1、Designation: E2579 12E2579 13 An American National StandardStandard Practice forSpecimen Preparation and Mounting of Wood Products toAssess Surface Burning Characteristics1This standard is issued under the fixed designation E2579; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year o
2、foriginal 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 practice describes procedures for specimen preparatio
3、n and mounting when testing wood products to assess flamesspread and smoke development as surface burning characteristics using Test Method E84.1.2 This practice applies also to laminated products factory-produced with a wood substrate (see 8.6). This practice does notapply to wood veneers or facing
4、s intended to be applied on site over a wood substrate, which are covered by Practice E2404.1.3 Testing is conducted with Test Method E84.1.4 This practice does not provide pass/fail criteria that can be used as a regulatory tool.1.5 Use the values stated in inch-pound units as the standard, in refe
5、ree decisions. The values in the SI system of units are givenin parentheses, for information only; see IEEE/ASTM SI-10 for further details.1.6 This fire standard cannot be used to provide quantitative measures.1.7 Fire testing of products and materials is inherently hazardous, and adequate safeguard
6、s for personnel and property shall beemployed in conducting these tests. Fire testing involves hazardous materials and equipment. This standard gives instructions onspecimen preparation and mounting, but the fire-test-response method is given in Test Method E84. See also Section 10.1.8 The text of t
7、his standard references notes and footnotes which provide explanatory materials. These notes and footnotesshall not be considered requirements of the standard.1.9 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibilityof the use
8、r of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatorylimitations prior to use.2. Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2C1396/C1396M Specification for Gypsum BoardD9 Terminology Relating to Wood and Wood-Based ProductsD1038 Terminology
9、 Relating to Veneer and PlywoodD1554 Terminology Relating to Wood-Base Fiber and Particle Panel MaterialsE84 Test Method for Surface Burning Characteristics of Building MaterialsE176 Terminology of Fire StandardsE2404 Practice for Specimen Preparation and Mounting of Wall or Ceiling Coverings toAsse
10、ss Surface Burning CharacteristicsIEEE/ASTM SI-10 International System of Units (SI): The Modern Metric System2.2 CSA Standard:3CSA O121 Douglas Fir Plywood2.3 HPVA Standard:4ANSI/HPVA HP-1 American National Standard for Hardwood and Decorative Plywood1 This practice is under the jurisdiction of AST
11、M Committee E05 on Fire Standards and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E05.22 on Surface Burning.Current edition approved Dec. 15, 2012April 1, 2013. Published December 2012April 2013. Originally approved in 2007. Last previous edition approved in 20112012as E2579-11.-12. DOI: 10.1520/E2
12、579-12.10.1520/E2579-13.2 For referencedASTM standards, visit theASTM website, www.astm.org, or contactASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM Standardsvolume information, refer to the standards Document Summary page on the ASTM website.3 Available from Canadian Standards A
13、ssociation (CSA), 178 Rexdale Blvd., Toronto, ON Canada M9W 1R3.4 Available from the Hardwood Plywood and Veneer Association, 1825 Michael Faraday Dr., Reston, VA 20190.This document is not an ASTM standard and is intended only to provide the user of an ASTM standard an indication of what changes ha
14、ve been made to the previous version. Becauseit may not be technically possible to adequately depict all changes accurately, ASTM recommends that users consult prior editions as appropriate. In all cases only the current versionof the standard as published by ASTM is to be considered the official do
15、cument.Copyright ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959. United States12.4 NIST Standard:5Voluntary Product Standard PS 1-07 Structural Plywood3. Terminology3.1 DefinitionsFor definitions of terms used in this practice refer to the terminology contai
16、ned in Terminologies E176, D9,D1038, D1554, and ANSI/HPVA HP-1.4. Summary of Practice4.1 This practice describes procedures for specimen preparation and mounting when testing wood products to assess flamespread and smoke development as surface burning characteristics using Test Method E84.5. Signifi
17、cance and Use5.1 Solid board, lumber and timber products (including solid boards, lumber, timber, fingerjoined lumber, glulam, laminatewood, laminated veneer lumber and parallel strand lumber products); panel products (including fibreboard, hardboard, orientedstrandboard, waferboard and plywood pane
