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Fire performance of fire‐retardant wood fiberboard ceiling tile
Author(s) -
Zicherman J. B.,
Allard D. L.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
fire and materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.482
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1099-1018
pISSN - 0308-0501
DOI - 10.1002/fam.810160405
Subject(s) - flammability , fire retardant , fire performance , smoke , fiberboard , flame spread , fire test , ignition system , ceiling (cloud) , composite material , tile , materials science , environmental science , waste management , forensic engineering , fire resistance , engineering , combustion , structural engineering , chemistry , organic chemistry , aerospace engineering
Wood fiberboard‐based, cellulose ceiling tiles have been used for many years. While various fire‐retardant technologies have been developed to reduce the surface flammability of these products to acceptable levels, questions of their suitability for use due to their intrinsic fuel value and the impact of attachment methods used on fire performance have been raised from time to time. This paper reviews the history of these products from a fire‐performance perspective and presents materials property data on surface flamespread, thermal conductivity and ignition phenomena. In addition, large‐scale room fire test results are presented including compartment tests conducted on a variety of assemblies (including those installed with mastic construction adhesives) according to ASTM E 603—Standard Guide for Room Fire Experiments.