Standard Test Method for Fire Retardancy of Paints (Cabinet Method)

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1.1 This test method determines quantitatively the fire retardant properties of a coating or coating system on a wood surface and the leaching effect of water on the fire retardancy of the coating or coating system. Specifically, this test method determines the weight loss and char index of coated panels subjected to a flame and the effect of leaching of the coating on these parameters.  
1.2 This test method should be used solely to measure and describe the properties of materials, products, or systems in response to heat and flame under controlled laboratory conditions and should not be considered or used for the description, appraisal, or regulation of the fire hazard of materials, products, or systems under actual fire conditions.  
1.3 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as the standard. The values given in parentheses are for information only.
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.

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Designation: D 1360 – 98
Standard Test Method for
Fire Retardancy of Paints (Cabinet Method)
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 1360; 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 (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope 4. Summary of Test Method
1.1 This test method determines quantitatively the fire 4.1 Fire Retardancy—Panels are conditioned before and
retardant properties of a coating or coating system on a wood after coating with the material under test. They are subjected to
surface and the leaching effect of water on the fire retardancy a flame from a small amount of burning alcohol or other
of the coating or coating system. Specifically, this test method solvent, and the weight loss and char index are determined.
determines the weight loss and char index of coated panels 4.2 Leaching—Similarly prepared panels are immersed in
subjected to a flame and the effect of leaching of the coating on water for a specified time and then subjected to the fire-
these parameters. retardancy test. The weight loss, char index, and difference in
1.2 This test method should be used solely to measure and weight loss and char index between leached and unleached
describe the properties of materials, products, or systems in panels are determined.
response to heat and flame under controlled laboratory condi-
5. Significance and Use
tions and should not be considered or used for the description,
5.1 This test method determines the relative fire-retardant
appraisal, or regulation of the fire hazard of materials, prod-
ucts, or systems under actual fire conditions. properties of coatings and the water leaching of the fire-
retardant material from the applied coating. Leaching simulates
1.3 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded
as the standard. The values given in parentheses are for the effect of high humidity, weathering, and washing on the fire
retardancy of a coating, and is specified in various regulations
information only.
1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the and specifications for fire-retardant paints.
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
6. Apparatus
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
6.1 Cabinet —A glass and metal box as shown in Fig. 1.
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
6.2 Assembly, consisting of supports for the test panels and
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
solvent cup. The assembly is shown within the cabinet in Fig.
2. Referenced Documents
1.
6.3 Cylindrical Cup, to hold solvent, made of brass to the
2.1 Federal Standard:
Fed. Spec. TT-V-119—Varnish, Spar, Phenolic Resin following dimensions:
2.2 Military Standard: Outside diameter, in. (mm) ⁄16(24)
Outside height, in. (mm) ⁄16(17)
Mil. Spec. MIL-A-22397—Adhesive, Phenol, and Resorci-
Wall thickness, in. (mm) ⁄32 (1)
nal Resin Base for Marine Use
Volume, mL 6.0
Operating capacity, mL 5.0
3. Terminology
6.4 Balance, weighing to 0.1 g.
3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
6.5 Buret or Pipet, calibrated in millilitres.
3.1.1 fire retardancy, n— in paint, the ability of a paint to
6.6 Container or Water Bath, 12.5 by 6.5 by 6.5 in. (320 by
retard the spread of a flame over coated substrate usually at the
165 by 165 mm), galvanized steel with cover to accommodate
sacrifice of the paint film.
15 panels, or other sizes to accommodate 5 to 10 panels.
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This test method is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D-1 on Paint The sole source of supply of a suitable cabinet and assembly known to the
and Related Coatings, Materials, and Applications and is the direct responsibility of committee at this time is Dek-Tron Scientific, 244 East 3rd St., Plainfield, NJ 07060.
Subcommittee D01.22 on Health and Safety. If you are aware of alternative suppliers, pleasse provide this information to ASTM
Current edition approved Oct 10, 1998. Published December 1998. Originally Headquarters. Your comments will receive careful consideration at a meeting of the
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published as D 1360 – 55T. Last previous edition D 1360 – 90a(l995) . responsible technical committee, which you may attend. Drawings of cabinet,
Available from Standardization Documents Order Desk, Bldg. 4 Section D, 700 assembly, etc., may be obtained from ASTM Headquarters. Order Adjunct
Robbins Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19111-5094, ATTN: NPODS.
ADJD1360.
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D 1360
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FIG. 1 Apparatus
6.7 Oven capable of maintaining a temperature of 120 6 one panel. The adhesive used in glueing these panels shall
3°F (50 6 2°C). conform to Mil. Spec. MIL-A-22397. Test panels shall be kiln
6.8 Constant Temperature and Humidity Cabinet or Room, dried so as to contain no more than 10.0 weight % moisture and
maintained at 50 6 5 % relative humidity and 73.5 6 3.5°F (23 after conditioning as specified in 8.1 shall weigh from 27 to 30
6 2°C). lb/ft (125 to 140 g/panel).
7.2.2 Douglas fir or other woods shown in Table 1 may be
7. Test Materials
used where required. Table 1 shows the densities and weight
per panel for each wood after conditioning.
7.1 Ignition Fuel, absolute ethyl alcohol (ethanol) or com-
parable solvent blend.
TABLE 1 Densities and Panel Weights of Various Woods
NOTE 1—A mixture of 71.4 % reagent grade isopropanol and 28.6 %
reagent grade methanol having the same heat of combustion as pure
NOTE 1—Conditioned at relative humidity 50 6 5 % and 73.56 3.5°F
absolute ethanol may be used as the source of ignition.
(23 6 2°C) for 14 days.
Weight of 6 by
7.2 Test Panels:
Density (9 to 10 weight % 12 by ⁄4 in. (152
7.2.1 Unless otherwise specified or agreed, yellow poplar Type of Wood
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Moisture), lb/ft (kg/m ) by 305 by 6
heartwood panels ⁄4 by 6 by 12 in. (6 by 150 by 305 mm),
mm) Panel, g
close-grain, and as nearly edge grain as possible, free from
Red cedar 21.4–22.4 (345–360) 101–106
knots and other imperfections, with surfaces planed and Douglas fir 29–35 (465–560) 137–165
White pine–ponderosa pine 22.4–26.4 (360–420) 106–125
sanded. Panels shall be of solid wood or edge glued sections to
Southern yellow pine 31–37 (495–590) 147–175
obtain the width, provided that no strip is less than 1 ⁄2in. (38
Redwood 27.2–28.2 (435–450) 129–133
mm) wide and that no more than two glue lines occur in any
D 1360
NOTE 2—Asbestos board (or inorganic reinforced cement board), steel,
9.2 Weight Loss—Cool each panel to room temperature and
or concre
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