18、l products); decorative wood products and shingles and shakes used as interior wall andceiling finish are often evaluated with Test Method E84 to comply with code requirements. This practice describes specimenpreparation and mounting procedures for such materials and systems.5.2 If it can be demonst
19、rated that none of the methods described in this practice are applicable to a particular product, othermounting methods shall be permitted to be used. This information shall be included in the report.5.3 The limitations for this procedure are those associated with Test Method E84.6. Conditioning6.1
20、The test specimens shall be conditioned as described in the section on specimen conditioning in Test Method E84.7. Test Specimens7.1 The test specimen sizes shall comply with those described in the test specimen section of Test Method E84. The testspecimens shall be butted against the vent end of th
21、e fire test chamber and shall consist of a continuous, unbroken length, or ofsections joined or butted end-to-end. The test specimens shall have a width of 20 to 24 in. (510 to 610 mm), a length of 24 ft +12 in. 6 in. (7.32 m + 305 mm 152 mm) and a maximum thickness of 4 in. (101 mm).7.2 Wood produc
22、t test specimens shall be prepared as described in Section 8.8. Test Specimen Preparation8.1 General:8.1.1 Wood products shall be representative of the materials which the test is intended to examine.8.1.2 The preparation of test specimens of wood products treated by pressure impregnation or by othe
23、r means shall be identicalto that specified for untreated wood products.8.2 Solid Boards, Lumber, Timber, Fingerjoined Lumber, Glulam, Laminate Wood, Laminated Veneer Lumber and ParallelStrand Lumber Products:8.2.1 General construction outline for solid board, lumber, timber, fingerjoined lumber, gl
24、ulam, laminate wood, laminatedveneer lumber and parallel strand lumber decks is shown in Fig. 1.8.2.2 The thickness of the test material pieces shall be representative of the material which the test is intended to examine.8.2.3 Batten strips shall be nominal 1 by 316 in. (25 by 5 mm) and shall be co
25、nstructed of metal.8.2.4 Use either cement coated nails or No. 8, 10 or 12 wood screws, two per solid board, lumber, timber, fingerjoined lumber,glulam, laminate wood, laminated veneer lumber and parallel strand lumber piece per batten, and of sufficient length to penetratethrough the battens and no
26、t less than 75 % of the test material.8.2.5 For outside edges, use the longest lumber, timber, fingerjoined lumber, glulam, laminate wood laminated veneer lumberparallel strand lumber strips available. If shorter than 96 in. (2.44 m), use 6 in. (152 mm) long batten strips. Do not use lumber,timber,
27、fingerjoined lumber, glulam, laminate wood, laminated veneer lumber, or parallel strand lumber strips less than 24 in. (610mm) long on outside edges.8.2.6 Allow 6 in. (152 mm) minimum distance between other joints on adjacent lumber, timber, fingerjoined lumber, glulam,laminate wood laminated veneer
28、 lumber parallel strand lumber strips.8.2.7 While fastening with nails or screws, use cabinet clamps or other suitable means to ensure there are no cracks, or gapsbetween the lumber, timber, fingerjoined lumber, glulam, laminate wood laminated veneer lumber parallel strand lumber strips inthe deck s
29、urface.5 Available from National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), 100 Bureau Dr., Stop 3460, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-3460.E2579 1328.2.8 Mount the specimens on the ledges of the Test Method E84 furnace without using additional means of support.8.3 Panel Products with Suffcient Structural
30、 Integrity to Support Themselves:8.3.1 Panel products with sufficient structural integrity to support themselves shall be cut to the width of the fire test chamber,butted end-to-end, and mounted on the ledges of the Test Method E84 furnace without using additional means of support.8.3.2 Panel produc
31、ts 14 in. (6.3 mm) or less in thickness not intended to be applied over gypsum board or a wood substrate shallbe cut to the width of the fire test chamber, butted end-to-end, and mounted on the ledges of the Test Method E84 furnace withoutadditional means of support if they have sufficient integrity
32、 to support themselves within the test chamber without sagging 116 in.(1.5 mm) or more when measured at the centre-line of the test chamber.8.4 Wood Veneers and Panel Products with Insuffcient Structural Integrity to Support Themselves:8.4.1 Wood veneers and panel products with insufficient structur
33、al integrity to support themselves shall be cut to the width ofthe fire test chamber, butted end-to-end and supported within the fire test chamber by steel rods not more than 18 in. (3 mm) indiameter spanning the width of the tunnel. The rods shall be placed approximately 2 in. (51-mm) from each end
34、 of each panel andat approximately 24 in. (610 mm) intervals starting with the fire end of each panel.8.4.2 Wood veneers and panel products 18 in. (3 mm) or less in thickness not intended to be applied over gypsum board or awood substrate, and with insufficient integrity to support themselves within
