Designation:E2632/E2632M−13´1StandardTestMethodforEvaluatingtheUnder-DeckFireTestResponseofDeckMaterials1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationE2632/E2632M;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ε1NOTE—TheunitsstatementandcaptionsforfigureswereupdatededitoriallyinFebruary2013.1.Scope1.1Thisstandardprescribesamethodtoassessthefire-testresponsecharacteristicsofdeckmaterialswhenusedasthewalkingsurfaceofadeck.Theprescribedfireexposureisintended,undertestconditions,todeterminetheheatreleaserateandthethermaldecompositionmodesofdeckingmaterialswhenexposedtoaburnerflamesimulatingcombustiblesburningbeneathadeck.21.2ThevaluesstatedineitherSIunitsorinch-poundunitsaretoberegardedseparatelyasstandard.Thevaluesstatedineachsystemarenotnecessarilyexactequivalents;therefore,eachsystemshallbeusedindependentlyoftheother.Combin-ingvaluesfromthetwosystemshasthepotentialtoresultinnon-conformancewiththestandard.1.3Thisstandardisusedtomeasureanddescribetheresponseofdeckmaterialstoheatandflameundercontrolledconditions,butdoesnotbyitselfincorporateallfactorsrequiredforfirehazardorfireriskassessmentofthedeckmaterialsunderactualfireconditions.1.4Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.1.5Firetestingisinherentlyhazardous.Adequatesafe-guardsforpersonnelandpropertyshallbeemployedinconductingthesetests.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:3D2898PracticeforAcceleratedWeatheringofFire-Retardant-TreatedWoodforFireTestingE176TerminologyofFireStandardsE2067PracticeforFull-ScaleOxygenConsumptionCalo-rimetryFireTests2.2ISOStandards:4ISO13943FireSafety–Vocabulary3.Terminology3.1Def...
