ASTM D4986-98
Historical Standard: ASTM D4986-98 Standard Test Method for Horizontal Burning Characteristics of Cellular Polymeric Materials
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ASTM D4986
1. Scope
1.1 This test method describes a small-scale apparatus test procedure for comparing the relative rate of burning and the extent and time of burning of cellular polymeric materials.
1.2 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the standard. The values in parentheses are for information only.
1.3 This test method should be used to measure and describe the properties of materials, products, or assemblies in response to heat and flame under controlled laboratory conditions and should not be used to describe or appraise the fire hazard or fire risk of materials, products, or assemblies under actual fire conditions. However, results of this test method may be used as elements of a fire risk assessment which then takes into account all of the factors that are pertinent to an assessment of the fire hazard and of a particular end use.
1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use. For a specific hazard statement, see Note 1.
2. Referenced Documents (purchase separately) The documents listed below are referenced within the subject standard but are not provided as part of the standard.
ASTM Standards
D4483 Practice for Evaluating Precision for Test Method Standards in the Rubber and Carbon Black Manufacturing Industries
D5025 Specification for Laboratory Burner Used for Small-Scale Burning Tests on Plastic Materials
E176 Terminology of Fire Standards
E437 Specification for Industrial Wire Cloth and Screens (Square Opening Series) (Discontinued 2000) Replaced by E 2016
ISO Standard
ISO 9772 Cellular Plastics--Determination of Horizontal Burning Characteristics of Small Specimens Subjected to a Small Flame Available from American National Standards Institute (ANSI), 25 W. 43rd St., 4th Floor, New York, NY 10036, http://www.ansi.org.Keywords
burning characteristics; burning rate; cellular materials; horizontal; Burning characteristics--rubber/cellular materials; Cellular plastics; Fire testing--rubber/cellular materials; Heating tests--plastics; Horizontal burning (HB) rate; Polymers ;
ICS Code
ICS Number Code 13.220.40 (Ignitability and burning behaviour of materials and products); 83.100 (Cellular materials)
DOI: 10.1520/D4986-98
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