ASTM D6113-09
(Test Method)Standard Test Method for Using a Cone Calorimeter to Determine Fire-Test-Response Characteristics of Insulating Materials Contained in Electrical or Optical Fiber Cables
Standard Test Method for Using a Cone Calorimeter to Determine Fire-Test-Response Characteristics of Insulating Materials Contained in Electrical or Optical Fiber Cables
SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
This test method is used to determine the heat release rate and a number of other fire-test-response characteristics as a result of exposing insulating materials contained in electrical or optical cables to a prescribed heating flux in the cone calorimeter apparatus.
Quantitative heat release measurements provide information that is potentially useful for design of electrical or optical cables, and product development.
Heat release measurements provide useful information for product development by giving a quantitative measure of specific changes in fire performance caused by component and composite modifications. Heat release data from this test method will not be predictive of product behavior if the product will not spread flame over its surface under the fire exposure conditions of interest.
The fire-test-response characteristics determined by this test method are affected by the thickness of the material used as test specimen, whether as a plaque or as coating on a wire or cable. The diameter of the wire or cable used will also affect the test results.
A radiant exposure is used as an energy source for this test method. This type of source has been used for comparison with heat release rate and flame spread studies of insulating materials constructed into cables when burning in a vertical cable tray configuration (Test Methods D 5424 and D 5537) (2-9). No definitive relationships have been established.
The value of heat release rate corresponding to the critical limit between propagating cable fires and non-propagating fires is not known.
This test method does not determine the net heat of combustion.
It has not been demonstrated that this test method is capable of predicting the response of electrical or optical fiber cables in a full scale fire. In particular, this test method does not address the self-extinguishing characteristics of the cables in a full scale fire.
SCOPE
1.1 This is a fire-test-response standard.
1.2 Several fire-test-response characteristics, including the time to sustained flaming, heat release rate, total heat released, effective heat of combustion, and specific extinction area; are measured or calculated by this test method at a constant radiant heating flux. For specific limitations see also 5.7 and Section 6.
1.3 The tests are conducted by burning the electrical insulating materials contained in electrical or optical fiber cables when the cable test specimens, excluding accessories, are subjected to radiant heat.
1.4 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.
1.5 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the standard. The values given in parentheses are for information only.
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 or regulatory limitations prior to use. For specific precautionary statements, see Section 7.
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An American National Standard
Designation: D6113 – 09
Standard Test Method for
Using a Cone Calorimeter to Determine Fire-Test-Response
Characteristics of Insulating Materials Contained in
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Electrical or Optical Fiber Cables
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D6113; 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.
1. Scope* When Burning in a Vertical Cable Tray Configuration
D5485 TestMethodforDeterminingtheCorrosiveEffectof
1.1 This is a fire-test-response standard.
Combustion Products Using the Cone Corrosimeter
1.2 Several fire-test-response characteristics, including the
D5537 Test Method for Heat Release, Flame Spread,
time to sustained flaming, heat release rate, total heat released,
Smoke Obscuration, and Mass Loss Testing of Insulating
effective heat of combustion, and specific extinction area; are
Materials Contained in Electrical or Optical Fiber Cables
measuredorcalculatedbythistestmethodataconstantradiant
When Burning in a Vertical Cable Tray Configuration
heatingflux.Forspecificlimitationsseealso5.7andSection6.
E176 Terminology of Fire Standards
1.3 The tests are conducted by burning the electrical insu-
E691 Practice for Conducting an Interlaboratory Study to
lating materials contained in electrical or optical fiber cables
Determine the Precision of a Test Method
when the cable test specimens, excluding accessories, are
E906 Test Method for Heat and Visible Smoke Release
subjected to radiant heat.
Rates for Materials and Products Using a Thermopile
1.4 This standard measures and describes the response of
Method
materials, products, or assemblies to heat and flame under
E1354 Test Method for Heat and Visible Smoke Release
controlled conditions, but does not by itself incorporate all
Rates for Materials and Products Using an Oxygen Con-
factors required for fire hazard or fire risk assessment of the
sumption Calorimeter
materials, products or assemblies under actual fire conditions.
E1474 Test Method for Determining the Heat Release Rate
1.5 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the
of Upholstered Furniture and Mattress Components or
standard. The values given in parentheses are for information
Composites Using a Bench Scale Oxygen Consumption
only.
Calorimeter
1.6 This standard does not purport to address all of the
2.2 CSA Standard:
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
CSA C22.2 No. 0.3, FT4, Vertical Flame Tests: Cables in
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
Cable Trays, Section 4.11.4 in C22.2 No. 0.3, Test
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
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Methods for Electrical Wires and Cables
bility or regulatory limitations prior to use. For specific
2.3 IEC Standards:
precautionary statements, see Section 7.
IEC 60695-4 Fire Hazard Testing. Part 4: Terminology
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2. Referenced Documents Concerning Fire Tests
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IEC 60695-5-2 Fire Hazard Testing. Part 5: Assessment of
2.1 ASTM Standards:
Potential Corrosion Damage by Fire Effluent - Section 2:
D618 Practice for Conditioning Plastics for Testing
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Guidance on the Selection and Use of Test Methods
D1711 Terminology Relating to Electrical Insulation
2.4 IEEE Standard:
D5424 Test Method for Smoke Obscuration of Insulating
IEEE 1202 Standard for Flame Testing of Cables for Use in
Materials Contained in Electrical or Optical Fiber Cables
Cable Tray in Industrial and Commercial Occupancies,
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IEEE Standard 1202
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This test method is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D09 on
Electrical and Electronic Insulating Materials and is the direct responsibility of
Subcommittee D09.21 on Fire Performance Standards.
Current edition approved July 1, 2009. Published August 2009. Originally
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approved in 1997. Last previous edition approved in 2003 as D6113 – 03. DOI: Available from Canadian Standards Association (CSA), 5060 Spectrum Way,
10.1520/D6113-09. Mississauga, ON L4W 5N6, Canada, http://www.csa.ca.
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