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Designation:E174015An American National StandardStandard Test Method forDetermining the Heat Release Rate and OtherFire-Test-Response Characteristics of Wall Covering orCeiling Covering Composites Using a Cone Calorimeter1This standard is issued under the fixed designation E1740;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.INTRODUCTIONThis test method provides a means for measuring the fire-test-response characteristics of wallcoverings,ceiling coverings,wall covering composites,and ceiling covering composites using abench-scale oxygen consumption calorimeter.1.Scope*1.1 This fire-test-response test method covers determinationof the ignitability and heat release rate of composites consistingof a wall covering or ceiling covering,a substrate,and alllaminating adhesives,coatings,and finishes.Heat releaseinformation cannot be used alone to evaluate the flammabilityof wall coverings or ceiling coverings.The data are intended tobe used for modeling or with other data to evaluate a material.1.2 This test method provides for measurement of the timeto sustained flaming,heat release rate,peak and total heatrelease,and effective heat of combustion at a constant initialtest heat flux of 35 kW/m2.Heat release data at different heatfluxes are also obtained by this test method.The specimen isoriented horizontally,and a spark ignition source is used.1.3 The fire-test-response characteristics are determinedusing the apparatus and procedures described in Test MethodE1354.1.4 The tests are conducted on bench-scale specimenscombining the components used in the actual installation.1.5 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as thestandard.See IEEE/ASTM SI-10.1.6 Fire testing of products and materials is inherentlyhazardous,and adequate safeguards for personnel and propertyshall be used in conducting these tests.This test methodpotentially involves hazardous materials,operations,andequipment.1.7 This standard is used to measure and describe theresponse of materials,products,or assemblies to heat andflame under controlled conditions,but does not by itselfincorporate all factors required for fire hazard or fire riskassessment of the materials,products,or assemblies underactual fire conditions.1.8 Fire testing is inherently hazardous.Adequate safe-guards for personnel and property shall be employed inconducting these tests.Specific information about hazard isgiven in Section 6.1.9 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2C1186 Specification for Flat Fiber-Cement SheetsD123 Terminology Relating to TextilesD5865 Test Method for Gross Calorific Value of Coal andCokeE84 Test Method for Surface Burning Characteristics ofBuilding MaterialsE176 Terminology of Fire StandardsE603 Guide for Room Fire ExperimentsE906 Test Method for Heat and Visible Smoke ReleaseRates for Materials and Products Using a ThermopileMethod1This test method is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E05 on FireStandards and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E05.21 on Smoke andCombustion Products.Current edition approved April 1,2015.Published May 2015.Originallyapproved in 1995.Last previous edition approved in 2010 as E1740 10.DOI:10.1520/E1740-15.2For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information,refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standardCopyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 E1354 Test Method for Heat and Visible Smoke ReleaseRates for Materials and Products Using an Oxygen Con-sumption CalorimeterE1474 Test Method for Determining the Heat Release Rateof Upholstered Furniture and Mattress Components orComposites Using a Bench Scale Oxygen ConsumptionCalorimeterIEEE/ASTM SI-10 American National Standard for Use ofthe International System of Units(SI):The Modern MetricSystem2.2 NFPA Standard:3NFPA 265 Standard Methods of Fire Tests for EvaluatingRoom Fire Growth Contribution of Textile Wall CoveringNFPA 286 Standard Method of Fire Test for EvaluatingContribution of Wall and Ceiling Interior Finish to RoomFire Growth2.3 ISO Standards:4ISO 4880Burning Behaviour of Textiles and TextileProductsVocabularyISO 5660 Fire TestsReaction to FirePart 1:Rate of HeatRelease from Building Products(Cone CalorimeterMethod)ISO 13943 Fire SafetyVocabulary3.Terminology3.1