1、Designation:F150615Standard Performance Specification forFlame Resistant and Arc Rated Textile Materials for WearingApparel for Use by Electrical Workers Exposed toMomentary Electric Arc and Related Thermal Hazards1This standard is issued under the fixed designation F1506;the number immediately foll
2、owing the designation indicates 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.Scope1.1 This performance specif
3、ication identifies minimumflame resistance,construction,durability,and labeling require-ments of textiles and subassemblies used in the manufacture ofprotective clothing worn by electrical workers to protectagainst exposure to momentary electric arc flash and relatedthermal hazards.1.1.1 This perfor
4、mance specification does not addresscoated or laminated fabrics commonly used for rainwearapplications in an arc hazard environment.1.2 This performance specification defines minimum gar-ment manufacturing and labeling requirements to allow usersto select garments with appropriate electric arc ratin
5、gs forprotection from their determined electric arc flash hazardenvironment.1.2.1 A prior determination of the electric arc flash hazardenvironment is required in order to select appropriate protec-tive garments.This prior determination is outside the scope ofthis specification.1.2.2 The care and ma
6、intenance requirements for electricarc flash protective garments are outside the scope of thisstandard.1.3 This standard should be used to evaluate and describethe properties of materials,products,or assemblies in responseto heat and flame under controlled laboratory conditions.Itshould not be used
7、to describe or appraise the fire hazard orfire risk of materials,products,or assemblies under actual fireconditions.1.3.1 The results of this evaluation may be used as elementsof a fire-risk assessment that takes into account all of thefactors that are pertinent to an assessment of the fire hazard o
8、fa particular end use.1.4 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as thestandard.The values given in parentheses are for informationonly.1.5 The following precautionary caveat pertains only to thetest methods portion,Section 7,of this performance specifica-tion:This standard does not purpor
9、t to address all of the safetyconcerns,if any,associated with its use.It is the responsibilityof the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety andhealth practices and determine the applicability of regulatorylimitations prior to use.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2D123 Terminol
10、ogy Relating to TextilesD434 Test Method for Resistance to Slippage of Yarns inWoven Fabrics Using a Standard Seam(Withdrawn2003)3D1424 Test Method for Tearing Strength of Fabrics byFalling-Pendulum(Elmendorf-Type)ApparatusD2262 Test Method for Tearing Strength of Woven Fabricsby the Tongue(Single R
11、ip)Method(Constant-Rate-of-Traverse Tensile Testing Machine)(Withdrawn 1995)3D2724 Test Methods for Bonded,Fused,and LaminatedApparel FabricsD3786 Test Method for Bursting Strength of TextileFabricsDiaphragm Bursting Strength Tester MethodD5034 Test Method for Breaking Strength and Elongation ofText
12、ile Fabrics(Grab Test)D6413 Test Method for Flame Resistance of Textiles(Ver-tical Test)F1449 Guide for Industrial Laundering of Flame,Thermal,and Arc Resistant ClothingF1959/F1959M Test Method for Determining theArc Ratingof Materials for Clothing1This performance specification is under the jurisdi
13、ction of ASTM CommitteeF18 on Electrical Protective Equipment for Workers and is the direct responsibilityof Subcommittee F18.65 on Wearing Apparel.Current edition approved Nov.1,2015.Published November 2015.Originallyapproved in 1994.Last previous edition approved in 2010 as F150610a.DOI:10.1520/F1
14、506-15.2For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information,refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.3The last approved version of this historical standard is r
15、eferenced onwww.astm.org.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 2.2 AATCC Test Methods:4Method 61 Colorfastnessto Washing,DomesticandLaundering,Commercial:AcceleratedMethod 132 Colorfastness to Dry-CleaningMethod 135 Dimensional
16、Changes Automatic Home Laun-dering of Woven and Knitted FabricsMethod 158 Dimensional Changes on Drycleaning in Per-chloroethylene:Machine Method2.3 Federal Standard:5Test Method 191A,15343.Terminology3.1 DefinitionsFor definitions of textile terms used in thisperformance specification,refer to Terminology D123.3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:3.2.1 afterflame,npersistent flaming of a material after theignition source has been removed.3.2.1.1 DiscussionIn arc testing,a visible