2017年10月，ASTM F2417更新至2017版。本標(biāo)準(zhǔn)旨在通過(guò)制定蠟燭及其相關(guān)產(chǎn)品的最低安全要求，降低燃燒蠟燭時(shí)引起的火災(zāi)、死亡和傷害事故的發(fā)生。

　　對(duì)本標(biāo)準(zhǔn)的主要更新主要采用編輯式，以便更好地理解相關(guān)要求。

　　除下列變更外，多數(shù)測(cè)試與本標(biāo)準(zhǔn)2016版中的測(cè)試相同：

　　ASTM F 2417-17?用宗教/儀式用蠟燭代替之前的復(fù)活節(jié)/圣典禮儀用蠟燭。

　　增加泛用蠟燭的定義和燃燒測(cè)試，現(xiàn)在對(duì)該類型蠟燭的燃燒性能測(cè)試時(shí)間做出了新的規(guī)定.?之前這種類型蠟燭被歸類在其他類型蠟燭范圍內(nèi)。

　　帶涂層蠟燭增加了火焰高度,?可站立蠟燭火焰不可以接觸支持面,可站立蠟燭穩(wěn)定性的要求。

　　對(duì)于塑料容器的易燃性試驗(yàn)，2016版規(guī)定，10個(gè)試樣的總?cè)紵龝r(shí)間不超過(guò)300秒，單個(gè)燃燒時(shí)間不超過(guò)30秒。2017版增加了一項(xiàng)要求，即：“單個(gè)塑料容器不可在試驗(yàn)過(guò)程中燒盡”。此項(xiàng)要求填補(bǔ)了2016版中存在的空白，即：一些極度易燃的塑料容器在30秒內(nèi)完全燒盡。

ASTM F2417? Standard Specification for Fire Safety for Candles
ASTM F2417蠟燭的防火安全標(biāo)準(zhǔn)規(guī)范
1. Scope
1.1 This specification is intended to prescribe minimum safety requirements for candles to provide a reasonable degree of safety for normal use with candles, thereby improving personal safety and reducing fires, deaths, and injuries.
1.2 This specification is not intended to replace other important safety practices that should be in place, such as adult supervision, close monitoring, fire detection, alarm or suppression systems, and use of candles away from combustible materials.
1.3 Flame-producing devices, such as candles, present a potential hazard to the user. This specification cannot eliminate all hazards, but will minimize the potential hazards of candles to the user.
1.4 This specification is used to measure and describe the response of materials, products, or assemblies to heat and flame under controlled conditions, but does not by itself incorporate all factors required for fire hazard or fire risk assessment of the materials, products, or assemblies under actual fire conditions.
1.5 This standard is used to predict or provide a quantitative measure of the fire hazard from a specified set of fire conditions involving specific materials, products, or assemblies. This assessment does not necessarily predict the hazard of actual fires which involve conditions other than those assumed in the analysis.
1.6 Fire testing is inherently hazardous. Adequate safeguards for personnel and property shall be employed in conducting these tests.
1.7 This specification states values in SI units which are to be regarded as the standard. The values given in parenthesis are for information only.
1.8 This specification does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory requirements prior to use.

2. Referenced Documents (purchase separately)
ASTM Standards
D92 Test Method for Flash and Fire Points by Cleveland Open Cup Tester
D93 Test Methods for Flash Point by Pensky-Martens Closed Cup Tester
E136 Test Method for Behavior of Materials in a Vertical Tube Furnace at 750C
E176 Terminology of Fire Standards
F400 Consumer Safety Specification for Lighters
F1972 Guide for Terminology Relating to Candles and Associated Accessory Items
NFPA Standard
NFPA909 Code for the Protection of Cultural Resources
Index Terms
candles; end of useful life; fire safety testing; flame height; gel; secondary ignition ; stability; tealight; tealight cup: Candles; Fire safety ;