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

Standard	Title
UL 94	Tests for flammability of plastic materials for parts in devices and appliances
UL 746A	Polymeric materials -- short-term property evaluations
UL 746B	Polymeric materials -- long-term property evaluations
UL 746C	Polymeric materials -- use in electrical equipment evaluations file review guidelines
UL 746D	Polymeric materials -- fabricated parts
UL 746E	Polymeric materials -- industrial laminates, filament wound tubing, vulcanized fibre, and materials used in printed wiring boards
UL 1694	Tests for flammability of small polymeric component materials

The following are 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 testing -- 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.