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Australian Standard
Methods of testing conveyor and elevator belting
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Method 10: Determination of ignitability and

flame propagation characteristics of conveyor
belting

PREFACE

This Standard was prepared by the Standards Australia Committee on Conveyor and
Elevator Belting under the direction of the Multitechnics Standards Policy Board to
supersede AS 1334.10 —1982.
The Standard eliminates the discrepancy between the temperature and flame size specified
in the previous edition.

CONTENTS
Page

1 SCOPE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
2 PRINCIPLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
3 APPLICATION TO FIRE HAZARD ASSESSMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
4 REAGENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
5 APPARATUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
6 TEST PIECES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
7 PROCEDURE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
8 REPORT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
9 REFERENCES IN OTHER AUSTRALIAN STANDARDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
10 COMMERCIAL LITERATURE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

METHOD

1 SCOPE This Standard sets out a method for determining the ignitability and flame
propagation characteristics of a horizontally oriented specimen of conveyor belting.

2 PRINCIPLE The end of a horizontally oriented specimen of belting is subjected to a flame

from a specified gas burner for a given period and the duration of flame after removal of the
burner is measured. After the disappearance of flame, a current of air is passed over the specimen
and the duration of the afterglow is measured.

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3 APPLICATION TO FIRE HAZARD ASSESSMENT

3.1 General On their own, these test results do not indicate the fire hazard of the material or
product under actual fire conditions and consequently should not be applied to the assessment of
fire hazard without taking into account additional supportive information.
3.2 Application of test results This test may be used to determine the ignitability and flame
propagation characteristics of conveyor belting materials. However, it must be stressed that this
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test will not indicate the fire hazard of a material in actual use. It is the manner in which the
material is used and modified during fabrication which determines the fire hazard of the final
product. This test may be used to specify the ignitability and flame propagation in a raw material
or in a product standard for conveyor belting.

4 REAGENT Propane gas (at least 95 percent purity)* supply for burner is required.

5 APPARATUS The following apparatus is required:

A test gallery of approximately 500 mm × 500 mm × 500 mm (see Figure 1) having a glass
inspection window on one side and containing the following items of equipment:
(a) A support stand, ring clamp, wire gauze 125 mm square of 0.56 mm dia. wire and 0.71 mm
openings.
(b) A Bunsen burner having an 11 mm ID burner tube or equivalent and capable of being
adjusted, using propane gas fuel to produce a flame temperature of 1000 ±50°C.
(c) An electric fan or nozzle capable of producing an air velocity of 1.5 ±0.15 m/s.
(d) A suitable timing device to measure the duration of flame and afterglow.
(e) A mirror mounted inside the test gallery to permit the specimen to be observed from the
back through the inspection glass.

6 TEST PIECES
6.1 Acceptance testing Four test pieces shall be prepared 150 mm long by 13 mm wide by the
full thickness of the belting. Two test pieces shall be cut parallel to the longitudinal direction of
the belting and two parallel to the transverse direction of the belting.
6.2 Type approval For type approval, ten test pieces shall be prepared 150 mm long by 13 mm
wide by the full thickness of the belting. Five test pieces shall be cut parallel to the longitudinal
direction of the belting and five parallel to the transverse direction of the belting.

7 PROCEDURE The test shall be carried out in the absence of outside wind currents. The test
procedure shall be as follows:
(a) Thoroughly clean the inspection glass and mirror before each test.
(b) Arrange a test piece, pulley side down, in the clamp with its longitudinal axis in a horizontal
position and its transverse axis inclined at an angle of 45 degrees. Arrange the test piece so
that it will be 25 mm above the top of the burner when the burner is placed under it. Clamp
the wire gauze horizontally 6 mm below the test piece so that 12 mm of the test piece is
extended beyond the end of the gauze.
(c) Mount the Bunsen burner in the guide. Light the burner and adjust to give a flame
temperature of 1000 ±50°C at the position of the test piece.
NOTE: The temperature can be ascertained by inserting a J-type, K-type or N-type Mineral Insulated
Metal (MIM) thermocouple of nominal 2 mm diameter with an appropriate read-out, into the flame
in the position normally occupied by the test piece, i.e. 25 mm above the burner and reaching to the
farther edge of the flame.

* Available as chemically pure Propane.

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(d) With the door of the test gallery closed, centre the burner under the free end of the test
piece, projecting past the gauze.
(e) After 60 s, remove the burner from under the test piece and measure the duration of the
flame.
(f) Immediately the flame disappears, turn on the air current at the predetermined velocity,
measuring the duration of afterglow from the time the flame first disappears.
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NOTE: During the afterglow period, regularly check the test piece from the back by means of the
mirror as well as from the front.
(g) Should the test piece burst into flame during the afterglow period, the duration of flame
shall be measured and added to the duration of the flame measured in step (e) above. This
period of flaming shall not be included in the afterglow period.
(h) Determine the average of the total flame period and the average of the total afterglow period
for the four test pieces or ten test pieces (two or five test pieces in the longitudinal direction
and two or five test pieces in the transverse direction).

8 REPORT The following information shall be reported:

(a) The total duration of the flame during each test, including such time that the test piece may
have flamed during the afterglow period for each of the four or ten test pieces.
(b) The duration of the afterglow for each of the four or ten test pieces.
(c) The flame duration and the afterglow duration as the average of the four or ten test pieces
(viz. the two or five test pieces in the longitudinal direction and the two or five test pieces
in the transverse direction).
(d) The following statement:
‘These test results on their own do not indicate the fire hazard of the material or product
under actual fire conditions and consequently should not be applied to the assessment of fire
hazard without taking into account additional supportive information.’

9 REFERENCES IN OTHER AUSTRALIAN STANDARDS When a reference to this

Standard is incorporated in other Australian Standards for materials, products and the like, the
form of the reference and the expression of criteria shall be as follows:
‘Determination of ignitability and flame propagation The material shall be subjected to the
test for ignitability and flame propagation characteristics as specified in AS 1334.10, and
the results determined in accordance with its provisions shall comply with the following
requirements—
(a) The total duration of the flame during each test, including such
time that the test piece may have flamed during the afterglow
period, shall be not greater than . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (value to be specified).
(b) The duration of the afterglow shall be not greater than . . (value to be specified).
(c) The combined flame duration and afterglow duration shall
be not greater than . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (value to be specified).’

10 COMMERCIAL LITERATURE It is imperative in the interests of public safety and

consumer protection that reference to the results of this test method in commercial literature should
follow the appropriate form set out in Clause 8.

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LEGEND:

A Stand G Fan switch

B Bunsen burner H Timer
C Burner stop J Draught inlet
D Test piece K Vent
E Exhaust fan L Inspection mirror
F 500 mm cabinet test gallery M Glass inspection opening

FIGURE 1 SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM OF FLAME-TEST APPARATUS

(PAGES 5 TO 7 IN THE HARD COPY ARE BLANK)

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This Australian Standard was prepared by Committee RU/2, Conveyor and Elevator Belting. It was approved on behalf of the Council
of Standards Australia on 22 November 1993 and published on 14 February 1994.

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First published as part of AS B238— 1967.

Revised and redesignated in part as
AS 1334.10 — 1976.
Second edit ion 1982.
Thir d edit ion 1994.

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