Halotron BrX®
Product Testing
Halotron BrX® continues to be tested to various fire test standards. These include Underwriters Laboratories (UL), European Norm (EN), and International Standards Organization (ISO). Tests against the UL711 standard include those for UL Class A, B, and C. Class A fires involve common combustibles including wood. Class B fire test protocols require the repeated extinguishment of heptane fuel-in-depth pan fires with a portable fire extinguisher under controlled conditions. Class C test protocols ensure that if the agent is sprayed onto an energized electrical source that no electricity will flow back to the fire extinguisher operator. Halotron BrX® easily passed the Class C test as the agent is non-conductive. Most of the qualification testing to date has occurred at UL facilities in Northbrook, Illinois, USA.
Halotron BrX® has been tested successfully to EN-3 type fire test protocols (utilizing round pans and different sizes of wood cribs). These testing programs
have led to Listings. UL listed and EN approved extinguishers are commercially available.
Please see fire test documentation at the Media Center.
American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)
ASTM has established two Standards for Halotron BrX® (2-bromo-3,3,3-trifluoro-1-propene). ASTM D8060 is the quality Standard Specification for Halotron BrX®. ASTM D8061 is the accompanying Standard Practice for Handling, Transportation, and Storage of the material. Copies of these copyrighted standards can be obtained at www.astm.org and other authorized distributors of ASTM.
UL Component Recognition
Halotron BrX® is UL Component Recognized as a clean agent intended for use in the factory charging of fire extinguishers and extinguishing system units. UL follow-up service validates the consistency and quality of the extinguishing agent, and having this recognition aids new hardware OEMs in obtaining faster approvals of UL listed hardware.
Product Approvals and Standard Recognition
U.S. EPA Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP)
Listed as an acceptable substitute for halon 1211 in streaming type applications and halon 1301 for certain total flooding applications, all for non-residential applications but excluding pleasure craft and home offices.
NFPA 10 – Standard for Portable Fire Extinguishers
Halotron BrX® is incorporated into NFPA 10 as a Listed Halocarbon based clean agent.
U.S. FAA Approval for Onboard Aircraft Use
Agent utilized in multiple UL Listed fire extinguishers that attest to compliance with the MPS, DOT/FAA/AR-01/37.
Multiple UL Listed and EN3-7 Listed Fire Extinguishers
Available from multiple OEMs in Listed hardware for aviation and non aviation non-residential uses.
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