SABS Tested Standards
E90 Transparent Fire Rated Screens
Test Procedure
FSA's E90 transparent fire rated screen was tested to the Fire Resistance Standard; SANS 10177 – Part 2: 2005. Our screen was tested as a non-load bearing & complete assembled unit for 90 minutes, and passed uncontested.
The test was conducted in a large-scale air-aspirated diesel-driven furnace. The furnace temperature is controlled to follow the ISO standard time-temperature curve as stipulated in SANS 10177 – Part 2. The Fire Resistance Rating (FRR) of the system is determined based on the following criteria:
• Stability (R):
• Loadbearing:
The system is considered to fail structurally should the primary stud (structural element) temperature reach 375 oC of a light weight steel system
or the deflection is beyond the Neutral Axis (Deflection measured from unexposed side is more than 50% of the wall thickness).
• Non-loadbearing:
The test specimen should remain intact inside the test frame for the full duration of the test as a self-supporting structure.
• Integrity (E):
The system is deemed to have failed should flames be observed on the unexposed side or an opening larger than 6mm wide or 150mm long is noted.
• *Insulation (I):
The temperature on the unexposed surface may not exceed 140 oC plus ambient temperature on average, or 180 oC plus ambient maximum at any of the
measured surface positions.
* No temperatures was measured – Test did not included insulation as a criteria.
Test Equipment
The following test equipment were used:
• Data logging equipment c/w controller
• Stopwatch
• Type K thermocouples
• SANS 10177 – Part 2 Vertical Test Facility
Test Temperature – Measured in degree Celsius (oC)
The test specimen was tested at a temperature of 1015 oC – See photo / graph below.
95 minutes into test.
Furnace Graph – 95 Minutes into test – 1018 oC
FIRELAB Conclusion: FSA Pass
SANS 10177 – 2 : F90: Non-load bearing
Stability : 90 Minutes
Integrity : 90 Minutes
Insulation : N/A – Not tested
The FSA Transparent Fire Rated Screen is suitable for internal & external glazing in buildings provided safety distances and other fire safety requirements with regard to occupancy, division & tenancy separating elements in terms of the National Building Regulations, SANS 10400 – Part T (Fire Safety) are met.