            243
                            894Test21_Polyiso_R1
                            Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
                                                                                        Ignition
                                                                                        12/07/2020 9:04:36 AM EST
                                                                                        1" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panels of Polyisocyanurate Foam
                                                                                        Polyisocyanurate Foam (foil-backed)
                            7.20
                            28.6
                            949Test25_Polyiso_R3
                            Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
                                                                                        gas on
                                                                                        12/11/2020 6:05:53 AM EST
                                                                                        1" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panels of Polyisocyanurate Foam
                                                                                        Polyisocyanurate Foam (foil-backed)
                            5.05
                            31.0
                            954Test24_Polyiso_R2
                            Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
                                                                                        Ignition
                                                                                        12/11/2020 5:08:52 AM EST
                                                                                        1" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panels of Polyisocyanurate Foam
                                                                                        Polyisocyanurate Foam (foil-backed)
                            5.08
                            32.0
                            974Test32_Polyiso05_R2
                            Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
                                                                                        Ignition
                                                                                        12/18/2020 4:57:23 AM EST
                                                                                        1/2" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panels of Polyisocyanurate Foam
                                                                                        Polyisocyanurate Foam (foil-backed)
                            1.52
                            18.2
                            997Test44_Polyiso05_R3
                            Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
                                                                                        Ignition
                                                                                        01/22/2021 9:22:22 AM EST
                                                                                        1/2" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panels of Polyisocyanurate Foam
                                                                                        Polyisocyanurate Foam (foil-backed)
                            1.72
                            17.9
                            1,022Test31_Polyiso05_R1
                            Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
                                                                                        Ignition
                                                                                        12/18/2020 4:08:10 AM EST
                                                                                        1/2" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panels of Polyisocyanurate Foam
                                                                                        Polyisocyanurate Foam (foil-backed)
                            1.70
                            18.6
                            1,056Test29_Kydex_R1
                            Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
                                                                                        Ignition
                                                                                        12/15/2020 4:54:22 AM EST
                                                                                        1/4" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panels of Kydex
                                                                                        Kydex (PVC-acrylic copolymer)
                            34.53
                            111
                            1,060Test30_Kydex_R2
                            Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
                                                                                        Ignition
                                                                                        12/15/2020 8:29:20 AM EST
                                                                                        1/4" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panels of Kydex
                                                                                        Kydex (PVC-acrylic copolymer)
                            46.10
                            182
                            1,070Test35_XPSpink1_R2
                            Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
                                                                                        Ignition
                                                                                        12/18/2020 8:27:04 AM EST
                                                                                        1" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panels of Pink XPS Foam
                                                                                        Extruded Polystyrene Foam (XPS)
                            13.17
                            47.1
                            1,080Test34_XPSgreen1_R1
                            Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
                                                                                        Ignition
                                                                                        12/18/2020 6:31:47 AM EST
                                                                                        1" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panels of Green XPS Foam
                                                                                        Extruded Polystyrene Foam (XPS)
                            13.73
                            54.9
                            1,255Test48_XPSpink1_R3
                            Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
                                                                                        Ignition
                                                                                        02/10/2021 4:10:21 AM EST
                                                                                        1" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panels of Pink XPS Foam
                                                                                        Extruded Polystyrene Foam (XPS)
                            13.08
                            55.3
                            1,332Test64_XPSgreen2_R3
                            Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
                                                                                        Ignition
                                                                                        05/24/2022 5:42:03 AM EDT
                                                                                        2" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panels of Green XPS Foam
                                                                                        Extruded Polystyrene Foam (XPS)
                            24.92
                            97.8
                            1,426Test66_HIPS1panel_R1
                            Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
                                                                                        Ignition
                                                                                        05/31/2022 10:00:41 AM EDT
                                                                                        one 1/4" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panel of HIPS
                                                                                        High Impact Polystyrene (HIPS)
                            42.50
                            274
                            1,465Test54_XPSpink2_R2
                            Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
                                                                                        Ignition
                                                                                        05/12/2022 6:36:18 AM EDT
                                                                                        2" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panels of Pink XPS Foam
                                                                                        Extruded Polystyrene Foam (XPS)
                            22.77
                            84.5
                            1,510Test63_XPSpink2_R3
                            Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
                                                                                        Ignition
                                                                                        05/20/2022 7:39:22 AM EDT
                                                                                        2" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panels of Pink XPS Foam
                                                                                        Extruded Polystyrene Foam (XPS)
                            17.75
                            93.2
                            1,580Test41_XPSPink2_R1
                            Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
                                                                                        Ignition
                                                                                        01/15/2021 9:10:51 AM EST
                                                                                        2" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panels of Pink XPS Foam
                                                                                        Extruded Polystyrene Foam (XPS)
                            13.28
                            100.6
                            1,687Test55_XPSgreen2_R2
                            Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
