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Certificates – Fire Ratings

 

PLEXIGLAS® is classified according to all major European and U.S. fire standards.

 

Country
Certificate		 Class PLEXIGLAS®
GS sheets		 PLEXIGLAS®
XT sheets		 PLEXIGLAS®
Multi-skin sheets
USA
UL 94		 V-O
V-1
V-2
HB




all from 1.6 mm


all from 1.6 mm


some
Germany
DIN 4102		 B 1
B 2
B 3
all
all
all1)
U.K.
BS 476,
Part 6+7



BS 2782,
Meth. 508 A
 Class 0
Class 1
Class 2
Class 3
Class 4

TP (b)


from 3 mm
all

3 mm


some
all

3 mm



all
France
NF P 92 501
+ P 92 505		 M 1
M 2
M 3
M 4


all


all


all
Italy
CSE/RF 2/75A
and 3/77		 Class 1
Class 2
Class 3
Class 4
Class 5


all



all



all
Netherlands
NEN 3883		 Class 1
Class 2
Class 3
Class 4


all


all


all
Austria
B 3800		 B 1
B 2
all
all
all
Switzerland V
IV
III
all
all

all
Oxygen index
LOI in % to ISO 4589		 17,5 17,5
Ignition temperature
°C to DIN 51794

 425 430 430
Glow-bar test
VDE 0304		 BH 1
BH 2
BH 3
(GS 1781)
all

all

all

 

 Notes

  • Grades are divided into "all" and "some."
  • The classification is given in decreasing order of difficulty.
  • 1) All PLEXIGLAS® SP multi-skin sheets with edge protection are in Class B 2.

Fire behavior

PLEXIGLAS® has a fire rating of Euroclass E according to DIN EN 13501. PLEXIGLAS® burns almost without smoke in line with DIN 4102 and produces no acutely toxic or corrosive smoke gases. More