1、Designation:E153715An American National StandardStandard Test Method forFire Testing of Upholstered Furniture1This standard is issued under the fixed designation E1537;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last
2、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 The purpose of this test method is to determine theburning behavior of upholstered fu
3、rniture used in publicoccupancies by measuring specific fire-test responses when thespecimen of furniture is subjected to a specified flamingignition source under well-ventilated conditions.1.3 Data are obtained describing the burning behavior froma specific ignition source until all burning has cea
4、sed,a periodof 1 h has elapsed,or flashover appears inevitable.1.4 This test method does not provide information on thefire performance of upholstered furniture in fire conditionsother than those conditions specified.In particular,this testmethod does not apply to smoldering ignition by cigarettes.S
5、ee X1.6 for further information.1.5 The rate of heat release of the burning specimen ismeasured by an oxygen consumption method.See X1.6.4 forfurther information.1.6 The production of light obscuring smoke is measuredand the concentrations of certain toxic gas species in thecombustion gases are dete
6、rmined.See X1.6.5 for furtherinformation.1.7 The burning behavior is visually documented by photo-graphic or video recordings,whenever possible.1.8 The system of units to be used in referee decisions is theSI system of units,see IEEE/ASTM SI-10 only.The unitsgiven in parentheses are for information
7、only.1.9 This standard is used to measure and describe theresponse of materials,products,or assemblies to heat andflame under controlled conditions,but does not by itselfincorporate all factors required for fire hazard or fire riskassessment of the materials,products or assemblies underactual fire c
8、onditions.1.10 Fire testing is inherently hazardous.Adequate safe-guards for personnel and property shall be employed inconducting these tests.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
9、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:2D123 Terminology Relating to TextilesE84 Test Method for Surface Burning Characteristics ofBuilding MaterialsE176 Terminology of Fir
10、e StandardsE603 Guide for Room Fire ExperimentsE800 Guide for Measurement of Gases Present or GeneratedDuring FiresE1354 Test Method for Heat and Visible Smoke ReleaseRates for Materials and Products Using an Oxygen Con-sumption CalorimeterE2067 Practice for Full-Scale Oxygen Consumption Calo-rimetr
11、y Fire TestsE2257 Test Method for Room Fire Test of Wall and CeilingMaterials and AssembliesIEEE/ASTM SI-10 International System of Units(SI):TheModern Metric System2.2 ISO Standards:3ISO 4880 Burning Behaviour of Textiles and TextileProductsVocabularyISO 9705 Fire TestsFull Scale Room Test for Surf
12、aceProductsISO 13943 Fire SafetyVocabulary2.3 UL Standard:4UL 1056 Fire Test of Upholstered Furniture1This test method is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E05 on FireStandards and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E05.21 on Smoke andCombustion Products.Current edition approved Nov
13、.1,2015.Published November 2015.Originallyapproved in 1993.Last previous edition approved in 2013 as E1537 13.DOI:10.1520/E1537-15.2For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information
14、,refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.3Available from American National Standards Institute(ANSI),25 W.43rd St.,4th Floor,New York,NY 10036,http:/www.ansi.org.4Available from Underwriters Laboratories(UL),333 Pfingsten Rd.,Northbrook,IL 60062-2096,http:/.*A Summary of Chan
15、ges section appears at the end of this standardCopyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 2.4 CA Standard:5CA Technical Bulletin 133 Flammability Test Procedure forSeating Furniture for Use in Public Occupancies2.5 BSI Standard:6BS 5
16、852 Fire Tests for Furniture.Methods of Test for theIgnitability of Upholstered Composites for Seating byFlame Sources2.6 Nordtest Standard:7Nordtest Method NT Fire 032 Upholstered Furniture:Burn-ing BehaviorFull Scale Test2.7 NFPA Standards:8NFPA 265 Standard Methods of Fire Tests for EvaluatingRoom Fire Growth Contribution of Textile Coverings onFull Height Panels and WallsNFPA 286 Standard Methods of Fire Tests for EvaluatingContribution of Wall and Ceiling Interior Finish to RoomFire Growth3