3 Criteria for qualifying marine materials as non-combustible

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3 Criteria for qualifying marine materials as non-combustible

A material should be deemed non-combustible if all the following criteria are satisfied:

3.1 The average furnace thermocouple temperature rise as calculated in 8.1.2 of ISO 1182 does not exceed 30°C.
3.2 The average surface thermocouple temperature rise as calculated in 8.1.2 of ISO 1182 does not exceed 30°C.
3.3 The mean duration of sustained flaming as calculated in 8.2.2 of ISO 1182 does not exceed 10 s.
3.4 The average mass loss as calculated in 8.3 of ISO 1182 does not exceed 50%.

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