EN ISO 4589-1:1999

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST EN ISO 4589-1:2000
01-maj-2000
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Plastics - Determination of burning behaviour by oxygen index - Part 1: Guidance (ISO
4589-1:1996)
Kunststoffe - Bestimmung des Brandverhaltens durch den Sauerstoff-Index - Teil 1:
Anleitung (ISO 4589-1:1996)
Plastiques - Détermination du comportement au feu au moyen de l'indice d'oxygene -
Partie 1: Guide (ISO 4589-1:1996)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN ISO 4589-1:1999
ICS:
13.220.40 Sposobnost vžiga in Ignitability and burning
obnašanje materialov in behaviour of materials and
proizvodov pri gorenju products
83.080.01 Polimerni materiali na Plastics in general
splošno
SIST EN ISO 4589-1:2000 en
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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INTERNATIONAL IS0
STANDARD 4589-l
First edition
1996-l 2-I 5
Plastics - Determination of burning
behaviour by oxygen index -
Part 1:
Guidance
Plastiques - DBtermination du comportement au feu au moyen de I’indice
d’oxygkne -
Parfie 1: Guide
Reference number
IS0 4589-1:1996(E)

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ISO .4589-l :1996(E)
Foreword
IS0 (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards bodies (IS0
member bodies). The work of preparing International Standards is normally carried out through IS0 technical
committees. Each member body interested in a subject for which a technical committee has been established has
the right to be represented on that committee. International organizations, governmental and non-governmental, in
liaison with ISO, also take part in the work. IS0 collaborates closely with the International Electrotechnical
Commission (IEC) on all matters of electrotechnical standardization.
technical committees are circulated to the member bodies for voti
Draft International Standards adopted by the
w
res approval by at least 75 % of the me mbe r bodies casting a vote.
Publication as an International Standard requi
International Standard IS0 4589-1 was prepared by Technicall Committee ISO/TC 61, Plastics, Subcommittee SC 4,
Burning behaviour.
Together with parts 2 and 3 (see below), this part of IS0 4589 cancels and replaces IS0 4589:1984, which has
been technically revised.
IS0 4589 consists of the following parts, under the general title, Plastics - Determination of burning behaviour by
oxygen index:
- Part 1: Guidance
- Parf 2: Ambient-temperature test
- Part 3: Elevated-temperature test
Annex A of this part of IS0 4589 is for information only.
0 IS0 1996
All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, no part of this publication may be reproduced
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IS0 4589-l :1996(E)
Introduction
The oxygen index (01) test at ambient temperature was first described by Fenimore and Marti#] in 1966. The first
use of the method in standards was ASTM Standard Test Method D 2863:1970[6], and it has since been published
in a wide range of national and international standards. It was published as IS0 4589 in 1984 and has now been
revised as IS0 4589-2. The 01 test at elevated temperatures is described in IS0 4589-3.
In the period since ASTM D 2863 became a standard, a considerable number of papers have been published about
this test. An example is the review by Weil, Hirschler, et a/[31 relating to the relevance of the test to real fire
situations. Other papers have suggested empirical formulae relating 01 to the amounts of added fire retardant, or
describe practical investigations on the equipment performance (see Kanury[d]). A clear consensus on the value of
the two variants of the test has emerged, however, and it is the purpose of this guidance document to discuss the
use of the equipment and the applicability of both test methods.
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