35、 the test chamber without sagging 116 in. (1.5 mm) ormore when measured at the centre-line of the test chamber, shall be cut to the width of the fire test chamber, butted end-to-end,and supported within the test chamber by steel rods not more than 14 in. (6.3 mm) in diameter spanning the width of th
36、e tunnel.The rods shall be placed approximately 2 in. (51 mm) from each end of each panel and at approximately 24 in. (610 mm) intervalsstarting at the fire end of each panel.8.5 Wood Veneers and Panel Products Intended to be Applied over Gypsum Board:8.5.1 If the wood veneer or panel product is int
37、ended to be applied over gypsum board, the specimens shall consist of the veneeror panel product mounted on 58 in. (15.9 mm) Type X thick gypsum board complying with Specification C1396/C1396M. Thegypsum board shall not be required to be mounted on studs or battens. Mount the specimens on the ledges
38、 of the Test Method E84furnace without using additional means of support.8.5.2 The adhesive used to attach the veneer or panel product to the gypsum board shall be that specified by the manufacturerand applied in accordance with manufacturer application instructions.8.6 Laminated Products Factory-Pr
39、oduced with a Wood Substrate:8.6.1 If the factory-produced laminated product includes a facing or wood veneer applied over a wood substrate, the specimensshall comply with 8.6.1.1 as well as with 8.6.1.2.8.6.1.1 The specimens shall consist of the finished product, namely the combination of the facin
40、g, panel product or wood veneer,the adhesive used and the specific wood substrate that will be used. Mount the specimens on the ledges of the Test Method E84furnace without using additional means of support.8.6.1.2 The adhesive used to attach the facing, panel product, or wood veneer to the wood sub
41、strate shall be that specified bythe manufacturer and applied in accordance with manufacturers application instructions.8.7 Wood Veneers or Facings Intended to be Applied on Site over a Wood SubstrateIf the laminated product is notfactory-produced but the wood veneer or facing is to be applied on-si
42、te over a wood substrate, the specimens shall comply withthe requirements of Practice E2404.8.8 Wood Shingles and Shakes:FIG. 1 General Construction Outline for Solid Board, Lumber, Timber, Fingerjoined Lumber, Glulam, Laminate Wood, Laminated VeneerLumber and Parallel Strand Lumber DecksE2579 1338.
43、8.1 Wood shingles and shakes shall be mounted according to manufacturers instructions on the “A” face of nominal 1516 in.panels of untreated plywood with a face veneer of Douglas fir and with the thicker butt ends of each shingle or shake orientedtowards one end of the plywood panel. The plywood sha
44、ll comply with NIST Voluntary Product Standard PS 1-07. The plywoodshall carry the grade stamp of either APA-The Engineered Wood Association6 or TECO7 , indicating that the plywood has beengraded PS 1-07 A-C and is for exterior exposure. Alternatively, the plywood shall be permitted to be stamped as
45、 conforming toCSA O121 (Standard for Douglas fir plywood).8.8.2 The specimens shall be butted end-to end, with the thicker butt-ends of the shingles oriented towards the fire end of thefurnace, and mounted on the ledges of the Test Method E84 furnace without using additional means of support.8.8.3 I
46、f it can be demonstrated that the method described in 8.8.1 of this practice is not applicable to a particular type of woodshingle or shake, another mounting method, based on the manufacturers installation instructions, shall be permitted to be used.This information shall be included in the report.9
47、. Testing of Specimens9.1 All testing shall be conducted using the methodology described in Test Method E84.10. Operator Safety10.1 The primary concerns for operator safety are associated with the fire-test-response procedure, Test Method E84, and notwith the specimen preparation procedure. Safety r
48、ecommendations are included in Test Method E84.11. Report11.1 Report a detailed description of the system being tested.11.2 Report a detailed description of the specimen preparation method used, including any substrate or adhesive, if used, andits application rate, per Section 8.11.3 Report all the
49、information required in the reporting section of Test Method E84, including observations, graphical resultsand the values of the flame spread index and of the smoke developed index in each test.12. Keywords12.1 fibreboard; fingerjoined lumber; fire; fire test; flame spread; glulam; hardboard; laminate wood; laminated veneer lumber;lumber; oriented strandboard; parallel strand lumber; plywood; shingles and shakes; smoke developed; solid boards; Steiner tunnel;timber; waferboard; wood productsANNEXESA1. WOOD PRODUCTS INTENDED TO BE APPLIED OVER GYPSUM BOARDA1.1 T
