ASTM_D_3814_-_06.pdf

Designation:D 3814 06Standard Guide forLocating Combustion Test Methods for Polymeric Materials1This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 3814;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(e)indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope*1.1 This guide provides assistance in locating test methodsand related documents for determining the combustion prop-erties of polymeric materials used for various applications.1.2 This guide includes standardized North American andglobal test methods promulgated byASTM,CSA,NFPA,SAE,Underwriters Laboratories,North American GovernmentAgencies,IEC,and ISO.It does not include industrial tests,user specification tests,nor nonstandard test methods.This listof tests is not exhaustive and the user must assume other testsmay exist for specific materials or applications.1.3 This guide is arranged according to products and sys-tems.1.4 The test methods described in this guide should be usedsolely to measure and describe the properties of materials,products,or systems in response to heat and flame undercontrolled laboratory conditions and should not be consideredor used for the description,appraisal,or regulation of the firehazard of materials,products,or systems under actual fireconditions.1.5 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 and health practices and determine the applica-bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.Specific precau-tionary statements are given in 3.2.NOTE1There are no ISO or IEC standards equivalent to this guide.NOTE2Related IEC and ISO standards are referenced in the appro-priate places throughout this guide.2.Terminology2.1 The terminology used in reference test methods is notconsistent from test to test.The terms used in a particular testmethod shall be utilized only in reference to that test methodand only in a manner connected with the definition of the termsgiven in that test method.2.2 For general guidance on terminology for fire tests,reference can be made to the following standards:2.2.1 ASTM E176,Terminology of Fire Standards(C1).2.2.2 IEC 60695-4,Fire Hazard TestingPart 4:Terminol-ogy Concerning Fire Tests(N).2.2.3 ISO Guide 52,Glossary of Fire Terms and Definitions(N).3.Significance and Use3.1 Plastics,like many other materials,are combustible.This guide lists the test methods for plastics used in variousindustries at the present time.These test methods provide someinformation on the combustibility and burning characteristicsof plastics products.3.2 This guide is intended to assist the user in locating testmethods that may provide data of the combustion characteris-tics of the users product.(WarningDuring the course ofcombustion,gases or vapors,or both,are evolved that may behazardous to personnel.Adequate precautions should be takento protect the operator during execution of any of these testmethods.)3.3 The user of this guide is responsible for obtaining thecurrent(latest)edition of any test method selected for use.4.Source4.1 The source for the test method is given in Annex A1 asindicated by the letter designations in italics in the text.5.Aircraft Interiors5.1 ASTM D 3032,Test Methods for Hookup Wire Insula-tion,Vertical Flame Test,Section 18(C8).5.2 FAR 14 CFR 25.853,Paragraphs(a),(b),(c),and(d)and Appendix F,Air Worthiness StandardsTransport Cat-egory Airplanes,Compartment Interiors(D).5.3 ISO 2156,AircraftFire-Resisting Electrical CablesMethods of Test(N).5.4 ISO 2685,AircraftEnvironmental Conditions and TestProcedures for Airborne EquipmentResistance to Fire inDesignated Fire Zones(N).5.5 SAE-AMS 3851A,Fire Resistance Properties for Air-craft Materials(B).1This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D20 on Plastics andis the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D20.30 on Thermal Properties.Current edition approved Jan.15,2006.Published February 2006.Originallyapproved in 1991.Last previous edition approved in 1999 as D 3814-99.1*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959,United States.5.6 SAE-AMS 3852A,Fire Resistance Properties for Air-craft Materials(B).6.Automotive Interiors6.1 ASTM D5132,Test Method for Horizontal BurningRate of Polymeric Materials Used in Occupant Compartmentsof Motor Vehicles(C5).6.2 DOT Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No.302,Flamma-bility of MaterialsPassenger Cars,Multipurpose PassengerVehicles,Trucks and Buses(A).6.3 ISO 3795,Road Vehicles and Tractors and Machineryfor Agriculture and ForestryDetermination of Burning Be-haviour of Interior Materials(N).6.4 SAEJ369,FlammabilityofPolymericInteriorMaterialsHorizontal Test Method(B).7.