ASTM D7673/D7673M-10e2

Standard Specification for Halon 1211, Bromochlorodifluoromethane (CF₂BrCl)

SCOPE
1.1 This specification covers the requirements for Halon 1211 as a fire-fighting medium.  
1.2 This specification does not address the fire-fighting equipment or hardware that employs Halon 1211 or the conditions of employing such equipment (for example, handhelds, fixed installations, etc.).  
1.3 This specification does not address the storage or transportation of Halon 1211. Storage, handling, and transportation issues may be addressed in future ASTM standards.  
1.4 The values stated in both inch-pound and SI units are to be regarded separately as the standard. The values given in parentheses are for information only.  
1.5 The following safety hazards caveat pertains only to the test methods portion, Section 6, of this specification: 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. Specific hazards statements are given in Section 4.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 31-Oct-2010
• ICS: 13.220.10 - Fire-fighting
• Technical Committee: D26 - Halogenated Organic Solvents and Fire Extinguishing Agents
• Drafting Committee: D26.09 - Fire Extinguishing Agents

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM D7673-10e1 - Standard Specification for Halon 1211, Bromochlorodifluoromethane (CF₂BrCl)
• Effective Date: 01-Nov-2010
• Referred By: ASTM D7815-21 - Standard Practice for Handling, Transportation, and Storage of Halon 1211, Bromochlorodifluoromethane (CF<inf>2</inf>BrCl)
• Effective Date: 01-Nov-2010

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation:D7673/D7673M −10
StandardSpecification for
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Halon 1211, Bromochlorodifluoromethane (CF BrCl)
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This standard is issued under the fixed designation D7673/D7673M; the number immediately following the designation indicates the
year of original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last
reapproval. A superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
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ε NOTE—Editorial corrections were made in June 2011.
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ε NOTE—Designation was corrected editorially in October 2013.
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1. Scope 2.3 ISO Standards:
ISO 3427Gaseous Halogenated Hydrocarbons (Liquefied
1.1 This specification covers the requirements for Halon
Gases) – Taking of a Sample
1211 as a fire-fighting medium.
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2.4 U.S. Governmental Standards:
1.2 This specification does not address the fire-fighting
CFR Title 49, Part 172.101Tables of Hazardous Materials
equipment or hardware that employs Halon 1211 or the
and Special Provisions
conditions of employing such equipment (for example,
CFR Title 49, Part 172 Subpart DMarking Requirements of
handhelds, fixed installations, etc.).
Packaging for Transportation
1.3 This specification does not address the storage or
3. Terminology
transportation of Halon 1211. Storage, handling, and transpor-
tation issues may be addressed in future ASTM standards.
3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
3.1.1 Halon 1211—the halogenated hydrocarbon compound
1.4 The values stated in both inch-pound and SI units are to
be regarded separately as the standard. The values given in Bromochlorodifluoromethane used as a fire extinguishing me-
dium.
parentheses are for information only.
3.1.1.1 Discussion—The halon terminology system pro-
1.5 The following safety hazards caveat pertains only to the
vides a convenient means to reference halogenated hydrocar-
test methods portion, Section 6, of this specification:This
bon fire extinguishants. Halogenated hydrocarbons are acyclic
standarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,
saturated hydrocarbons in which one or more of the hydrogen
ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuser
atoms have been replaced by atoms from the halogen series
of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health
(that is, fluorine, chlorine, bromine, and iodine). By definition,
practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limita-
the first digit of the halon numbering system represents the
tions prior to use.Specific hazards statements are given in
numberofcarbonatomsinthecompoundmolecule;thesecond
Section 4.
digit, the number of fluorine atoms; the third digit, the number
of chlorine atoms; the fourth digit, the number of bromine
2. Referenced Documents
atoms; and the fifth digit, the number of iodine atoms.Trailing
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
zerosarenotexpressed.Unaccountedforvalencerequirements
D2108Test Method for Color of Halogenated Organic
are assumed to be hydrogen atoms.
Solvents and Their Admixtures (Platinum-Cobalt Scale)
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2.2 AHRI Standards:
numberofhydrogenatoms5 (1)
2008Appendix CforAnalytical Procedures forAHRI Stan-
dard 700-2006
@~~numberofcarbonatoms 32!12! 2 ~sumofhalogenatoms!#
Forexample, (2)
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D26 on
bromochlorodifluoromethane 2 CF BrCl 2Halon1211
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Halogenated Organic Solvents and Fire Extinguishing Agents, and is the direct
responsibility of Subcommittee D26.09 on Fire Extinguishing Agents.
3.1.2 non-condensable gases—non-condensable gases con-
Current edition approved Nov. 1, 2010. Published November 2010. DOI:
sist primarily of air (nitrogen, oxygen) accumulated in the
10.1520/D7673-10E02.
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D7673/D7673M−10
vapor phase of a liquefied compressed gas where the solubility 5. Sampling
of air in the liquid phase is extremely low and air is not
5.1 SamplesofHalon1211shallbetakenfromtheliquidor
significant as a liquid phase contaminant. Non-condensable
vaporphaseasappropriate.SamplesofHalon1211,takenfrom
gases are in some instances termed non-absorbable gases.
the liquid phase, shall be taken f
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