ASTM D5025-99

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Designation: D 5025 – 99
Standard Specification for
Laboratory Burner Used for Small-Scale Burning Tests on
Plastic Materials
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 5025; 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 reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope* D 3014 Test Method for Flame Height, Time of Burning,
and Loss of Mass of Rigid Thermoset Cellular Plastics in
1.1 This specification covers the physical dimensions and
a Vertical Position
characteristics of a laboratory burner to be used as an ignition
D 3713 Test Method for Measuring Response of Solid
source for small-scale burning tests on plastic materials. The
Plastics to Ignition by a Small Flame
burner is used with methane, propane, or butane supply gases
D 3801 Test Method for Measuring the Comparative Extin-
for flame heights of 20 to 125 mm.
guishing Characteristics of Solid Plastics in a Vertical
NOTE 1—Theburnerdescribedinthisspecificationissuitableforusein
Position
the followingASTM standards: Specification C 509,Test Methods D 229,
D 4804 Test Methods for Determining the Flammability
Test Method D 635, Test Methods D 876, Test Method D 3014, Test
Characteristics of Nonrigid Solid Plastics
Method D 3713,Test Method D 3801,Test Methods D 4804,Test Method
D 4986 Test Method for Horizontal Burning Characteristics
D 4986, Test Method D 5048, and Test Method F 777. Safety hazards and
of Cellular Polymeric Materials
known limitations on applicability of fire-test-response standards are
addressed in the individual test methods.
D 5048 Test Method for Measuring the Comparative Burn-
NOTE 2—This specification is referenced in ISO 10093 as ignition
ing Characteristics and Resistance to Burn-Through of
source P/PF2.
Solid Plastics Using a 125-mm Flame
NOTE 3—This specification is equivalent to IEC 60695-2-4/2 for a
D 5207 Practice for Calibration of 20 and 125-mm Test
500-W flame and IEC 60695-2-4/3 for a 50-W flame.
Flames for Small-Scale Burning Tests on Plastic Materials
E 176 Terminology of Fire Standards
2. Referenced Documents
F 777 Test Method for Resistance of Electrical Wire Insu-
2.1 ASTM Standards:
lation Materials to Flame at 60°
C 509 Specification for Elastomeric Cellular Preformed
2.2 ISO Standards:
Gasket and Sealing Material
ISO 10093 Plastics—Standard Ignition Sources
D 229 Test Methods for Rigid Sheet and Plate Materials
2.3 IEC Standards:
Used for Electrical Insulation
IEC 60695-2-4/2 Fire Hazard Testing—Part 2: Test Meth-
D 635 Test Method for Rate of Burning and/or Extent and
ods. Section 4, Sheet 2: 500W Nominal Premixed Test
Time of Burning of Self-Supporting Plastics in a Horizon-
Flame and Guidance
tal Position
IEC 60695-2-4/3 Fire Hazard Testing—Part 2: Test Meth-
D 876 Test Methods for Nonrigid Vinyl Chloride Polymer
ods. Section 4, Sheet 3: 50W Nominal Premixed Test
Tubing Used for Electrical Insulation
Flame and Guidance
D 883 Terminology Relating to Plastics
D 1600 Terminology of Abbreviated Terms Relating to
3. Terminology
Plastics
3.1 Definitions—For terms relating to plastics, the defini-
tions are in accordance with Terminology D 883, and the
This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D20 on abbreviations are in accordance with Terminology D 1600. For
Plastics and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D20.30 on Thermal
terms relating to fire, the definitions are in accordance with
Properties.
Terminology E 176.
Current edition approved April 10, 1999. Published July 1999. Originally
published as D 5025 – 89. Last previous edition D 5025 – 94.
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D5025–99
4. Design 4.1.2 Burner Orifice—The base of the burner shall be
equipped with an orifice of 0.90 6 0.03 mm in diameter and
4.1 The burner shall consist of a barrel that threads onto a
1.60 6 0.05 mm in length.
one-piece base and gas inlet, as
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