Standard Practice for Evaluating the Overpressurization Characteristics of Inflatable Restraint Cushions

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1.1 This practice covers the procedures and conditions used to evaluate the physical performance of inflatable restraint cushions during and after overpressurization testing at elevated pressures capable of causing cushion bursting using air pressurization equipment.  
1.2 The physical performance characteristics that may be obtained in conjunction with this practice are internal cushion pressures determined by instrumentation and material integrity, determined by visual inspection.  
1.3 This practice is applicable to driver-side inflatable restraint cushions only.  
1.4 Procedures and apparatus other than those stated in this practice may be used by agreement between purchaser and supplier with the specific deviations from this practice acknowledged in the report.  
1.5 The values stated in either SI units or inch-pound units are to be regarded separately as standard. The values stated in each system are not exact equivalents; therefore, each system must be used independently of the other.  
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. See Section 9 for specific hazard information.

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Designation: D 5807 – 95
Standard Practice for
Evaluating the Overpressurization Characteristics of
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Inflatable Restraint Cushions
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 5807; 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 3.1.4 inflatable restraint, n—a vehicular safety device de-
signed to cushion an occupant or equipment during collision;
1.1 This practice covers the procedures and conditions used
airbag.
to evaluate the physical performance of inflatable restraint
3.1.5 module, n—for inflatable restraints, an assembly com-
cushions during and after overpressurization testing at elevated
posed of an inflator, a cushion, a mounting device, a trigger,
pressures capable of causing cushion bursting using air pres-
and a cover.
surization equipment.
3.1.6 standard atmosphere for testing textiles, n—an atmo-
1.2 The physical performance characteristics that may be
sphere for testing in which the air is maintained at a relative
obtained in conjunction with this practice are internal cushion
humidity of 65 6 2 % and at a temperature of 21 6 1°C (70 6
pressures determined by instrumentation and material integrity,
2°F).
determined by visual inspection.
3.2 For definitions of other textile terms used in this
1.3 This practice is applicable to driver-side inflatable
standard, refer to Terminology D 123.
restraint cushions only.
1.4 Procedures and apparatus other than those stated in this
4. Summary of Practice
practice may be used by agreement between purchaser and
4.1 Inflatable restraint cushions are tested under laboratory
supplier with the specific deviations from this practice ac-
conditions to evaluate cushion integrity when exposed to
knowledged in the report.
internal cushion pressures greater than deployment pressures.
1.5 The values stated in either SI units or inch-pound units
If cushion rupture occurs, the rupture pressure, time to rupture,
are to be regarded separately as standard. The values stated in
and mode of rupture are recorded.
each system are not exact equivalents; therefore, each system
4.2 Inflatable restraint cushions are mounted into a test
must be used independently of the other.
stand that allows for deployments under conditions that exceed
1.6 This standard does not purport to address all of the
deployment pressures. Instrumentation within the test stand
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
charts inflation pressures versus time and may allow for
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
photographic review of the overpressurization sequence.
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
4.3 Cushion overpressurization results are reviewed for
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use. See Section 8 for
pressure and time relationships, and post-inflation material
specific hazard information.
analysis.
2. Referenced Documents
5. Significance and Use
2.1 ASTM Standards:
2 5.1 This practice is intended to be a general guideline for
D 123 Terminology Relating to Textiles
repetitive testing, safe conduct of tests, and accurate data
3. Terminology collection for inflatable restraints. Cushion overpressurization
testing may be used for design and production validation, for
3.1 Definitions:
manufacturing process control, for lot acceptance, or for a
3.1.1 cushion, n—for inflatable restraints, the inflatable
combination thereof.
fabric envelope portion of a module.
5.2 This practice constitutes the conditions, apparatus, and
3.1.2 cushion overpressurization, n—for inflatable re-
procedures by which driver-side inflatable restraints are com-
straints, the process of inflating a cushion at internal pressures
monly tested for cushion overpressurization. It is intended to
greater than design deployment pressures; bag burst.
be used as a guideline in establishing a cushion specification or
3.1.3 deployment, n—for inflatable restraints, the sequence
equivalent document. The practices in the specification may
of events related to the activation of a module.
deviate from the practices described herein when (based on
1 experience) considerations of equipment, cushion design, or
This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D-13 on Textiles
other factors dictate otherwise.
and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D13.20 on Inflatable Restraints.
Current edition approved Sept. 10, 1995. Published February 1996.
5.3 There exists a large variety in cushion configurations
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