Airbus Testing for Vertical Burn, Smoke, & Toxicity

Airbus testing for flame retardant epoxies must adhere to strict regulations. The first test is the vertical ignition test (conducted in accordance with Airbus AITM 2.0002B, Issue 2 for specification ABD0031, Issue F, Section 7.1.2). To comply, the material first must extinguish flames under 15 seconds when exposed to smoke emissions for 12 seconds. The second part of the test measure how far the flame has spread. The maximum allowed is 203 mm.

Airplane interiors that might be tested for the 12 second vertical burn test include carpeting and other floor coverings, upholstery, seat cushions, and air ducting.

The next Airbus test is the optical density of smoke generated by solid materials (conducted in according with AITM 2.0007B, Issue 3 for specification Airbus Document ABD0031, Issue F, Section 7.3.2). In this test, an epoxy casting is exposed to a flame for 60 seconds after which a successful result would show that the smoke being generated is below the threshold of 200 specific optical density (Ds).

Master Bond EP93FRHT passes these Airbus tests.