Designation:E1352−08aAnAmericanNationalStandardStandardTestMethodforCigaretteIgnitionResistanceofMock-UpUpholsteredFurnitureAssemblies1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationE1352;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisisafire-test-responsestandard.1.2Thistestmethodisdesignedfortheassessmentoftheresistanceofupholsteredfurnituremock-upassembliestocombustionafterexposuretosmolderingcigarettesunderspecifiedconditions.1.3Mock-uptestingisusefulinassessingtherelativeresistanceofcombustionofmaterialsusedinupholsteredfurnituresuchascovermaterials,cushioningmaterials,welts,etc.,inrepresentativecombinationsdisregardingthegeometricarrangementoftheseatingsurfaces,backs,andsidesoffurnitureitems.1.4Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.ThevaluesgiveninparenthesesaremathematicalconversionstoSIunitsthatareprovidedforinformationonlyandarenotconsideredstandard.1.5Thisstandardisusedtomeasureanddescribetheresponseofmaterials,products,orassembliestoheatandflameundercontrolledconditions,butdoesnotbyitselfincorporateallfactorsrequiredforfirehazardorfireriskassessmentofthematerials,products,orassembliesunderactualfireconditions.1.6Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.Forspecifichazardstatements,seeSection7.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2E176TerminologyofFireStandardsE691PracticeforConductinganInterlaboratoryStudytoDeterminethePrecisionofaTestMethod2.2NFPAStandard:3NFPA261StandardMethodofTestforDeterminingResis-tanceofMock-upUpholsteredFurnitureMaterialAssem-bliestoIgnitionbySmolderingCigarettes3.Terminology3.1Definitions—Forde...
