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The following Standards are directly related to the evaluation of polymeric materials.

Polymeric Materials - Short-Term Property Evaluations
Polymeric Materials - Long-Term Property Evaluations
Polymeric Materials - Use in Electrical Equipment Evaluations
File Review Guidelines
Polymeric Materials - Fabricated Parts
Polymeric Materials - Industrial Laminates, Filament Would Tubing, Vulcanized Fibre, and Materials Used in Printed Wiring Boards
Tests for Flammability of Small Polymeric Component Materials

The following are international International Electotechnical Commission (IEC) standards, which are used worldwide and are based on UL's Standards.

Standard

Title

IEC 6095-10-2 
Fire hazard testing - Part 10. Guidance and test methods for the minimization of the effects of abnormal heat on electrotechnical products involved in fires - Section 2. Method for testing products made from nonmetallic materials for resistance to heat using the ball pressure test.
IEC 60695-2-10
Fire hazard testing - Part 2-10. Glowing/hot wire-based test methods - Glow-wire apparatus and common test procedure.
IEC 60695-2-11
Fire hazard testing - Part 2-11. Glowing/hot wire-based test methods - Glow-wire flammability test method for end products.
IEC 60695-2-12
Fire hazard testing - Part 2-12. Glowing/hot wire-based test methods - Glow-wire flammability test method for materials.
IEC 60695-2-13
Fire hazard testing - Part 2-13. Glowing/hot wire-based test methods - Glow-wire ignitability test method for materials.
IEC 60695-2-20
Fire hazard testihng - Part 2. Glowing/hot wire-based test methods - Section 20. Hot-wire coil ignitability test on materials.
IEC 60695-2-3
Fire hazard testing - Part 2. Test methods. Bad-connection test with heaters.
IEC 60695-2-2
Fire hazard testing - Part 2. Test methods - Section 2. Needle-flame test.
IEC 60695-11-10
Fire hazard testing - Part 11-10. Test flames - 50 W horizontal and vertical flame-test methods.
IEC 60695-11-20
Fire hazard testing - Part 11-20. Test flames - 500 W flame-test methods.

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