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Designation:F1972–05

StandardGuidefor

TerminologyRelatingtoCandlesandAssociatedAccessoryItems1

ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF1972;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(e)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.

Scope

Thisguidedefinesstandardtermsusedtodescribecandlesandassociatedaccessoryproducts.

Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Thevaluesgiveninparenthesesareforinforma-tiononly.

ReferencedDocuments

ASTMStandards:2

F2417SpecificationforFireSafetyforCandles

NFPAStandard:3

NFPA909CodefortheProtectionofCulturalResources

Terminology

DefinitionsofTermsSpecifictoThisStandard:

basematerial,n—intendedfuelsourceforcandleflame.

burncycle,n—lengthoftimethecandleisburnedduringonetestday.Forthistest,aburncycleis4h(seeSpecificationF2417).

burnperiod,n—totaltimethecandleisburnedoverthedurationofthetest.Forthistest,theburnperiodwillbe16h.

candle,n—oneormorecombustiblewickssupportedbyamaterialthatconstitutesafuelwhichissolid,semi-solid,orquasi-rigidatroomtemperature,68°to80°F(20to27°C);itcanalsocontainadditivesthatareusedforcolor,odor,stability,ortomodifytheburningcharacteristics;thecombinedfunctionofwhichistosustainalight-producingflame.

altarcandle,n—candlethatisconstructed,pack-aged,andlabeledasanaltarcandle.

1ThisguideisunderthejurisdictionofASTMCommitteeF15onConsumerProductsandisthedirectresponsibilityofSubcommitteeF15.45onCandleProducts.

CurrenteditionapprovedSept.1,2005.PublishedSeptember2005.Originallyapprovedin1999.Lastpreviouseditionapprovedin1999asF1972–99.

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