1、Designation:F135816Standard Test Method forEffects of Flame Impingement on Materials Used inProtective Clothing Not Designated Primarily for FlameResistance1This standard is issued under the fixed designation F1358;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adopti
2、on 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 test method establishes a small-scale laboratoryscreening procedure for comp
3、aring the ignition resistance andburning characteristics of materials used in protective clothingwhere flame resistance is not the primary form of protectionprovided by the clothing.1.1.1 This test method shall not be used in application whereflame resistance is the primary form of protection offere
4、d bythe protective clothing.Other flammability test methods aremore appropriate for those materials.1.1.2 This test method provides a means for comparing easeof ignition and burning behavior of materials which includeplastic or elastomeric films,coated fabrics,flexible laminates,multilayer-material
5、systems,or other protective clothing mate-rials that are not designated for offering flame resistance astheir primary form of protection.1.2 This test method is used to measure and describe theresponse of materials,products,or assemblies to heat and flameunder controlled conditions,but does not by i
6、tself incorporateall factors required for fire hazard or fire risk assessment of thematerials,products,or assemblies under actual fire conditions.1.3 Fire testing is inherently hazardous.Adequate safe-guards for personnel and property shall be employed inconducting these tests.1.4 The values stated
7、in SI units or other units shall beregarded separately as standard.The values stated in eachsystem are not exact equivalents;therefore,each system mustbe used independently of the other.Combining values from thetwo systems may result in non-conformance with the standard.1.5 This standard does not pu
8、rport 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 of regulatory limitations prior to use.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2D123
9、Terminology Relating to TextilesD4391 Terminology Relating to The Burning Behavior ofTextilesD4723 Classification Index of and Descriptions of TextileFlammability Test Methods(Withdrawn 2016)3D6413 Test Method for Flame Resistance of Textiles(Ver-tical Test)F1494 Terminology Relating to Protective C
10、lothing3.Terminology3.1 DefinitionsFor definitions of terms used in this testmethod,related to the combustion of textiles,refer to theterminology contained in Terminology D4391.For definitionsof terms used in this test method,related to protective clothing,refer to the terminology contained in Termi
11、nology F1494.Fordefinitions of terms used in this test method,related to textileissues,refer to the terminology contained in TerminologyD123.3.2 afterflame,npersistent flaming of a material after theignition source has been removed.3.3 after-flame time,nthe length of time for which amaterial continu
12、es to flame after the ignition source has beenremoved.3.4 afterglow,na glow in a material after the removal ofan external ignition source or after the cessation(natural orinduced)of flaming of the material(see also glow).3.5 anisotropic,adjhaving different values for a specificproperty in different
13、directions.1This test method is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee F23 on PersonalProtective Clothing and Equipment and is the direct responsibility of SubcommitteeF23.80 on Flame and Thermal.Current edition approved March 1,2016.Published April 2016.Originallyapproved in 1995.Last previous edi
14、tion approved in 2008 as F1358 08.DOI:10.1520/F1358-16.2For 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.3The last a
15、pproved version of this historical standard is referenced onwww.astm.org.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 3.5.1 DiscussionWhen this test method is used to evaluatetextile-based materials,this term refers to warp(wale)andfil
16、ling(course)directions.When this test method is used fornonwoven materials,this term refers to machine and cross-machine directions.3.6 burning behavior,nall the changes that take placewhen materials or products are exposed to a specified ignitionsource.3.7 burn distance,nthe measurement from the bottomedge of the specimen to the farthest point that shows evidenceof damage due to combustion.3.7.1 DiscussionIn evaluating the effects of flame im-pingement of materials used in protective clothing,t