The Rockwool Fire Laboratory - State of the art testing
The Rockwool fire lab has been very actively involved in the development of the new EU test standards together with all the official fire labs in the EU. The Rockwool fire lab performs many different fire tests, including the majority of the EU full-scale tests.
Contact our experts:
Kurt Munk
Senior Business Development Officer
B.Sc Civil Engineer
CFPA Dipl. E
kurt.munk@rockwool.com
Kurt Ejlersen
Fire technician
kurt.ejlersen@efic.dk
Reaction to fire
Single Burning Item Test
EN 13823 (Official EU test) Test material: Plywood, Euroclass D
Non-combustibility Test
EN ISO 1182 (Official EU test)
Test material: Rockwool insulation, Euroclass A1.
Calorific Potential Test
EN ISO 1716 (Official EU test)
Test material: Rockwool insulation, Euroclass A1.
Small Flame Test
EN ISO 11925-2 (Official EU test)
Test material: Plywood, Euroclass D.
IMO Non-combustibility Test
EN ISO 1182.
Test material: Rockwool insulation.
Fire resistance
Fire resistance demonstration
Glass wool vs. rockwool stone wool.
Full scale test
Sandwich panels
If the insulation between the metal sheets is combustible this can help a fire to spread rapidly.
