- Author
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American Society for Testing and Materials
- Title
- Standard Method for Measuring the Minimum Oxygen Concentration to Support Candle-Like Combustion of Plastics (Oxygen Index).
- Coporate
- American Society for Testing and Materials, Philadelphia, PA
- Report
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ASTM D2863-77,
- Book or Conf
- American Society for Testing and Materials. Annual Book of ASTM Standards. Section 8. Volume 08.02. Plastics (II): D1601-D3099,
American Society for Testing and Materials, PA,
627-634 p.,
1987
- Keywords
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test methods
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standards
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oxygen index
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combustion
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plastics
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ASTM D2863
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oxygen concentration
- Identifiers
- standards
- Abstract
- This test method describes a procedure for measuring the minimum concentration of oxygen in a flowing mixture of oxygen and nitrogen that will just support flaming combustion. It may be used for a variety of plastic materials, including film and cellular plastic.