Designation:D6413/D6413M−15StandardTestMethodforFlameResistanceofTextiles(VerticalTest)1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD6413/D6413M;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethodisusedtomeasuretheverticalflameresistanceoftextiles.1.1.1Asapartofthemeasureofflameresistance,after-flameandafterglowcharacteristicsareevaluated.1.2Thisstandardshallbeusedtomeasureanddescribetheresponseofmaterials,products,orassembliestoheatandflameundercontrolledlaboratoryconditionsandshallnotbeusedtodescribeorappraisethefirehazardorfireriskofmaterials,products,orassembliesunderactualfireconditions.1.3ThevaluesstatedineitherSIunitsorinch-poundunitsaretoberegardedseparatelyasstandard.Thevaluesstatedineachsystemmaynotbeexactequivalents;therefore,eachsystemshallbeusedindependentlyoftheother.Combiningvaluesfromthetwosystemsmayresultinnon-conformancewiththestandard.1.4Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D123TerminologyRelatingtoTextilesD1776PracticeforConditioningandTestingTextilesD3776/D3776MTestMethodsforMassPerUnitArea(Weight)ofFabricD4391TerminologyRelatingtoTheBurningBehaviorofTextiles3.Terminology3.1Fortermsrelatingtotheburningbehavioroftextiles,seeTerminologyD4391.3.1.1Thefollowingtermsarerelevanttothisstandard.3.1.1.1afterflame,n—persistentflamingofamaterialaftertheignitionsourcehasbeenremoved.3.1.1.2after-flametime,n—thelengthoftimeforwhichamaterialcontinuestoflameaftertheignitionsourcehasbeenremoved.3.1.1.3afterglowtime,n—thetimeafterglowcontinuesaftertheremovaloftheignitionsourceandthecessationoff...
