Heat Release Rate Requirements for Railcar Interior Finish: Appendices A Through E

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2019Final reportPDFTech ReportDOT/FRA/ORD-19/39Fire resistanceFlammabilityMaterials testsRailroad carsSeatsVehicle interiorsRail carinterior finishheat release rateflammability performance requirementfire safetyUnited StatesUnited States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research, Development, and TechnologyUnited States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research, Development, and TechnologyFederal Railroad AdministrationThese appendices are associated with Technical Report "Heat Release Rate Requirements for Railcar Interior Finish" and are summarized as such: Appendix A provides over 700 items in total, and over 650 of these include heat rate release (HRR) data from cone calorimeter tests; Appendix B contains cone calorimeter and radiant panel test results; Appendix C documents the 7 materials tested in accordance with NFPA 286; NFPA 286 room-corner tests of building materials were modeled, and the results are presented in Appendix D; and Appendix E provides calorimeter test results of rail car seating assemblies.88