Currently, there are two mainstream standards for fire testing of rail transit materials, specifically: the European standard EN 45545 and the American standard NFPA 130. Among them, EN 45545 EU rail transit fire protection standard was officially released in 2013 and revised in 2015. It has officially replaced the German standard DIN 5510-2, British standard BS 6853, French standard NF F16-101, etc., and has become mandatory in European countries. The new rail transit fire protection standard, EN 45545 standard has also been widely used in China and Southeast Asia.
EN45545 EU's latest rail transit test-standard overview
Part 2 of EN 45545, EN 45545-2, is the most commonly used core fire protection standard in the EN45545 series of standards. This standard is a test for a single material.
According to the end use of the material, the EN45545-2 standard divides a total of 26 different categories R1-R26. According to the degree of risk of vehicle operation, the EN45545-2 standard divides a total of 3 fire risk levels, HL1, HL2, and HL3.
The main purpose of the new EN45545-2 standard is to formulate rules related to the selection of materials based on the combustion performance, heat release, smoke density and smoke toxicity of the materials.
EN 45545 EU Rail Transit Standards-Main Classification
EN 45545-1 Railway applications-Fire protection of railway vehicles-General rules
EN 45545-2 Fire performance requirements for materials and components
EN 45545-3 fire resistance test requirements
EN 45545-4 Fire safety requirements for railway rolling stock design
EN 45545-5 Safety requirements for fire-fighting electrical equipment
EN 45545-6 Fire Supervision and Management System
EN 45545-7 Fire safety requirements for flammable liquids and combustible gas installations
EN 45545-2 Flame retardant fire test of rail vehicle materials-main classification
EN 45545-2 R1 surface material
EN 45545-2 R2 Limited surface material
EN 45545-2 R3 strip material
EN 45545-2 R4 lampshade, light diffuser
EN 45545-2 R6 passenger seat
EN 45545-2 R9 Air suspension air bag, tire
EN45545-2 R10 Flooring materials
EN 45545-2 R15 In-car cable
EN 45545-2 R16 external cable
EN 45545-2 R21 Mattresses, cushions, seats (components)
EN 45545-2 R22 sealing strip, electronic appliances, hose (internal)
EN 45545-2 R23 sealing strip, electronic appliances, hose (external)
EN 45545-2 R24 PCB circuit board
EN 45545-2 R25 PCB circuit board
EN 45545-2 R26 Small electrical components
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