More Detailed Fire Test Information
Fabri Trak® is used to make acoustical and non-acoustical site-fabricated stretch wall and ceiling panels and has been fire tested to meet the requirements of the 2008 edition of the ASTM E 84 Standard Test Method for Surface Burning Characteristics of Building Materials incorporating by referenceASTM E 2573 Standard Practice for Specimen Preparation and Mounting of Site-Fabricated Stretch Systems to Assess Surface Burning Characteristics. These test requirements are incorporated in the 2009 editions of the International Building Code and the International Fire Code, which serve as model codes for moststate and local building and fire codes in the USA.
Why do we do fire testing of Building Materials? The rationale for fire testing building materials is, in one word, Safety. Fire, its causes, prevention, containment and consequences are of prime importance in the planning, design, construction and refurbishment of buildings. Safety considerations are a must!
Building materials must meet local building code or fire code requirements which have the effect and force of law to ensure their compliance. As previously stated, local building and fire codes are modeled on the International Building Code and International Fire Code. These two codes now require all site fabricated stretch wall systems ("track" systems) to be fire tested with the same track running the longitudinal length of the test panel specimen as used on the perimeter of the test panel specimen.
Fabri Trak® and EZ Trak™ E84 Fire Test Compliance
Fabri Trak Systems Inc. has tested its Fabri Trak® and EZ Trak™ profiles to the testing methods and requirements of ASTM E 84 which incorporates, by reference, the test specimen preparation and mounting methods ASTM E 2573. These tests are summarized in the Table below. ALL have passed as Class A (or I). The actual test reports are available.
