Designation:E1590−13AnAmericanNationalStandardStandardTestMethodforFireTestingofMattresses1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationE1590;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisisafire-test-responsestandard.1.2Thistestmethodprovidesameansofdeterminingtheburningbehaviorofmattressesusedinpublicoccupanciesbymeasuringspecificfiretestresponseswhenthetestspecimen,amattressormattresswithfoundation,issubjectedtoaspecifiedflamingignitionsourceunderwellventilatedcondi-tions.1.3Thisisatestmethodformattressesormattresseswithfoundations.1.4Testdataareobtaineddescribingtheburningbehavior,followingapplicationofaspecificignitionsource,fromignitionuntilallburninghasceased,aperiodof1hhaselapsed,orflashoverappearsinevitable.1.5Thistestmethoddoesnotprovideinformationonthefireperformanceofmattressesunderfireconditionsotherthanthosespecifiedinthistestmethod.Inparticular,thistestmethoddoesnotapplytosmolderingignitionbycigarettes.See5.12forfurtherinformation.1.6Therateofheatreleaseofburningtestspecimenismeasuredbyanoxygenconsumptionmethod.See5.12.4forfurtherinformation.1.7Othermeasurementsaretheproductionoflight-obscuringsmokeandtheconcentrationsofcertaintoxicgasspeciesinthecombustiongases.See5.12.5forfurtherinfor-mation.1.8Theburningbehaviorisdocumentedvisuallybyphoto-graphicorvideorecordings.1.9UsetheSIsystemofunitsinrefereedecisions;seeIEEE/ASTMSI-10.Theunitsgiveninparenthesesareforinformationonly.1.10Thisstandardisusedtomeasureanddescribetheresponseofmaterials,products,orassembliestoheatandflameundercontrolledconditions,butdoesnotbyitselfincorporateallfactorsrequiredforfirehazardorfireriskassessmentofthematerials,productsorassembliesunderactualfireconditions1.11Firetestingisinherentlyhazardous.Adequatesafe-guardsforpersonnelandpropertyshallbeemployedi...
