Designation:E2102−17AnAmericanNationalStandardStandardTestMethodforMeasurementofMassLossandIgnitabilityforScreeningPurposesUsingaConicalRadiantHeater1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationE2102;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.INTRODUCTIONThescreeningfire-test-responsemethoddescribedinthisstandardusesaradiantenergysourcesimilartothatusedintheconecalorimeter,TestMethodE1354.However,thetestmethodapparatusismuchsimpler,becauseitexcludesmeasurementsofoxygenconsumptionorofsmokeobscuration,whichareincorporatedintotheconecalorimetertomeasureheatandsmokerelease.Afire-test-responsestandarddescribesatestmethodfromwhichoneormorefire-test-responsecharacteristicscanbemeasured,asaresultofexposuretoaprescribedsourceofheatorflame,undercontrolledconditions.Therearemanyoccasions,typicallyforinitialresearchanddevelopment,whenthereisaneedforscreeningsamplesofmaterials,products,orassemblies,usingasimpletest.Thisallowstheusertoverifywhethercertainfire-test-responsecharacteristicsofthesamplefallwithintheexpectedmargins.Screeningtests,asrelatedtofire,aredescribedinfireterminologyasfire-responsetestsperformedtodeterminewhetheramaterial,product,orassembly(a)exhibitsanyunusualfire-relatedcharacteristics,(b)hascertainexpectedfire-relatedcharacteristics,or(c)iscapableofbeingpreliminarilycategorizedaccordingtothefirecharacteristicinquestion.Screeningtestsaddressingfirepropertiesshouldbechosensothattheenergyinput(asheatorflame)isrepresentativeofthatinthefiretestmethodforwhichscreeningisdesired.1.Scope*1.1Thisfire-test-responsestandardprovidesameansofmeasuringmasslossandignitability,forscreeningpurposes,fromessentiallyplanarmaterials,products,orassemblies(includingsurfacefinishes),exposedtocontrolledlevelsofradiantheating,withorwithoutanexternalignitor.Thistestmethodi...
