ASTM_F_3214_-_18.pdf

Designation:F321418Standard Practice forCharacterization of Fire Properties of Materials Specified forVehicles Associated with Amusement Rides and Devices1This standard is issued under the fixed designation F3214;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 covers material properties related toflammability,smoke products and heat release rates for mate-rials specified for vehicles associated with amusement ridesand devices.1.2 This practice also defines specific requirements forstandardized test methods for determining material propertiesrelated to flammability,smoke production and heat releaserates for materials specified for vehicles associated withamusement rides and devices.1.3 This practice defines acceptance criteria for the materialproperties of flammability,smoke production and heat releaserates for seating,upholstery and padding materials specified forvehicles on amusement rides and devices.1.4 This practice includes an appendix(non-mandatory),which provides additional information(for example,rationale,background,interpretations,drawings,commentary,and soforth)to improve the users understanding and application ofthe criteria presented in this practice.The appendix informa-tion shall not be interpreted as mandatory design criteria.1.5 This practice shall not apply to:1.5.1 Materials specified for amusement rides or devices notassociated with the vehicle.1.5.2 Materials used for the construction of facilities.1.5.3 Fluids and lubricants.1.5.4 Mats used on water slides or other aquatic devices.1.6 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.1.7 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:2E84 Test Method for Surface Burning Characteristics ofBuilding MaterialsE136 Test Method for Behavior of Materials in a VerticalTube Furnace at 750CE162 Test Method for Surface Flammability of MaterialsUsing a Radiant Heat Energy SourceE662 Test Method for Specific Optical Density of SmokeGenerated by Solid MaterialsE1354 Test Method for Heat and Visible Smoke ReleaseRates for Materials and Products Using an Oxygen Con-sumption CalorimeterF2291 Practice for Design ofAmusement Rides and Devices2.2 DIN Standard:3DIN 4102 Fire behavior of building materials and buildingcomponents2.3 EN Standards:4EN1021-1 Assessment of the Ignitability of Uphol-stered Furniture2.4 ISO Standards:5ISO56601 FiretestsReactiontofirePart 1:Rate of heat release from building products(Cone calorimeter method)ISO 56602 Reactiontofire tests Heat release,smoke pro-duction and mass loss rate,Part 2:Smoke produc-tion rate(dynamic measurement)1This practice is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee F24 on AmusementRides and Devices and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F24.10 on TestMethods.Current edition approved Feb.1,2018.Published March 2018.DOI:10.1520/F3214-18.2For 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 Deutsches Institut fr Normung e.V.(DIN),Am DIN-Platz,Burggrafenstrasse 6,10787 Berlin,Germany,http:/www.din.de.4Available from European Committee for Standardization(CEN),AvenueMarnix 17,B-1000,Brussels,Belgium,http:/www.cen.eu.5Available from International Organization for Standardization(ISO),ISOCentral Secretariat,BIBC II,Chemin de Blandonnet 8,CP 401,1214 Vernier,Geneva,Switzerland,http:/www.iso.org.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.1 2.5 NFPA Standards:6NFPA130 Standard for Fixed Guideway Transit and Passen-ger Rail SystemsNFPA 260 Standard Methods of Tests and Classifica-tion System for Cigarette Ignition,Resistance of Com-ponents of Upholstered Furniture3.Terminology3.1 See 5.1 for definitions applicable to this standard.4.Si