Non-Fire resistance

Non-fire testing (mechanical, aging, acoustical, chemical, biological…)

In addition to standard fire tests, Efectis is able to perform non fire tests in order to offer a complete range of services for each type of product.

For doors:

Efectis performs smoke leakage tests according to the EN 1634-3 standard, on elements whose maximal dimensions are 3000 x 3000 mm (W x H). These tests lead to “Sa” and “Sm” performance ratings.
Efectis performs smoke leakage tests according to the EN 1634-3 standard, on elements whose maximal dimensions are 3000 x 3000 mm (W x H). These tests lead to “Sa” and “Sm” performance ratings.
Finally, Efectis is able to realize special tests for the French market such as NF S 61-937-2 and NF S 61-937-3.

For penetration seals:

Special tests can be required for penetrations seals, especially for Nuclear Power Plant applications. These tests are realized prior to fire exposure, or independently from them:
• Water tightness, to check that no water can pass through the penetration seal,
• Interoperability, to check that the different penetration seal systems from different suppliers are compatible,
• Deflection, to verify that the penetration seal system is able to absorb mechanical stress and retain fire resistance performance.

For fire dampers:

For Nuclear Power Plants, special requirements have been adapted to the situation of consecutive problems. A fire damper has to successfully pass 3 tests:
• 500 cycles (opening/closing of the blade) with an air velocity of 12m/s,
• Resistance to earthquake test , according to EN 60068-3-3,
• Fire resistance test under -1500 Pa.