Fire test laboratory
The Fire Testing Laboratory of Materia Nova, drawing on its expertise in the development of flame-retardant materials, carries out reaction-to-fire tests and supports the development of flame-retardant solutions tailored to client requirements.
- Cone calorimeter (Mass Loss Cone, ISO 17554 standard): monitoring of heat release and mass loss,
- Limiting Oxygen Index (LOI) measurement,
- Fire classification of materials using the UL-94 test (vertical and horizontal),
- Vertical flammability test according to EN ISO 11925-2,
- Glow Wire Test: flammability testing for plastic materials used in electrical, electronic products and household appliances,
- CTI – Comparative Tracking Index (IEC 60112 standard): assessment of the electrical tracking resistance of insulating materials, a key electrical and fire safety parameter for electronics, household appliances and electrical/e-mobility applications,
- Smoke chamber: measurement of smoke opacity from the combustion or decomposition of plastic materials (ASTM D2843),
- Simulation of SBI results (Single Burning Item, EN 13501-1) based on cone calorimeter data.
These tests can be complemented by thermal analyses (TGA under air and nitrogen) and morphological analyses (SEM-EDX) carried out in support of your developments.
