FIRE TESTING

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FIRE TESTING

Capital Testing and Certification Services offers large-scale and small-scale fire, flammability, flame spread and reaction-to-fire testing services to meet your needs and to ensure that your product meets all local, state, and national building codes. Whether you are working in the commercial or residential space, Capital Testing can help to test your materials, products and systems. Capital Testing has you covered from the floor to the ceiling.

Capital Testing also offers testing for military and transportation applications including planes, trains, automobiles and other forms of mass transit. Contact us for Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of Transportation (DOT) or Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) testing services.

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ASTM Methods
ASTM C1166	Flame Propagation of Dense and Cellular Elastomeric Gaskets and Accessories
ASTM D3675	Surface Flammability of Flexible Cellular Materials Using a Radiant Heat Energy Source
ASTM D6413	Flame Resistance of Textiles (Vertical Test)
ASTM E84	Surface Burning Characteristics of Building Materials
ASTM E162	Surface Flammability of Materials Using a Radiant Heat Energy Source
ASTM E648	Critical Radiant Flux of Floor-Covering Systems Using a Radiant Heat Energy Source
ASTM E662	Specific Optical Density of Smoke Generated by Solid Materials (Toxicity Testing Available)
ASTM E970	Critical Radiant Flux of Exposed Attic Floor Insulation Using a Radiant Heat Energy Source
ASTM E1354	Heat and Visible Smoke Release Rates for Materials and Products Using an Oxygen Consumption Calorimeter
ASTM E2768	Extended Duration Surface Burning Characteristics of Building Materials (30 min Tunnel Test)

CAN/ULC Methods
CAN/ULC S102	Surface Burning Characteristics of Building Materials and Assemblies
CAN/ULC S102.2	Surface Burning Characteristics of Flooring, Floor Coverings, and Miscellaneous Materials and Assemblies

NFPA Methods
NFPA 253	Critical Radiant Flux of Floor Covering Systems Using a Radiant Heat Energy Source
NFPA 255	Surface Burning Characteristics of Building Materials
NFPA 258	Recommended Practice for Determining Smoke Generation of Solid Materials

Other Methods Offered
APA PS 1-19 Section 6.3.1.4	Heat Performance Test for Structural Plywood
Boeing BSS 7239	Smoke Toxicity Testing
FMVSS 302 / CMVSS 302 / 49 CFR 571.302	Flammability of Interior Materials (automobiles)
FAR 25.853 - 14 CFR 25.853	Flammability of Compartment Interiors (aircraft)
ISO 5660-1	Reaction-to-fire tests — Heat release, smoke production and mass loss rate — Part 1: Heat release rate (cone calorimeter method) and smoke production rate (dynamic measurement)
UL 723	Surface Burning Characteristics of Building Materials