What is ISO 11907-1 - Determination of the corrosivity of fire effluents about?
ISO 11907 discusses plastics. ISO 11907-1 is the first part of the multi-series ISO 11907 and discusses the determination of the corrosivity of fire effluents. ISO 11907-1 defines terms related to smoke corrosivity as well as smoke acidity and smoke toxicity.
ISO 11907 presents the scenario-based approach that controls smoke corrosivity. ISO 11907 describes the test methods to assess smoke corrosivity at laboratory scale and deals with test applicability and post-exposure conditions.
ISO 11907-1 is applicable to tests of determination of smoke corrosivity from the combustion of materials samples.
Who is ISO 11907-1 - Determination of the corrosivity of fire effluents for?
ISO 11907-1 on general concept and applicability for the determination of the corrosivity of fire effluents is useful for:
- Plastic manufacturers
- Plastic product manufacturers
- Quality control personnel
- Plastic testing laboratories
- Environmental scientists
Why should you use ISO 11907-1 - Determination of the corrosivity of fire effluents?
Smoke corrosivity represents the measured effect of material or product reduction in functionality due to the corrosive effects of smoke. These corrosive effects are an essential factor in the assessment of the extent and cost of fire damage. All fire effluents and effects, including the released heat, are corrosive to some degree.
ISO 11907-1 provides you guidance on the applicability of the direct, performance-related tests on combustion effluent corrosivity described in ISO 11907-4. ISO 11907-1 provides you with the presence of the other existing test methods and clarifies differences between acidity, corrosivity and toxicity.
What’s changed since the last update?
BS ISO 11907-1:2019 supersedes BS EN ISO 11907-1:1998 which has been withdrawn. BS ISO 11907-1:2019 includes some technical changes with respect to BS EN ISO 11907-1:1998. These include:
- Update of the existing test methods
- Clarification of differences between acidity, corrosivity, and toxicity
- Clarification of the importance of fire scenarios and global approach for corrosivity assessment