Cladding Materials Library

The Cladding Materials Library comprises an extensive database of cladding materials based on their composition and flammability as individual components, and which may be used to perform hazard analyses.

The database is a tool for qualified engineers to enable an adequate fire hazard identification and quantification of the potential fire spread of cladding materials.

The flammability of cladding materials (aluminium composite panels, insulation, and any other materials such as sarking) is defined based on well-established testing frameworks widely accepted in the fire safety engineering community. These frameworks have been applied and peer reviewed within the scope of fire research studies on the fire performance of aluminium composite panels and insulation materials at The University of Queensland and the University of Edinburgh.

The database below allows you to filter materials based on:

Testing protocol.
Type of material.
Compounds or elements.

The use of data extracted from this database requires a thorough understanding of the Cladding Materials Library framework. The use of the Cladding Materials Library for other purposes than those indicated in the framework document are discouraged. The University of Queensland and the Department of Housing and Public Works disclaims all liability for any losses or damages arising from your access to use any material or part thereof from this website.

Users are required to use the following reference to cite the Cladding Materials Library:

McLaggan, Martyn S., Hidalgo, Juan P., Osorio, Andres F., Heitzmann, Michael, Carrascal, Jeronimo, Lange, David, Maluk, Cristian and Torero, Jose L. (2019). Cladding Materials Library. Data Collection. https://doi.org/10.14264/uql.2019.441

Testing protocol

Testing protocol	Type of material	Testing Protocol Codes
Detailed	Core aluminium composite panel	ACP01, ACP02, ACP03, ACP04, ACP05, ACP06‑S1, ACP07, ACP09, ACP10, ACP11, ACP15, ACP22
	Insulation material	INS01, INS02, INS03, INS04, INS05, INS06, INS12
	Metal sheet	N/A
	Sarking	SRK01‑S1
	Other materials	OTH01, OTH04, OTH23, OTH24
Screening	Core aluminium composite panel	ACP12, ACP14, ACP16, ACP17, ACP18, ACP19, ACP20, ACP21, ACP23, ACP24, ACP27, ACP28, ACP29, ACP30, ACP31,ACP32
	Insulation material	lINS07, INS08, INS09
	Metal sheet	DIS01, DIS02, DIS03, DIS04, DIS06, DIS07, DIS08
	Sarking	SRK01‑S2, SRK02‑S1, SRK02‑S2, SRK03‑S1, SRK03‑S2, SRK04‑S1, SRK04‑S2, SRK05‑S1, SRK05‑S2, SRK07‑S1, SRK07‑S2, SRK08‑S1, SRK08‑S2, SRK11‑S1, SRK11‑S2, SRK14, SRK16
	Other materials	SRK08‑S2, SRK11‑S1, SRK11‑S2, SRK14, SRK16

Cladding Materials Library

Testing protocol

Core of aluminium composite panel

ACP01

ACP02

ACP03

Insulation material

Metal sheet

Sarking

Other materials

Compound or element names

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