- Author
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Sandholzer, M. W.
- Title
- Oven Test for Self-Heating Tendency of Materials.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
- Report
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NBS 7794
February 6, 1963
11 p.
- Distribution
- AVAILABLE FROM: National Archives, Civilian Records, Room 2800, 8601 Adelphia Road, College Park, MD 20740-6001, Telephone: 301-713-7230
- Contract
- NBS-PROJECT-1002-12-10120
- Keywords
-
self-heating
- Abstract
- A simple oven test for the approximate evaluation of self-heating tendency in materials is described. The method appears suitable for preliminary screening purposes, and its possible usefulness for detecting a hazardous degree of self-heating in materials in general household use is discussed.