                                                                                        Ignition
                                                                                        05/12/2022 8:11:21 AM EDT
                                                                                        2" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panels of Green XPS Foam
                                                                                        Extruded Polystyrene Foam (XPS)
                            25.32
                            110
                            1,839Test42_XPSGreen2_R1
                            Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
                                                                                        Ignition
                                                                                        01/15/2021 10:05:37 AM EST
                                                                                        2" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panels of Green XPS Foam
                                                                                        Extruded Polystyrene Foam (XPS)
                            14.75
                            105
                            1,946Test1_PMMA_R1
                            Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
                                                                                        Ignition
                                                                                        06/14/2019 5:59:49 AM EDT
                                                                                        1/4" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panels of cast Black PMMA
                                                                                        Polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA)
                            27.02
                            506
                            2,540Test16_HDPE_R1
                            Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
                                                                                        Ignition
                                                                                        11/19/2020 9:31:01 AM EST
                                                                                        1/4" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panels of HDPE
                                                                                        High Density Polyethelyne (HDPE)
                            9.47
                            284
                            2,817Test12_PBT_R1
                            Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
                                                                                        Ignition
                                                                                        08/07/2019 10:21:35 AM EDT
                                                                                        1/4" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panels of PBT
                                                                                        Polybutylene terephthalate (PBT)
                            31.17
                            375
                            2,821Test60_XLPE4_R3
                            Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
                                                                                        Ignition
                                                                                        05/17/2022 11:41:07 AM EDT
                                                                                        1" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panels of XLPE foam (4lb/ft3 density)
                                                                                        Cross-linked polyethylene foam (XLPE)
                            8.15
                            174.4
                            2,830Test59_XLPE4_R2
                            Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
                                                                                        Ignition
                                                                                        05/17/2022 9:56:42 AM EDT
                                                                                        1" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panels of XLPE foam (4lb/ft3 density)
                                                                                        Cross-linked polyethylene foam (XLPE)
                            9.95
                            149.1
                            2,876Test2_PMMA_R2
                            Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
                                                                                        Ignition
                                                                                        06/21/2019 5:35:55 AM EDT
                                                                                        1/4" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panels of cast Black PMMA
                                                                                        Polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA)
                            18.55
                            506
                            2,882Test45_HIPS_R1
                            Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
                                                                                        Ignition
                                                                                        02/05/2021 4:56:58 AM EST
                                                                                        1/4" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panels of HIPS
                                                                                        High Impact Polystyrene (HIPS)
                            33.82
                            509
                            2,955NGQC_6m_20kgs_3MW
                            Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
                                                                                        Ignition
                                                                                        06/27/2019 7:40:58 AM EDT
                                                                                        tube gas burner
                                                                                        Natural Gas
                            23.23
                            2,127
                            3,022Test52_HIPS_R3
                            Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
                                                                                        Ignition
                                                                                        02/17/2021 8:22:23 AM EST
                                                                                        1/4" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panels of HIPS
                                                                                        High Impact Polystyrene (HIPS)
                            34.98
                            535
                            3,094Test4_PMMA_R4
                            Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
                                                                                        Ignition
                                                                                        07/22/2019 6:55:25 AM EDT
                                                                                        1/4" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panels of cast Black PMMA
                                                                                        Polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA)
                            19.22
                            504
                            3,140Test5_PMMA_R5
                            Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
                                                                                        Ignition
                                                                                        07/24/2019 6:30:38 AM EDT
                                                                                        1/4" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panels of cast Black PMMA
                                                                                        Polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA)
                            24.10
                            504
                            3,166Test58_XLPE4_R1
                            Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
                                                                                        Ignition
                                                                                        05/17/2022 8:25:33 AM EDT
                                                                                        1" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panels of XLPE foam (4lb/ft3 density)
                                                                                        Cross-linked polyethylene foam (XLPE)
                            7.70
                            211
                            3,169Test56_HIPS_R4
                            Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
                                                                                        Ignition
                                                                                        05/13/2022 5:59:57 AM EDT
                                                                                        1/4" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panels of HIPS
                                                                                        High Impact Polystyrene (HIPS)
                            66.20
                            513
                            3,173Test3_PMMA_R3
                            Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
                                                                                        Ignition
                                                                                        06/26/2019 6:28:54 AM EDT
                                                                                        1/4" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panels of cast Black PMMA
                                                                                        Polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA)
                            17.17
                            506
                            3,197Test46_HIPS_R2
                            Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
                                                                                        NTP Time Query Failed!
