ASTM Proposes New Standard Practice.

The article reports on the proposed new Standard Practice for Specimen Preparation and Mounting of Reflective Insulation and Sheet Radiant Barriers for Building Application to Assess Surface Burning Characteristics released by the ASTM International in the U.S. The new standard aims to create a mounting method for reflective insulation in the ASTM E84 fire test. It describes a process for specimen preparation and mounting during testing reflective insulation and sheet radiant barriers to evaluate flame spread and smoke development as surface burning properties using Test Method E84.