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ASTM D4205 73 m oi5751,o 0554848 552=Designation:D 4205-93(Reapproved 1994)“AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING AN0 MATERIALS 1916 Race St Phlladelphla.Pa 19103 Reprmted from the Annual Book of ASTM Standards CopyrIght ASTM If nat ksted m the current combmed Index,wall appear in the next ednon Standard Guide for Flammability and Combustion Testing of Rubber and Rubber-Like Materials This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 4205;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of original adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapprowl.A superscript epsilon(c)indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.cl NOTE-Section 16,Keywords,was revised editorially in December 1994.1.Scope 1.1 This guide covers the present state-of-the-art test meth-ods for determining the flammability and combustion prop-erties of rubber and rubber-like materials.1.2 This guide includes standard test methods promulgated by ASTM,NFPA,ANSI,Underwriterss Laboratories,trade associations,and government agencies.It does not include industrial materials specification tests or nonstandard test methods.1.3 This guide is arranged according to products and sys-tems.1 A This standard should be used to measure and describe the response ofmaterials,products,or assemblies to heat and frame under controlled conditions and should not be used to describe or appraise the fire-hazard or$re-risk of materials,products,or assemblies under actual jire conditions.How-ever,results of these tests may be used as elements of afire-hazard assessment or a Jire-risk assessment which takes into account all the factors which are pertinent to an assessment of the fire hazard or fire risk of a particular end use.1.5 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is the 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.For specific precaution statements,see the note in Section 3.2.Terminology 2.1 The terminology used in the reference test methods is not consistent from test to test.The terms used in a particular test method shall be utilized only in reference to that test method and only in a manner connected with the definition of the terms given in that test method.3.Significance and Use 3.1 Rubber,like many other materials,is combustible.This guide gives the test methods used in various industries at the present time.These test methods describe the combus-tibility and burning characteristics of many rubber and rub-ber-like materials.3.2 This guide enables the user to select the presently acceptable test methods for the description of the flamma-1 This guide is under the)urisdlction of ASTM Comnuttee D-I 1 on Rubber and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D I 1.I7 on Combustibility.Current edition approved Oct.15,1993.Published December 1993.Originally published as D 4205-82.Last previous edition D 4205-90.bility and combustion of his product.NOTE:Warning-During the course of combustion,gases or vapors,or both,are evolved which may be hazardous to personnel.Adequate precautions should be taken to protect the operator.4.Source 4.1 The source for the test method is given in Annex A 1 and referenced by letter designations in the text.5.Automotive Test Methods 5.1 D 3675 Test Method for Surface Flammability of Flex-ible Cellular Materials Using a Radiant Heat Energy Source CL41 5.2 DOT Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No.302 Flam-mability of Materials-Passenger Cars,Multipurpose Pas-senger Vehicles,Trucks and Buses(I)5.3 SAE 5369 Flammability of Automotive Interior Trim Materials(F)6.Aviation Test Methods 6.1 FAR 14CFR 25.853,Paragraphs(a),(b),and(c)and Appendix F,Airworthiness Standards-Transport Category Airplanes,Compartment Interiors(J)6.2 SAE-AMS 3851A Fire Resistance Properties for Air-craft Materials(F)6.3 SAE-AMS 3852A Fire Resistance Properties for Air-craft Materials(F)6.4 F 50 1 Test Method for Aerospace Materials Response to Flame with Vertical Test Specimen(for Aerospace Vehi-cles,Standard Conditions)(L7)6.5 F 776 Test Method for Resistance of Materials to Hor-izontal Flame Propagation(for Aerospace Vehicles,Standard Conditions)(L7)6.6 F 777 Test Method for Resistance of Electrical Wire Insulation Materials to Flame at 60”(L7)6.7 F 8 14 Test Method for Specific Optical Density of Smoke Generated by Solid Materials for Aerospace Applica-tions(L7)6.8 F 828 Test Method for Radiant Heat Resistance of Aircraft Inflatable Evacuation Slide/Slide Raft Materials(L7)7.Belting Test Methods 7.1 Flame Tests for Conveyor Belting and Hose(K)7.2 D 378 Methods of Testing Rubber Belting,Flat Type v-4)NOTICE:This standard has either been superseded and replaced by a new version or discontinued.Contact ASTM International(www.astm.org)for the latest information.8.Electrical and Pow