ASTM_E_3020_-_15.pdf

Designation:E302015Standard Practice forIgnition Sources1This standard is issued under the fixed designation E3020;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 practice describes a series of ignition sources thathave been used and that are potentially applicable to assessingfire-test-response characteristics resulting from the ignition ofmaterials,products,or assemblies.1.2 This practice does not identify which of the ignitionsources described is applicable to any specific use since that isa function of the associated fire hazard(see also 5.2).1.3 This practice is not necessarily comprehensive and it ispossible that other applicable ignition sources exist(see also5.3).1.4 This practice describes both flaming and non-flamingignition sources,since the outcome of a non-flaming ignitioncan be the eventual flaming ignition of these materials orproducts(see also 4.2).1.5 This practice does not provide pass/fail criteria that canbe used as a regulatory tool.1.6 This fire standard cannot be used to provide quantitativemeasures.1.7 Fire testing is inherently hazardous.Adequate safe-guards for personnel and property shall be employed inconducting these tests.1.8 This standard is used to measure and describe theresponse of materials,products,or assemblies to heat and flameunder controlled conditions,but does not by itself incorporateall factors required for fire hazard or fire risk assessment of thematerials,products,or assemblies under actual fire conditions.1.9 This practice contains notes and footnotes which pro-vide explanatory material.These notes and footnotes(exclud-ing those in tables and figures)shall not be consideredrequirements of the standard.1.10 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded asstandard in referee decisions.No other units of measurementare included in this standard.See IEEE/ASTM SI 10 for furtherdetails.1.11 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.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2D635 Test Method for Rate of Burning and/or Extent andTime of Burning of Plastics in a Horizontal PositionD1929 Test Method for Determining Ignition Temperatureof PlasticsD3874 Test Method for Ignition of Materials by Hot WireSourcesD5025 Specification for Laboratory Burner Used for Small-Scale Burning Tests on Plastic MaterialsD5207 Practice for Confirmation of 20mm(50W)and125mm(500W)Test Flames for Small-Scale BurningTests on Plastic MaterialsD5424 Test Method for Smoke Obscuration of InsulatingMaterials Contained in Electrical or Optical Fiber CablesWhen Burning in a Vertical Cable Tray ConfigurationD5537 Test Method for Heat Release,Flame Spread,SmokeObscuration,and Mass Loss Testing of Insulating Mate-rials Contained in Electrical or Optical Fiber Cables WhenBurning in a Vertical Cable Tray ConfigurationD6194 Test Method for Glow-Wire Ignition of MaterialsE84 Test Method for Surface Burning Characteristics ofBuilding MaterialsE136 Test Method for Behavior of Materials in a VerticalTube Furnace at 750CE176 Terminology of Fire StandardsE662 Test Method for Specific Optical Density of SmokeGenerated by Solid MaterialsE906/E906M Test Method for Heat and Visible SmokeRelease Rates for Materials and Products Using a Ther-mopile MethodE1321 Test Method for Determining Material Ignition andFlame Spread Properties1This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E05 on FireStandards and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E05.33 on Fire SafetyEngineering.Current edition approved Aug.1,2015.Published September 2015.DOI:10.1520/E3020152For 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.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 E1352 Test Method for Cigarette Ignition Resistance ofMock-Up Upholstered Furniture AssembliesE1353 Test Methods for Cigarette Ignition Resistance ofComponents of Upholstered FurnitureE1354 Test Method for Heat and Visible Smoke ReleaseRates for Materials and Products Using an Oxygen Con-sumption CalorimeterE1537 Test Method for Fire Testing of Upholstered Furni-tureE1590 Test Method for Fire Testing of MattressesE1822 Test Method for Fire Testing of Stacked ChairsE1995 Test Method for Measurement of Smoke ObscurationUsing a Conical Radiant Source in a Single ClosedChamber,With the Test Specimen Oriented HorizontallyE2058 Test Me