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Designation:F100215Standard Performance Specification forProtective Clothing and Materials for Use by WorkersExposed to Specific Molten Substances and RelatedThermal Hazards1This standard is issued under the fixed designation F1002;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 performance specification establishes the minimumdesign and performance requirements for protective clothingand protective clothing materials for both primary and second-ary protection from exposure to molten substances and relatedthermal hazards.1.2 This performance specification is not intended to ad-dress protection from hot liquids or from specialized forms ofheat and flame protection such as any fire fighting application.1.3 This performance specification describes the propertiesof specific textile materials in their material or garmentcomposite form as tested by laboratory methods and is notintended to be used to appraise the thermal hazard or risk underactual conditions.However,it is acceptable to use informationon the thermal performance of clothing made from textilematerials conforming to this specification as an element inthermal risk assessment which takes into account all factorspertinent to the thermal hazard of a particular end use.1.4 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded asstandard.The values given in parentheses are for informationonly.1.5 This performance specification does not purport toaddress all of the safety concerns,if any,associated with theuse of compliant protective clothing or protective clothingmaterials.It is the responsibility of the persons or organiza-tions that use this performance specification to conduct ahazard and risk assessment to determine the applicability ofthis performance specification to the intended application ofthe protective clothing or protective clothing materials,and toestablish appropriate safety and health practices.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2D123 Terminology Relating to TextilesD1424 Test Method for Tearing Strength of Fabrics byFalling-Pendulum(Elmendorf-Type)ApparatusD2724 Test Methods for Bonded,Fused,and LaminatedApparel FabricsD4157 Test Method for Abrasion Resistance of TextileFabrics(Oscillatory Cylinder Method)D5034 Test Method for Breaking Strength and Elongation ofTextile Fabrics(Grab Test)D5587 Test Method for Tearing Strength of Fabrics byTrapezoid ProcedureD6413 Test Method for Flame Resistance of Textiles(Ver-tical Test)D7138 Test Method to Determine Melting Temperature ofSynthetic FibersF955 Test Method for Evaluating Heat Transfer throughMaterials for Protective Clothing Upon Contact withMolten SubstancesF1494 Terminology Relating to Protective ClothingF1939 Test Method for Radiant Heat Resistance of FlameResistant Clothing Materials with Continuous Heating2.2 AATCC Test Methods:3135 Dimensional Changes in Automatic Home Launderingof Woven and Knitted Fabrics2.3 NFPA Standard:4NFPA 1971 Standard on Protective Ensembles for StructuralFire Fighting and Proximity Fire Fighting1This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F23 onPersonal Protective Clothing and Equipment and is the direct responsibility ofSubcommittee F23.80 on Flame and Thermal.Current edition approved Feb.1,2015.Published February 2015.Originallyapproved in 1986.Last previous edition approved in 2014 as F1002-14.DOI:10.1520/F1002-15.2For 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.3AATCC Technical Manual,Current Edition available from American Associa-tion of Textile Chemists and Colorists,P.O.Box 12215,Research Triangle Park,NC27709.4Available from National Fire Protection Association(NFPA),1 BatterymarchPark,Quincy,MA 02269-9101.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 2.4 Federal Standard:5MIL-C-87076A Resistance of Materials to Radiant HeatExposure,Adhesion of Coating,and Adhesion After WetFlexing2.5 ISO Standards:6ISO 9185 Protective Clothing Assessment of Resistance ofMaterials to Molten Metal SplashEN ISO 11612 Protective Clothing Clothing to ProtectAgainst Heat and Flame3.Terminology3.1 Definitions:3.1.1 For definitions of terms used in this performancespecification,use the following documents:If the terms arerelated to textiles,refer to Terminology D123;if the terms arerelated to protective clothing,refer to Terminology F1494.3.1.2 breakopenin testing thermal protective material,aresponse evidenced by the formation of a hole in the materialwhich has the potential to allow molten substance to passthrough the material.3.1.3 charringthe formati