Designation:D1499−13StandardPracticeforFilteredOpen-FlameCarbon-ArcExposuresofPlastics1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD1499;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ThisstandardhasbeenapprovedforusebyagenciesoftheU.S.DepartmentofDefense.1.Scope*1.1Thispracticecoversspecificproceduresandtestcondi-tionsthatareapplicableforexposureofplasticsinfilteredopen-flamecarbon-arcdevicesconductedinaccordancewithPracticesG151andG152.Thispracticealsocoversthepreparationoftestspecimens,thetestconditionsuitedforplastics,andtheevaluationoftestresults.1.2Thispracticedoesnotcoverenclosedcarbon-arcexpo-suresofplastics,whichhadbeenallowedinPracticeD1499.Enclosedcarbon-arcexposuresofplasticsaredescribedinPracticeD6360,andinG153,whichgivesrequirementsforexposingnonmetallicmaterialsinenclosedcarbon-arcdevices.1.3ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Thevaluesinparenthesesaregivenforinformationonly.1.4Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.NOTE1—ThispracticeistechnicallyequivalenttoISO4892-4.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D3980PracticeforInterlaboratoryTestingofPaintandRelatedMaterials(Withdrawn1998)3D5870PracticeforCalculatingPropertyRetentionIndexofPlasticsD6360PracticeforEnclosedCarbon-ArcExposuresofPlas-ticsE691PracticeforConductinganInterlaboratoryStudytoDeterminethePrecisionofaTestMethodG113TerminologyRelatingtoNaturalandArtificialWeath-eringTestsofNonmetallicMaterialsG141GuideforAddressingVariabilityinExposureTestingofNonmetallicMaterialsG147PracticeforConditioningandHandlingofNonmetal-licMaterialsforNaturalandArtificialWeatheringTestsG151...
