ASTM E2404-13e1
(Practice)Standard Practice for Specimen Preparation and Mounting of Textile, Paper or Polymeric (Including Vinyl) Wall or Ceiling Coverings, and of Facings and Wood Veneers Intended to be Applied on Site Over a Wood Substrate, to Assess Surface Burning Charact
Standard Practice for Specimen Preparation and Mounting of Textile, Paper or Polymeric (Including Vinyl) Wall or Ceiling Coverings, and of Facings and Wood Veneers Intended to be Applied on Site Over a Wood Substrate, to Assess Surface Burning Charact
SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
5.1 Textile, paper and polymeric (including vinyl and expanded vinyl) wall or ceiling coverings and wall or ceiling covering systems used as interior finish are often evaluated with Test Method E84 to comply with building or life safety code requirements. This practice describes specimen preparation and mounting procedures for such materials and systems.
5.2 This practice is not applicable to the following materials:
5.2.1 Wall or ceiling coverings with exposed wood surfaces, and
5.2.2 Any wall or ceiling covering system where the top layer is not a textile material, a paper-based material, a polymeric material or a vinyl material.
SCOPE
1.1 This practice describes procedures for specimen preparation and mounting when testing textile, paper or polymeric (including vinyl and expanded vinyl) wall or ceiling covering materials to assess flame spread and smoke development as surface burning characteristics using Test Method E84.
1.2 This practice applies also to facings or wood veneers intended to be applied on site over a wood substrate (see 8.7). This practice does not apply to laminated products factory-produced with a wood substrate, which are covered by Practice E2579.
1.3 Testing is conducted with Test Method E84.
1.4 This practice does not provide pass/fail criteria that can be used as a regulatory tool.
1.5 Use the values stated in inch-pound units as the standard, in referee decisions. The values in the SI system of units are given in parentheses, for information only; see IEEE/ASTM SI-10 for further details.
1.6 This fire standard cannot be used to provide quantitative measures.
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. This standard gives instructions on specimen preparation and mounting, but the fire-test-response method is given in Test Method E84. See also Section 10.
1.8 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.
1.9 The text of this standard references notes and footnotes which provide explanatory material. These notes and footnotes shall not be considered requirements of the standard.
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Designation: E2404 − 13 AnAmerican National Standard
Standard Practice for
Specimen Preparation and Mounting of Textile, Paper or
Polymeric (Including Vinyl) Wall or Ceiling Coverings, and
of Facings and Wood Veneers Intended to be Applied on
Site Over a Wood Substrate, to Assess Surface Burning
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Characteristics
This standard is issued under the fixed designation E2404; 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—The title was corrected editorially in May 2013.
1. Scope 1.8 This standard does not purport to address all of the
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
1.1 This practice describes procedures for specimen prepa-
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
ration and mounting when testing textile, paper or polymeric
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
(including vinyl and expanded vinyl) wall or ceiling covering
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
materials to assess flame spread and smoke development as
1.9 The text of this standard references notes and footnotes
surface burning characteristics using Test Method E84.
which provide explanatory material. These notes and footnotes
1.2 This practice applies also to facings or wood veneers
shall not be considered requirements of the standard.
intended to be applied on site over a wood substrate (see 8.7).
2. Referenced Documents
This practice does not apply to laminated products factory-
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produced with a wood substrate, which are covered by Practice
2.1 ASTM Standards:
E2579.
C1186 Specification for Flat Fiber-Cement Sheets
C1396/C1396M Specification for Gypsum Board
1.3 Testing is conducted with Test Method E84.
E84 Test Method for Surface Burning Characteristics of
1.4 This practice does not provide pass/fail criteria that can
Building Materials
be used as a regulatory tool.
E136 Test Method for Behavior of Materials in a Vertical
1.5 Use the values stated in inch-pound units as the
Tube Furnace at 750°C
standard, in referee decisions. The values in the SI system of
E176 Terminology of Fire Standards
units are given in parentheses, for information only; see
E2573 Practice for Specimen Preparation and Mounting of
IEEE/ASTM SI-10 for further details.
Site-Fabricated Stretch Systems to Assess Surface Burn-
ing Characteristics
1.6 This fire standard cannot be used to provide quantitative
E2579 Practice for Specimen Preparation and Mounting of
measures.
Wood Products toAssess Surface Burning Characteristics
1.7 Fire testing of products and materials is inherently
IEEE/ASTM SI-10 International System of Units (SI): The
hazardous, and adequate safeguards for personnel and property
Modern Metric System
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shall be employed in conducting these tests. Fire testing
2.2 CSA Standard:
involves hazardous materials, operations, and equipment. This
CSA O121 Douglas Fir Plywood
standard gives instructions on specimen preparation and 4
2.3 NIST Standard:
mounting, but the fire-test-response method is given in Test
Voluntary Product Standard PS 1-07 Structural Plywood
Method E84. See also Section 10.
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
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This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E05 on Fire Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
Standards and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E05.22 on Surface the ASTM website.
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Burning. Available from Canadian Standards Association (CSA), 178 Rexdale Blvd.,
Current edition approved April 1, 2013. Published April 2013. Originally Toronto, ON Canada M9W 1R3.
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approved in 2005. Last previous edition approved in 2012 as E2404-12. DOI: Available from National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), 100
10.1520/E2404-13E01. Bureau Dr., Gaithersburg, MD 20899-3460.
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E2404 − 13
3. Terminology 4. Summary of Practice
4.1 This practice describes procedures for specimen prepa-
3.1 Definitions—For definitions of terms used in this prac-
ration and mounting when testing textile, paper or polymeric
tice refer to the terminology contained in Terminology E176.
(including vinyl and expanded vinyl) wall or ceiling coverings
3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
to assess flame spread and smoke development as surface
3.2.1 expanded vinyl wall or ceiling covering, n—a wall or
burning charac
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