ASTM_D_5485_-_21.pdf

Designation:D548521Standard Test Method forDetermining Corrosive Effect of Combustion Products Usingthe Cone Corrosimeter1This standard is issued under the fixed designation D5485;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 fire-test-response standard measures the corrosiveeffect by loss of metal from the combustion products ofmaterials,components,or products.1.2 This test method provides corrosion results of productand material specimens limited to a maximum size of 100 by100 mm in area and 50 mm thick.1.3 Additional information regarding the targets,the testconditions,and test limitations is provided in Annex A1.1.4 The results of this test method have not been investi-gated with respect to correlation to actual fires.1.5 An ISO standard exists,as developed by ISO TC 61(Plastics),subcommittee 4(on burning behavior),which istechnically very similar to this test method and is designatedISO 11907-4.1.6 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded asstandard.No other units of measurement are included in thisstandard.(See IEEE/ASTM SI10.)1.7 This standard measures and describes the response ofmaterials,products,or assemblies to heat and flame undercontrolled conditions,but does not by itself incorporate allfactors required for fire hazard or fire risk assessment of thematerials,products,or assemblies under actual fire conditions.1.8 Fire testing is inherently hazardous.Adequate safe-guards for personnel and property shall be employed inconducting these tests.1.9 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety,health,and environmental practices and deter-mine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.For specific hazard statements,see Section 7.1.10 This international standard was developed in accor-dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-ization established in the Decision on Principles for theDevelopment of International Standards,Guides and Recom-mendations issued by the World Trade Organization TechnicalBarriers to Trade(TBT)Committee.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2D618 Practice for Conditioning Plastics for TestingD1711 Terminology Relating to Electrical InsulationD6113 Test Method for Using a Cone Calorimeter to Deter-mine Fire-Test-Response Characteristics of Insulating Ma-terials Contained in Electrical or Optical Fiber CablesE176 Terminology of Fire StandardsE603 Guide for Room Fire ExperimentsE906/E906M Test Method for Heat and Visible SmokeRelease Rates for Materials and Products Using a Ther-mopile MethodE1354 Test Method for Heat and Visible Smoke ReleaseRates for Materials and Products Using an Oxygen Con-sumption CalorimeterIEEE/ASTM SI-10 Standard for Use of the InternationalSystem of Units(SI):The Modern Metric System2.2 ISO Standards:3ISO 11907-4 PlasticsSmoke GenerationDeterminationof the Corrosivity of Fire EffluentsPart 4:DynamicDecomposition Method Using a Conical Radiant HeaterISO 13943 Fire safety Vocabulary2.3 Other Documents:OSHA 191.1450 Occupational Exposure to Hazard Chemi-cals in Laboratories4IEC 60695-4 Fire hazard testing-Part 4:Terminology1This test method is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D09 onElectrical and Electronic Insulating Materials and is the direct responsibility ofSubcommittee D09.17 on Fire and Thermal Properties.Current edition approved March 1,2021.Published May 2021.Originallyapproved in 1994.Last previous edition approved in 2016 as D5485 16.DOI:10.1520/D5485-21.2For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information,refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.3Available from International Organization for Standardization(ISO),ISOCentral Secretariat,Chemin de Blandonnet 8,CP 401,1214 Vernier,Geneva,Switzerland,https:/www.iso.org.4Available from Occupational Safety and Health Administration(OSHA),200Constitution Ave.,NW,Washington,DC 20210,http:/www.osha.gov.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United StatesThis international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for theDevelopment of International Standards,Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade(TBT)Committee.1concerning fire tests for electrotechnical products53.Terminology3.1 Definitions:3.1.1 For definitions of terms used in this test method andassociated with fire issues use Terminology E176,ISO 13943,and IEC 6