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Designation:E918–83(Reapproved1999)

StandardPracticefor

DeterminingLimitsofFlammabilityofChemicalsatElevated

1

TemperatureandPressure

Thisstandardisissuedunderthe?xeddesignationE918;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearof

originaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.A

superscriptepsilon(e)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.

1.Scope

oxidizerunderthespeci?edconditionsoftest.

3.1.2upperlimitof?ammabilityorupper?ammablelimit

1.1Thispracticecoversthedeterminationofthelowerand

upperconcentrationlimitsof?ammabilityofcombustible

vapor-oxidantmixturesattemperaturesupto200°Candinitial

pressuresuptoasmuchas1.38MPa(200psia).Thispractice

islimitedtomixtureswhichwouldhaveexplosionpressures

lessthan13.79MPa(2000psia).

1.2Thispracticeshouldbeusedtomeasureanddescribe

thepropertiesofmaterials,products,orassembliesinresponse

toheatand?ameundercontrolledlaboratoryconditionsand

shouldnotbeusedtodescribeorappraisethe?rehazardor

?reriskofmaterials,products,orassembliesunderactual?re

conditions.However,resultsofthistestmaybeusedas

elementsofa?reriskassessmentwhichtakesintoaccountall

ofthefactorswhicharepertinenttoanassessmentofthe?re

hazardofaparticularenduse.

(UFL)—themaximumconcentrationofacombustiblesub-

stancethatiscapableofpropagatinga?amethrougha

homogeneousmixtureofthecombustibleandagaseous

oxidizerunderthespeci?edconditionsoftest.

3.2De?nitionsofTermsSpeci?ctoThisStandard:

3.2.1propagationof?ames—asusedinthispractice,a

combustionreactionthatproducesatleasta7%riseofthe

initialabsolutepressure,

P2^1.07.

P1

N1—This7%rise