Need reliable Flammability Testing for safety and compliance?

We conduct flammability testing across various materials and industries that meet global standards.

Need reliable Flammability Testing for safety and compliance?

We conduct flammability testing across various materials and industries that meet global standards.

Need reliable Flammability Testing for safety and compliance?

We conduct flammability testing across various materials and industries that meet global standards.

Need reliable Flammability Testing for safety and compliance?

We conduct flammability testing across various materials and industries that meet global standards.

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Flammability Testing

Effective safety assessment through applicable flammability data

Flammability testing is a vital element of any comprehensive safety assessment. Neglecting this critical aspect can expose your company to severe consequences, including devastating fires, explosions, and significant harm to people, assets, and the environment. DEKRA's Flammability Testing service offers you the assurance you need to manage fire risks effectively

Benefits of Flammability Tests

Expert guidance in evaluating fire test and fire and flammability testing risks
Risk assessment under diverse conditions
Precise simulation of flammability testing characteristics
Compliance assurance with industry best practices

Safeguarding Lives and Assets Through Fire and Explosion Hazard Assessment

Flammability testing data plays a pivotal role in safeguarding lives and property. DEKRA’s flammability testing labs give the knowledge to assess and mitigate fire test and fire and flammability testing hazards. By measuring upper and lower flammability limits (UFL and LFL), determining flashpoints, and predicting explosion severity, you have all the information needed to make informed decisions.

DEKRA's Approach to Providing Reliable Flammability Data

Comprehensive Flammability Testing

Whether you store, handle, or process flammable substances, comprehensive data is essential for assessing risk accurately. Our flammability testing considers factors like chemical properties, temperature, pressure, composition of fuel mixtures, and material construction. This holistic approach ensures that you have a complete understanding of your materials' flammability properties.

Reliable Laboratory Flammability Testing

Process safety leaders rely on a range of flammability tests to evaluate risks and safeguard both personnel and operations when handling flammable gases, liquids, dusts, and powders.

Here’s how our specialised tests can help you manage these risks effectively:

Evaporation Rate Insight: Vapour pressure, a key metric, signifies a liquid's evaporation rate. Discover if your substances are deemed volatile by assessing their vapour pressure.

Explosion Prevention Data: Determine the minimum oxidant concentration needed to support combustion. Use LOC data to bolster explosion prevention and reduce explosion severity through inert gases.

Flammability Assessment: Identify the lowest temperature at which vapor forms a flammable mixture in air at standard atmospheric pressure. This data simplifies the assessment of material flammability.

Spontaneous Ignition Knowledge: Pinpoint the lowest temperature at which materials spontaneously ignite without external sources. Use this information to define safe operating, storage, and handling procedures.

Effective Explosion Protection: Measure the severity of gas/vapor cloud explosions using Pmax and Kg values. Design effective explosion protection measures for equipment and structures.

Oxygen Impact Visualisation: Explore how varying temperature and pressure conditions affect vapor flammability. Understand the impact of oxygen concentration and inert gases on flammability properties with our three-component flammability diagram.

Spark Vulnerability Assessment: Assess the susceptibility of vapors to electrostatic discharges and frictional sparks by determining the lowest spark energy capable of igniting a sample under test conditions.

Concentration Safety Range: Define the range of flammable concentrations (UFL and LFL) for substances at atmospheric pressure. Specify safety procedures, including ventilation requirements for operations involving flammable materials, in compliance with ASTM Method E681-94.

Visual Behaviour Analysis: Visually characterise the behaviour and traits of burning liquids through this qualitative test.

Flame Sustainability Verification: Determine if substances sustain combustion when exposed to flame and heated under test conditions, following the "United Nations Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods," 17th revised edition, 2011.

Certified testing for safety compliance

Our flammability testing services adhere to the leading industry standards, ensuring your operations meet all the necessary safety certifications.

Flammability Testing designed for any industry

Our flammability testing services are trusted across numerous industries, providing the critical data needed to effectively manage fire and explosion risks.

Meet the experts

At DEKRA UK, our team of experts is at the heart of our commitment to process safety. Comprised of highly skilled scientists with extensive experience in process safety testing, our team works diligently in state-of-the-art labs to ensure the highest standards of safety and reliability.

Why DEKRA

State-of-the-art facilities

Accredited state-of-the-art flammability testing labs.

Testing Capabilities

Testing for all process conditions and scales.

Global standards

Capability across all major international standards – ASTM, IEC, EN, etc.

Testing Capabilities

Full capability for UN Transportation of Dangerous Goods and REACH testing.

Customer centric

Unrivalled support in selecting the right tests and applying the data reliably.

What Our Clients Say About Us

We were overall very satisfied with the service DEKRA provided on this project. We had an extremely tight deadline to meet and fortunately the quick turnaround DEKRA provided, even though there was a backlog and instrument issues, meant we met it. Thank you.

UK based Engineering and Scientific Consulting Firm

Get in touch with an expert

We also supply instruments for self-sufficient safety data and maintenance.

We offer a wide range of instruments for portable and laboratory use. Our goal is to empower you to collect safety data in-house. Contact us to learn more.

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