                                                                                        02/09/2021 5:10:17 AM EST
                                                                                        1/4" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panels of HIPS
                                                                                        High Impact Polystyrene (HIPS)
                            33.22
                            504
                            3,228Test39_XLPE6_R3
                            Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
                                                                                        Ignition
                                                                                        01/13/2021 9:57:35 AM EST
                                                                                        1" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panels of XLPE Foam (6lb/ft3 density)
                                                                                        Cross-linked polyethylene foam (XLPE)
                            10.20
                            301
                            3,427Test38_XLPE6_R2
                            Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
                                                                                        Ignition
                                                                                        01/13/2021 8:33:26 AM EST
                                                                                        1" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panels of XLPE Foam (6lb/ft3 density)
                                                                                        Cross-linked polyethylene foam (XLPE)
                            10.22
                            280
                            3,459Test19_XLPE6_R1
                            Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
                                                                                        Ignition
                                                                                        11/24/2020 8:33:25 AM EST
                                                                                        1" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panels of XLPE Foam (6lb/ft3 density)
                                                                                        Cross-linked polyethylene foam (XLPE)
                            12.30
                            278
                            3,500Test51_ABS_R2
                            Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
                                                                                        Ignition
                                                                                        02/17/2021 5:17:31 AM EST
                                                                                        1/4" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panels of ABS
                                                                                        Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS)
                            35.23
                            566
                            3,538Test53_ABS_R3
                            Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
                                                                                        Ignition
                                                                                        05/11/2022 10:58:33 AM EDT
                                                                                        1/4" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panels of ABS
                                                                                        Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS)
                            36.98
                            550
                            3,541Test7_PMMA_R6
                            Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
                                                                                        Ignition
                                                                                        07/31/2019 5:33:01 AM EDT
                                                                                        1/4" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panels of cast Black PMMA
                                                                                        Polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA)
                            15.48
                            503
                            3,579Test47_ABS_R1
                            Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
                                                                                        Ignition
                                                                                        02/09/2021 9:14:14 AM EST
                                                                                        1/4" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panels of ABS
                                                                                        Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS)
                            35.22
                            547
                            3,821Test18_XLPE2_R1
                            Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
                                                                                        Ignition
                                                                                        11/24/2020 4:50:57 AM EST
                                                                                        1" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panels of XLPE Foam (2lb/ft3 density)
                                                                                        Cross-linked polyethylene foam (XLPE)
                            8.85
                            101.4
                            3,992Test23_XLPE2_R2
                            Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
                                                                                        Ignition
                                                                                        12/09/2020 9:07:28 AM EST
                                                                                        1" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panels of XLPE Foam (2lb/ft3 density)
                                                                                        Cross-linked polyethylene foam (XLPE)
                            11.90
                            104.9
                            4,186

      Bryant, R. and Bundy, M. The NIST 20 MW Calorimetry Measurement System for Large-Fire Research, Technical Note (NIST TN) 2077, 2019https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.TN.2077
        NIST Fire Calorimetry Database (FCD)https://doi.org/10.18434/mds2-2314

      Last Updated January 5, 2024
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