1、Designation:D611311Standard Test Method forUsing a Cone Calorimeter to Determine Fire-Test-ResponseCharacteristics of Insulating Materials Contained inElectrical or Optical Fiber Cables1This standard is issued under the fixed designation D6113;the number immediately following the designation indicat
2、es 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.Scope*1.1 This is a fire-test-response standard.1.2 Several f
3、ire-test-response characteristics,including thetime to sustained flaming,heat release rate,total heat released,effective heat of combustion,and specific extinction area;aremeasured or calculated by this test method at a constant radiantheating flux.For specific limitations see also 5.7 and Section 6
4、.1.3 The tests are conducted by burning the electrical insu-lating materials contained in electrical or optical fiber cableswhen the cable test specimens,excluding accessories,aresubjected to radiant heat.1.4 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as thestandard.The values given in parenth
5、eses are for informationonly.1.5 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 or regulatory limitations pr
6、ior to use.For specificprecautionary statements,see Section 7.1.6 This standard measures and describes the response ofmaterials,products,or assemblies to heat and flame undercontrolled conditions,but does not by itself incorporate allfactors required for fire hazard or fire risk assessment of themat
7、erials,products or assemblies under actual fire conditions.1.7 Fire testing is inherently hazardous.Adequate safe-guards for personnel and property shall be employed inconducting these tests.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2D618 Practice for Conditioning Plastics for TestingD1711 Terminolog
8、y Relating to Electrical InsulationD5424 Test Method for Smoke Obscuration of InsulatingMaterials Contained in Electrical or Optical Fiber CablesWhen Burning in a Vertical Cable Tray ConfigurationD5485 Test Method for Determining the Corrosive Effect ofCombustion Products Using the Cone Corrosimeter
9、D5537 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 ConfigurationE176 Terminology of Fire StandardsE691 Practice for Conducting an Interlaboratory Study to
10、Determine the Precision of a Test MethodE906 Test Method for Heat and Visible Smoke ReleaseRates for Materials and Products Using a ThermopileMethodE1354 Test Method for Heat and Visible Smoke ReleaseRates for Materials and Products Using an Oxygen Con-sumption CalorimeterE1474 Test Method for Deter
11、mining the Heat Release Rateof Upholstered Furniture and Mattress Components orComposites Using a Bench Scale Oxygen ConsumptionCalorimeter1This test method is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D09 onElectrical and Electronic Insulating Materials and is the direct responsibility ofSubcommitte
12、e D09.21 on Fire Performance Standards.Current edition approved April 1,2011.Published April 2011.Originallyapproved in 1997.Last previous edition approved in 2010 as D611310.DOI:10.1520/D6113-11.2For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at se
13、rviceastm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information,refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standardCopyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United Sta
14、tes1 2.2 CSA Standard:CSA C22.2 No.0.3,FT4,Vertical Flame Tests:Cables inCable Trays,Section 4.11.4 in C22.2 No.0.3,TestMethods for Electrical Wires and Cables32.3 IEC Standards:IEC 60695-4 Fire Hazard Testing.Part 4:TerminologyConcerning Fire Tests4IEC 60695-5-2 Fire Hazard Testing.Part 5:Assessmen
15、t ofPotential Corrosion Damage by Fire Effluent-Section 2:Guidance on the Selection and Use of Test Methods42.4 IEEE Standard:IEEE 1202 Standard for Flame Testing of Cables for Use inCable Tray in Industrial and Commercial Occupancies,IEEE Standard 120252.5 ISO Standards:ISO 13943 Fire Safety:Vocabu
16、lary6ISO 11907-4 PlasticsSmoke GenerationDeterminationof the Corrosivity of Fire EffluentsPart 4:DynamicDecomposition Method Using a Conical Radiant Heater62.6 NFPA Standard:NFPA 262 Standard Method of Test for Flame Travel andSmoke of Wires and Cables for Use in Air-HandlingSpaces72.7 OSHA Standard:OSHA 191.1450 Occupational Exposure to HazardousChemicals in Laboratories82.8 UL Standards:ANSI/UL 1581 Reference Standard for Electrical Wires,Cables,and Flexible Cords9ANSI/UL 1666 Standard Test fo
