ASTM D6113-11
(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 D5424 and D5537) (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 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the standard. The values given in parentheses are for information only.
1.5 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.
1.6 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.
1.7 Fire testing is inherently hazardous. Adequate safeguards for personnel and property shall be employed in conducting these tests.
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Designation: D6113 − 11
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.Anumber in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope* 1.7 Fire testing is inherently hazardous. Adequate safe-
guards for personnel and property shall be employed in
1.1 This is a fire-test-response standard.
conducting these tests.
1.2 Several fire-test-response characteristics, including the
2. Referenced Documents
time to sustained flaming, heat release rate, total heat released,
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effective heat of combustion, and specific extinction area; are
2.1 ASTM Standards:
measuredorcalculatedbythistestmethodataconstantradiant D618Practice for Conditioning Plastics for Testing
heatingflux.Forspecificlimitationsseealso5.7andSection6.
D1711Terminology Relating to Electrical Insulation
D5424Test Method for Smoke Obscuration of Insulating
1.3 The tests are conducted by burning the electrical insu-
Materials Contained in Electrical or Optical Fiber Cables
lating materials contained in electrical or optical fiber cables
When Burning in a Vertical Cable Tray Configuration
when the cable test specimens, excluding accessories, are
D5485Test Method for Determining the Corrosive Effect of
subjected to radiant heat.
Combustion Products Using the Cone Corrosimeter
1.4 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the
D5537TestMethodforHeatRelease,FlameSpread,Smoke
standard. The values given in parentheses are for information
Obscuration, and Mass Loss Testing of Insulating Mate-
only.
rialsContainedinElectricalorOpticalFiberCablesWhen
1.5 This standard does not purport to address all of the Burning in a Vertical Cable Tray Configuration
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the E176Terminology of Fire Standards
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro- E691Practice for Conducting an Interlaboratory Study to
Determine the Precision of a Test Method
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
bility or regulatory limitations prior to use. For specific E906Test Method for Heat and Visible Smoke Release
Rates for Materials and Products Using a Thermopile
precautionary statements, see Section 7.
1.6 This standard measures and describes the response of Method
E1354Test Method for Heat and Visible Smoke Release
materials, products, or assemblies to heat and flame under
controlled conditions, but does not by itself incorporate all Rates for Materials and Products Using an Oxygen Con-
sumption Calorimeter
factors required for fire hazard or fire risk assessment of the
materials, products or assemblies under actual fire conditions. E1474Test Method for Determining the Heat Release Rate
of Upholstered Furniture and Mattress Components or
Composites Using a Bench Scale Oxygen Consumption
Calorimeter
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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
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Subcommittee D09.17 on Fire and Thermal Properties. For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
Current edition approved April 1, 2011. Published April 2011. Originally contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
approved in 1997. Last previous edition approved in 2010 as D6113–10. DOI: Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
10.1520/D6113-11. the ASTM website.
*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard
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2.2 CSA Standard: 3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
CSAC22.2 No. 0.3, FT4, Vertical Flame Tests: Cables in 3.2.1 cone calorimeter, n—the apparatus which is used in
Cable Trays, Section 4.11.4 in C22.2 No. 0.3, Test Test Method E1354 to determine heat release rate, by the
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Methods for Electrical Wires and Cables principle of oxygen consumption calorimetry, and other fire-
test-response characteristics.
2.3 IEC Standards:
IEC 60695-4Fire Hazard Testing. Part 4: Terminology
3.2.2 effective heat of combustion, n—the ratio of the
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Concerning Fire Tests
measured heat release to the mass loss, under specified test
IEC 60695-5-2Fire Hazard Testing. Part 5: Assessment of
conditions.
Potential Corrosion Damage by Fire Effluent - Section 2:
3.2.2.1 Discussion—The effective he
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An American National Standard
Designation:D6113–10 Designation: D6113 – 11
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*
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 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the standard. The values given in parentheses are for information only.
1.5 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.
1.6 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.
1.7 Fire testing is inherently hazardous. Adequate safeguards for personnel and property shall be employed in conducting these
tests.
2. Referenced Documents
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
D618 Practice for Conditioning Plastics for Testing
D1711 Terminology Relating to Electrical Insulation
D5424 Test Method for Smoke Obscuration of Insulating Materials Contained in Electrical or Optical Fiber Cables When
Burning in a Vertical Cable Tray Configuration
D5485 Test Method for Determining the Corrosive Effect of Combustion Products Using the Cone Corrosimeter
D5537 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
E176 Terminology of Fire Standards
E691 Practice for Conducting an Interlaboratory Study to Determine the Precision of a Test Method
E906 Test Method for Heat and Visible Smoke Release Rates for Materials and Products Using a Thermopile Method
E1354 Test Method for Heat and Visible Smoke Release Rates for Materials and Products Using an Oxygen Consumption
Calorimeter
E1474 Test Method for Determining the Heat Release Rate of Upholstered Furniture and Mattress Components or Composites
Using a Bench Scale Oxygen Consumption Calorimeter
2.2 CSA Standard:
CSA C22.2 No. 0.3, FT4, Vertical Flame Tests: Cables in Cable Trays, Section 4.11.4 in C22.2 No. 0.3, Test Methods for
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Electrical Wires and Cables
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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 MarchApril 1, 2010.2011. Published April 2010.2011. Originally approved in 1997. Last previous edition approved in 2009 as
D6113–09.D6113–10. DOI: 10.1520/D6113-101.
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For referencedASTM standards, visit theASTM website, www.astm.org, or contactASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM Standards
volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on the ASTM website.
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Available from Canadian Standards Association (CSA), 5060 Spectrum Way, Mississauga, ON L4W 5N6, Canada, http://www.csa.ca.
*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard.
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2.3 IEC Standards:
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IEC 60695-4 Fire Hazard Testing. Part 4: Terminology Concerning Fire Tests
IEC 60695-5-2 F
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