Fire Testing
Smoke Density
4. Smoke density test in accordance with EN 50268-1 & EN 50268-2
EN 50268-1:2000 / BS EN 50268-1:2000 / DIN EN 50268-1:2000 / VDE 0482-268-1:2000 (superseded) –
Common test methods for cables under fire conditions. Measurement of smoke density of cable burning under
defined conditions. Part 1: Apparatus
EN 50268-2:2000 / BS EN 50268-2:2000 / DIN EN 50268-2:2000 / VDE 0482-268-2:2000 (superseded) –
Common test methods for cables under fire conditions. Measurement of smoke density of cable burning under
defined conditions. Part 2: Procedure.
The standards are no longer in force and are replaced by the EN 61034-1:2005 and EN 61034-2:2005. Although
these standards have been withdrawn, they are still called upon in some specification documents such as in the
London Underground specification 1-085.