Designation:E2579−15AnAmericanNationalStandardStandardPracticeforSpecimenPreparationandMountingofWoodProductstoAssessSurfaceBurningCharacteristics1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationE2579;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thispracticedescribesproceduresforspecimenprepa-rationandmountingwhentestingwoodproductstoassessflamesspreadandsmokedevelopmentassurfaceburningcharacteristicsusingTestMethodE84.1.2Thispracticeappliesalsotolaminatedproductsfactory-producedwithawoodsubstrate(see8.6).Thispracticedoesnotapplytowoodveneersorfacingsintendedtobeappliedonsiteoverawoodsubstrate,whicharecoveredbyPracticeE2404.1.3TestingisconductedwithTestMethodE84.1.4TestingforthereportingofthemoisturecontentofthetestspecimenisconductedwithTestMethodsD4442.1.5Thispracticedoesnotprovidepass/failcriteriathatcanbeusedasaregulatorytool.1.6Usethevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsasthestandard,inrefereedecisions.ThevaluesintheSIsystemofunitsaregiveninparentheses,forinformationonly;seeIEEE/ASTMSI-10forfurtherdetails.1.7Thisfirestandardcannotbeusedtoprovidequantitativemeasures.1.8Firetestingofproductsandmaterialsisinherentlyhazardous,andadequatesafeguardsforpersonnelandpropertyshallbeemployedinconductingthesetests.Firetestinginvolveshazardousmaterialsandequipment.Thisstandardgivesinstructionsonspecimenpreparationandmounting,butthefire-test-responsemethodisgiveninTestMethodE84.SeealsoSection10.1.9Thetextofthisstandardreferencesnotesandfootnoteswhichprovideexplanatorymaterials.Thesenotesandfoot-notesshallnotbeconsideredrequirementsofthestandard.1.10Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylim...
