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ASTM D3874-04

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Standard Test Method for Ignition of Materials by Hot Wire Sources

Standard Test Method for Ignition of Materials by Hot Wire Sources

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1.1 This test method is intended to differentiate, in a preliminary fashion, among materials with respect to their resistance to ignition because of their proximity to electrically-heated wires and other heat sources.
1.2 This test method applies to molded or sheet materials available in thicknesses ranging from 0.25 to 6.4 mm (0.010 to 0.25 in.).
1.3 This test method applies to materials that are rigid at normal room temperatures. That is, it applies to materials for which the specimen does not deform during preparation, especially during the wire-wrapping step described in . Examples of deformation that render this test method inapplicable include:
1.3.1 Bowing, in either a transverse or a longitudinal direction, or twisting of the specimen, during the wire-wrapping step, to a degree visible to the eye.
1.3.2 Visible indentation of the wrapped wire into the specimen.
1.4 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the standard. The inch-pound units given in parentheses are for information only. (See IEEE/ASTM SI-10 for further details.)
1.5 This test method measures and describes the response or materials, products, or assemblies to heat and flame under controlled conditions, but does not by itself incorporate all factors required for fire hazard or fire risk assessment of the materials, products, or assemblies under actual fire conditions.
1.6 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.
1.7 Fire testing of products and materials is inherently hazardous, and adequate safeguards for personnel and property shall be employed in conducting these tests. Fire testing involves hazardous materials, operations, and equipment.
Note 1—Although this test method and IEC 60695-2-20, differ in approach and in detail, data obtained using either are technically equivalent.

General Information

Status
Historical
Publication Date
31-Aug-2004
ICS
13.220.40 - Ignitability and burning behaviour of materials and products
29.035.01 - Insulating materials in general
Technical Committee
D09 - Electrical and Electronic Insulating Materials
Current Stage
Ref Project

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Replaces
ASTM D3874-03 - Standard Test Method for Ignition of Materials by Hot Wire Sources
Effective Date
01-Sep-2004
Replaced By
ASTM D3874-10 - Standard Test Method for Ignition of Materials by Hot Wire Sources
Effective Date
01-Mar-2010
Referred By
ASTM E3020-22 - Standard Practice for Ignition Sources
Effective Date
01-Sep-2004

