- Author
- 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
- 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
- test methods | standards | oxygen index | combustion | plastics | ASTM D2863 | 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.