Cleanroom Materials Flammability Test Protocol (Class 4910)

As computer chips get smaller and faster, the manufacturing process required to create them gets more and more complex—even the slightest delay in production can mean millions of dollars in lost revenue.

FM Approvals is the leading authority on the challenges of cleanroom protection, and has developed revolutionary cleanroom materials-testing technology, the Flammability Test Apparatus, that determines which engineered plastic materials can best reduce property loss in the event of a fire.

The Cleanroom Materials Flammability Test Protocol (Class 4910) contains the method for conducting tests. Now, wet-bench manufacturers and users can apply the cleanroom protocol to develop plastic materials and equipment capable of resisting fire, emitting little, if any smoke, and producing little, if any, corrosive by-products.

Materials passing the cleanroom protocol, subsequently, can be listed in the Approval Guide — an online resource of FM Approvals.