ASTM_E_1590_-_13.pdf

Designation:E159013An American National StandardStandard Test Method forFire Testing of Mattresses1This standard is issued under the fixed designation E1590;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.1.Scope1.1 This is a fire-test-response standard.1.2 This test method provides a means of determining theburning behavior of mattresses used in public occupancies bymeasuring specific fire test responses when the test specimen,a mattress or mattress with foundation,is subjected to aspecified flaming ignition source under well ventilated condi-tions.1.3 This is a test method for mattresses or mattresses withfoundations.1.4 Test data are obtained describing the burning behavior,following application of a specific ignition source,fromignition until all burning has ceased,a period of 1 h haselapsed,or flashover appears inevitable.1.5 This test method does not provide information on thefire performance of mattresses under fire conditions other thanthose specified in this test method.In particular,this testmethod does not apply to smoldering ignition by cigarettes.See 5.12 for further information.1.6 The rate of heat release of burning test specimen ismeasured by an oxygen consumption method.See 5.12.4 forfurther information.1.7 Other measurements are the production of light-obscuring smoke and the concentrations of certain toxic gasspecies in the combustion gases.See 5.12.5 for further infor-mation.1.8 The burning behavior is documented visually by photo-graphic or video recordings.1.9 Use the SI system of units in referee decisions;seeIEEE/ASTM SI-10.The units given in parentheses are forinformation only.1.10 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 conditions1.11 Fire testing is inherently hazardous.Adequate safe-guards for personnel and property shall be employed inconducting these tests.1.12 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:2D123 Terminology Relating to TextilesE84 Test Method for Surface Burning Characteristics ofBuilding MaterialsE176 Terminology of Fire StandardsE603 Guide for Room Fire ExperimentsE691 Practice for Conducting an Interlaboratory Study toDetermine the Precision of a Test MethodE800 Guide for Measurement of Gases Present or GeneratedDuring FiresE1354 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 ConsumptionCalorimeterE1537 Test Method for Fire Testing of Upholstered Furni-tureE2067 Practice for Full-Scale Oxygen Consumption Calo-rimetry Fire TestsE2257 Test Method for Room Fire Test of Wall and CeilingMaterials and AssembliesIEEE/ASTM SI-10 International System of Units(SI):TheModern Metric System1This 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 1,2013.Published April 2013.Originallyapproved in 1994.Last previous edition approved in 2012 as E1590 12.DOI:10.1520/E1590-13.2For 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.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 2.2 ISO Standards:3ISO 4880 Burning Behaviour of Textiles and TextileProductsVocabularyISO 9705 Fire TestsFull Scale Room Test for SurfaceProductsISO 13943 Fire SafetyVocabulary2.3 UL Standards:4UL 1056 Fire Test of Upholstered Furniture(withdrawn)UL 1895 Fire Test of Mattresses(withdrawn)2.4 CA Standards:5CA Technical Bulletin 121 Flammability Test Procedure forMattresses for Use in Public OccupanciesCA Technical Bulletin 129 Flammability Test Procedure forMattresses for Use in Public BuildingsCA Technical Bulletin 133 Flammability Test Procedure forSeating Furniture for Use in Public Occupancies2.5 Other Documents:CFR Part 1632 Standard for the Flammability of Mattressesand Mattress Pads(formerly DOC FF4-72,40 FR 59940)6Nordtest Method NT Fire 032 Upholstered