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An American National Standard
Designation:D3874–04
Standard Test Method for
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Ignition of Materials by Hot Wire Sources
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D3874; 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.
NOTE 1—Although this test method and IEC 60695-2-20, differ in
1. Scope
approach and in detail, data obtained using either are technically equiva-
1.1 This test method is intended to differentiate, in a
lent.
preliminary fashion, among materials with respect to their
resistance to ignition because of their proximity to electrically-
2. Referenced Documents
2
heated wires and other heat sources. 3
2.1 ASTM Standards:
1.2 This test method applies to molded or sheet materials
D1711 Terminology Relating to Electrical Insulation
available in thicknesses ranging from 0.25 to 6.4 mm (0.010 to
E176 Terminology of Fire Standards
0.25 in.).
IEEE/ASTM SI-10 International System of Units (SI) The
1.3 This test method applies to materials that are rigid at
Modernized Metric System
normal room temperatures. That is, it applies to materials for
2.2 IEC Standards:
which the specimen does not deform during preparation,
IEC 60695-2-20 Fire Hazard Testing—Section 20:
especially during the wire-wrapping step described in 10.1.
Glowing/Hot-wire Based Test Methods, Hot-wire Coil
Examples of deformation that render this test method inappli- 4
Ignitability Test on Materials
cable include:
IEC 60695-4 Fire Hazard Testing—Part 4: Terminology
4
1.3.1 Bowing, in either a transverse or a longitudinal direc-
Concerning Fire Tests
tion, or twisting of the specimen, during the wire-wrapping
2.3 ISO Standards
5
step, to a degree visible to the eye.
ISO 13943 Fire Safety—Vocabulary
1.3.2 Visible indentation of the wrapped wire into the
specimen. 3. Terminology
1.4 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the
3.1 Definitions:
standard. The inch-pound units given in parentheses are for
3.1.1 Use Terminology E176 and ISO 13943 and
information only. (See IEEE/ASTM SI-10 for further details.)
IEC 60695-4 for definitions of terms used in this test method
1.5 This test method measures and describes the response or
and associated with fire issues. Where differences exist in
materials, products, or assemblies to heat and flame under
definitions,thosecontainedinTerminologyE176shallbeused.
controlled conditions, but does not by itself incorporate all
Use Terminology D1711 for definitions of terms used in this
factors required for fire hazard or fire risk assessment of the
test method and associated with electrical insulation materials.
materials, products, or assemblies under actual fire conditions.
3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
1.6 This standard does not purport to address all of the
3.2.1 ignition, n—initiation of flaming produced by com-
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
bustion in the gaseous phase that is accompanied by the
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
emission of light.
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
4. Summary of Test Method
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
1.7 Fire testing of products and materials is inherently
4.1 In this test method, a rectangular bar-shaped test speci-
hazardous, and adequate safeguards for personnel and property
men,withthecenterportionwrappedwithacoilofheaterwire,
shall be employed in conducting these tests. Fire testing
is supported horizontally at both ends. The circuit is then
involves hazardous materials, operations, and equipment.
energized by applying a fixed power density to the heater wire,
1
This test method is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D09 on
3
Electrical and Electronic Insulating Materials and is the direct responsibility of For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
Subcommittee D09.21 on Fire Performance Standards. contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
Current edition approved Sept. 1, 2004. Published September 2004. Originally Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
approved in 1988. Last previous edition approved in 2004 as D3874 – 03. DOI: the ASTM website.
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10.1520/D3874-04. Available from International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), 3 Rue de
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K. N. Mathes, Chapter 4, “Surface Failure Measurements”, Engineering Varembé, Geneva, Switzerland.
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Dielectrics, Vol. IIB, Electrical Properties of Solid Insulating Materials, Measure- Available from International Organization for Standardization (ISO), 1 Rue de
ment Techniques, R. Ba
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1.6 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, health, and environmental practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.  
1.7 Fire testing is inherently hazardous. Adequate safeguards for personnel and property shall be employed in conducting these tests.
Note 1: Although this test method and IEC TS 60695-2-20 (withdrawn) differ in approach and in detail, data obtained using either are technically equivalent.  
1.8 This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.

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ASTM D5537-23a(Test Method)
Standard Test Method for Heat Release, Flame Spread, Smoke Obscuration, and Mass Loss Testing of Insulating Materials Contained in Electrical or Optical Fiber Cables When Burning in a Vertical Cable Tray Configuration

SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
5.1 This test method provides a means to measure a variety of fire-test-response characteristics associated with heat and smoke release and resulting from burning the materials insulating electrical or optical fiber cables, when made into cables and installed on a vertical cable tray. The specimens are allowed to burn freely under well ventilated conditions after ignition by means of a propane gas burner. The ignition source used in this test method is also described as a premixed flame flaming ignition source in Practice E3020, which contains an exhaustive compilation of ignition sources.  
5.2 The rate of heat release often serves as an indication of the intensity of the fire generated. General considerations of the importance of heat release rate are discussed in Appendix X1 and considerations for heat release calculations are in Appendix X2.  
5.3 Other fire-test-response characteristics that are measurable by this test method are useful to make decisions on fire safety. The test method is also used for measuring smoke obscuration. The apparatus described here is also useful to measure gaseous components of smoke; the most important gaseous components of smoke are the carbon oxides, present in all fires. The carbon oxides are major indicators of the completeness of combustion and are often used as part of fire hazard assessment calculations and to improve the accuracy of heat release measurements.  
5.4 Test Limitations:  
5.4.1 The fire-test-response characteristics measured in this test are a representation of the manner in which the specimens tested behave under certain specific conditions. Do not assume they are representative of a generic fire performance of the materials tested when made into cables of the construction under consideration.  
5.4.2 In particular, it is unlikely that this test is an adequate representation of the fire behavior of cables in confined spaces, without abundant circulation of air.  
5.4.3 This is an intermediate-scale test...
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1.1 This is a fire-test-response standard.  
1.2 This test method provides a means to measure the heat released and smoke obscuration by burning the electrical insulating materials contained in electrical or optical fiber cables when the cable specimens, excluding accessories, are subjected to a specified flaming ignition source and burn freely under well ventilated conditions. Flame propagation cable damage, by char length, and mass loss are also measured.  
1.3 This test method provides two different protocols for exposing the materials, when made into cable specimens, to an ignition source (approximately 20 kW), for a 20 min test duration. Use it to determine the heat release, smoke release, flame propagation and mass loss characteristics of the materials contained in single and multiconductor electrical or optical fiber cables.  
1.4 This test method does not provide information on the fire performance of materials insulating electrical or optical fiber cables in fire conditions other than the ones specifically used in this test method nor does it measure the contribution of the materials in those cables to a developing fire condition.  
1.5 Data describing the burning behavior from ignition to the end of the test are obtained.  
1.6 This test equipment is suitable for measuring the concentrations of certain toxic gas species in the combustion gases (see Appendix X4).  
1.7 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard (see IEEE/ASTM SI-10). The values given in parentheses are mathematical conversions to inch-pound units that are provided for information only and are not considered standard.  
1.8 This standard measures and describes the response of materials, products, or assemblies to heat and flame under controlled conditions, but does not by itself incorporate all factors required for fire hazard or fire risk assessment of the materials, products or assemblies under actual fire conditions  
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ASTM D5424-23a(Test Method)
Standard Test Method for Smoke Obscuration of Insulating Materials Contained in Electrical or Optical Fiber Cables When Burning in a Vertical Cable Tray Configuration

SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
5.1 This test method provides a means to measure a variety of fire-test-response characteristics associated with smoke obscuration and resulting from burning the electrical insulating materials contained in electrical or optical fiber cables. The specimens are allowed to burn freely under well ventilated conditions after ignition by means of a propane gas burner.  
5.2 Smoke obscuration quantifies the visibility in fires.  
5.3 This test method is also suitable for measuring the rate of heat release as an optional measurement. The rate of heat release often serves as an indication of the intensity of the fire generated. Test Method D5537 provides means for measuring heat release with the equipment used in this test method.  
5.4 Other optional fire-test-response characteristics that are measurable by this test method are useful to make decisions on fire safety. The most important gaseous components of smoke are the carbon oxides, present in all fires. They are major indicators of the toxicity of the atmosphere and of the completeness of combustion, and are often used as part of fire hazard assessment calculations and to improve the accuracy of heat release measurements. Other toxic gases, which are specific to certain materials, are less crucial for determining combustion completeness.  
5.5 Test Limitations:  
5.5.1 The fire-test-response characteristics measured in this test method are a representation of the manner in which the specimens tested behave under certain specific conditions. Do not assume they are representative of a generic fire performance of the materials tested when made into cables of the construction under consideration.  
5.5.2 In particular, it is unlikely that this test method is an adequate representation of the fire behavior of cables in confined spaces, without abundant circulation of air.  
5.5.3 This is an intermediate-scale test, and the predictability of its results to large scale fires has not been determined. Some information ...
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1.1 This is a fire-test-response standard.  
1.2 This test method provides a means to measure the smoke obscuration resulting from burning electrical insulating materials contained in electrical or optical fiber cables when the cable specimens, excluding accessories, are subjected to a specified flaming ignition source and burn freely under well ventilated conditions.  
1.3 This test method provides two different protocols for exposing the materials, when made into cable specimens, to an ignition source (approximately 20 kW), for a 20 min test duration. Use it to determine the flame propagation and smoke release characteristics of the materials contained in single and multiconductor electrical or optical fiber cables designed for use in cable trays.  
1.4 This test method does not provide information on the fire performance of electrical or optical fiber cables in fire conditions other than the ones specifically used in this test method, nor does it measure the contribution of the cables to a developing fire condition.  
1.5 Data describing the burning behavior from ignition to the end of the test are obtained.  
1.6 The production of light obscuring smoke is measured.  
1.7 The burning behavior is documented visually, by photographic or video recordings, or both.  
1.8 The test equipment is suitable for making other, optional, measurements, including the rate of heat release of the burning specimen, by an oxygen consumption technique and weight loss.  
1.9 Another set of optional measurements are the concentrations of certain toxic gas species in the combustion gases.  
1.10 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard. No other units of measurement are included in this standard. (See IEEE/ASTM SI 10.)  
1.11 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...

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