ASTM_E_2599_-_15.pdf

Designation:E259915An American National StandardStandard Practice forSpecimen Preparation and Mounting of ReflectiveInsulation,Radiant Barrier and Vinyl Stretch CeilingMaterials for Building Applications to Assess SurfaceBurning Characteristics1This standard is issued under the fixed designation E2599;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 practice describes a procedure for specimen prepa-ration and mounting when testing reflective insulation,radiantbarrier and vinyl stretch ceiling materials to assess flamespread and smoke development as surface burning character-istics using Test Method E84.1.2 This practice is for reflective insulation materials andradiant barrier materials intended for mechanical fastening tosubstrates or building structural members,or intended to bemounted to a substrate with an adhesive.1.3 Specimens of reflective insulation materials and radiantbarrier materials intended for mechanical fastening shall beprepared and mounted in accordance with 6.1.Specimens ofreflective insulation materials and radiant barrier materialsintended to be mounted to a substrate with an adhesive shall beprepared and mounted in accordance with 6.2.If the reflectiveinsulation material or sheet radiant barrier material includesmanufacturer recommended installation instructions with theoption to be installed either by mechanical attachment oradhered,the insulation material shall be tested by both mount-ing procedures as outlined in 6.1 and 6.2.1.4 Specimens of vinyl stretch ceiling materials shall beprepared and mounted in accordance with 6.1.NOTE1Vinyl stretch ceiling materials are mechanically fastened.1.5 This practice shall apply to reflective insulation materi-als and radiant barrier materials as defined in Section 3.1.6 This practice shall apply to reflective plastic coreinsulation materials as defined in 3.2.3.Reflective plastic coreinsulation materials are one specific type of reflective insula-tion materials.1.7 This practice shall apply to vinyl stretch ceiling mate-rials as defined in Section 3.1.8 This practice shall not apply to rigid foam plastics withor without reflective facers.1.9 This practice shall not apply to site-fabricated stretchsystems covered by Practice E2573.1.10 Testing is conducted in accordance with Test MethodE84.1.11 This practice does not provide pass/fail criteria that canbe used as a regulatory tool.1.12 Use the values stated in inch-pound units as thestandard in referee decisions.The values in the SI system ofunits are given in parentheses,for information only;seeIEEE/ASTM SI-10 for further details.1.13 This fire standard cannot be used to provide quantita-tive measures.1.14 Fire testing of products and materials is inherentlyhazardous and adequate safeguards for personnel and propertyshall be employed in conducting these tests.Fire testinginvolves hazardous materials,operations and equipment.Thispractice gives instructions on specimen preparation and mount-ing but the fire-test-response method is given in Test MethodE84.See also Section 8.1.15 The text of this practice references notes and footnoteswhich provide explanatory material.These notes and footnotes(excluding those in tables and figures)shall not be consideredrequirements of the standard.1.16 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is the1This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E05 on FireStandards and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E05.22 on SurfaceBurning.Current edition approved April 1,2015.Published May 2015.Originallyapproved in 2009.Last previous edition approved in 2011 as E2599-11.DOI:10.1520/E2599-15.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 responsibility 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:2C168 Terminology Relating to Thermal InsulationC1224 Specification for Reflective Insulation for BuildingApplicationsC1313 Specification for Sheet Radiant Barriers for BuildingConstruction ApplicationsE84 Test Method for Surface Burning Characteristics ofBuilding MaterialsE176 Terminology of Fire StandardsE2231 Practice for Specimen Preparation and Mounting ofPipe and Duct Insulation Materials to Assess SurfaceBurning CharacteristicsE2573 Practice for Specimen Preparation and Mounting ofSite-Fabricated Stretch Systems to Assess Surface Burn-ing CharacteristicsIEEE/ASTM SI-10 International System of Units(SI):TheModern Metric System3.Terminology3.1 Definitions:For definitions of terms used in this practiceand associated with fire issues,