Fire cla s s i fi c a t i o n to DIN 4 1 0 2 Cla s s A Clas s A m at eri als ar e non- c o m b u s ti bl e . Materials suc h as c o n c r et e , brick walls, gr ou n d (san d, pe b bl e s etc.

), c e m e n t s , m ort ar s, ston e w a r e , buildin g c er a m i c s , gla s s , foa m gla s s , s olid gyp s u m c o m p o n e n t s (gypsu m pan el s), ca st iron, st e el an d alu miniu m b el o n g to this cla s s . Cla s s A1 Th e s e m at e rials ar e non- c o m b u s ti bl e an d do not po s s e s s any org a ni c or c o m b u s ti bl e c o m p o n e n t s . Th ey includ e m at eri als like min e r al fibre c o m p o n e n t s an d gla s s w o ol. Cla s s A2 Th e s e m at e rials ar e non- c o m b u s ti bl e with c o m b u s ti bl e or g a ni c c o m p o n e n t s they m a y c o nt ain c o m b u s ti bl e c o m p o n e n t s . This cat e g o r y includ e s m at e rials like gyp s u m plast er b o a r d s (with s e al e d surfa c e), polystyr e n e c o n c r et e an d min e r al w o ol. Cla s s B Co m b u s tibl e . Cla s s B1 Th e s e m at e rials ar e difficult to ignite. Th ey includ e m at e rials suc h as w o o d treat e d with a fire retard a nt an d rigid foa m pla stic s. A fire mu st e!ting uis h itself wh e n the s our c e of the fire is re m o " e d . Cla s s B2 Clas s #$ includ e s m at eri als of nor m a l c o m b u s ti bility, su c h as w o o d parts an d w o o d m at e rials with a thickn e s s % $ m m . Cla s s B3 Th e s e m at e rials ar e e a sily ignite d an d mu st not c o nt ain w o o d parts an d w o o d m at e rials with a thickn e s s & $ m m , car d b o a r d , stra w or pap er. Cla s s M1 'ifficult to ignite. This fre( u e n tly (u ot e d )ren c h sta n d a r d is appr o!. e ( ui" al e n t to the *er m a n stan d a r d '+,- . / $ 0 #.. Wood with a thickn e s s 1 . $ m m is a cla s s #$ buildin g produ ct with nor m a l c o m b u s ti bility. 2ood surfa c e s mu st b e gi" e n sp e c i al fire prot e c ti o n treat m e n t to ac hi e " e the cla s sific atio n of #. difficult to ignite to '+,- . / $ 3art . as re( uir e d by buildin g reg ulatio n s . Fire re si s t a n c e cla s s e s of indi"idu al c o m p o n e n t s to '+,- . / $ fire stan d a r d Th e fire re si s t a n c e cla s s (fire resist a n c e duratio n in minut e s) is liste d h er e , e.g . an ) 4/ wall mu st with st a n d a fire for at lea st 4/ minut e s . Co m p o n e n t s su c h as walls, c eilin g s , 5oists, supp ort s, stairs )ire pre" e n ti o n clo s ur e s su c h as do or s , gat e s an d flaps Cabl e s an d c o n d uits for buildin g s er "ic e s , ca bl e s e a l s Cabl e s an d c o n d uits for buildin g s er "ic e s , fee dt hr o u g h s of pip e s (throu g h w alls or c eilin g s) Cabl e s with function al en d ur a n c e 6 )7/ 8 ). 9 / 6 T7/ 8 T. 9 / 6 :7/ 8 :.9 / 6 ;7/ 8 ;.$ / 6 <7/ 8 <4/