Designation:D2898−10StandardPracticeforAcceleratedWeatheringofFire-Retardant-TreatedWoodforFireTesting1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD2898;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thispracticeaddressesthedurabilityofafire-retardanttreatmentofwoodproductsbyexposuretoacceleratedcyclesofwetting,drying,orultraviolet(UV)exposure,orcombina-tionthereof,priortoevaluationbyafireresponsetest.Fourconditioningmethodsaredescribed.1.2Thispracticeisapplicabletowoodproductsthathavebeentreatedwithfire-retardantchemicalsbypressureimpreg-nation.1.3Thetestspecimensaretobeintheformof,orsuitableforfabricationinto,testspecimens,suchasthosedescribedinTestMethodsE84,E108,andE1354andotherstandardtestmethodsforevaluatingthefireperformanceoffire-retardant-treatedwoodproducts.1.4Thetextofthesemethodsreferencesnotesandfootnotesthatprovideexplanatorymaterial.Thesenotesandfootnotes(excludingthoseintablesandfigures)shallnotbeconsideredasrequirementsofthesetestmethods.1.5Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.ThevaluesgiveninparenthesesaremathematicalconversionstoSIunitsthatareprovidedforinformationonlyandarenotconsideredstandard.1.6Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D9TerminologyRelatingtoWoodandWood-BasedProd-uctsE84TestMethodforSurfaceBurningCharacteristicsofBuildingMaterialsE108TestMethodsforFireTestsofRoofCoveringsE176TerminologyofFireStandardsE1354TestMethodforHeatandVisibleSmokeReleaseRatesforMaterialsandProductsUsinganOxygenCon-sumptionCalorimeter2.2ICCEvaluationServiceAcceptanceCriteria:3AC107C...
