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NFPA 325, 1994 Edition: Fire Hazard Properties of Flammable Liquids, Gases,
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Technical Report · July 1994

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NFPA 325
Guide to

Fire Hazard Properties of Flammable Liquids,

Gases, and Volatile Solids
1994 Edition

This edition of NFPA 325, Guide to Fire Hazard Properties of Flammable Liquids, Gases,
and Volatile Solids, was prepared by the Technical Committee on Classification and Prop-
erties of Hazardous Chemical Data and acted on by the National Fire Protection Associ-
ation, Inc. at its Annual Meeting held May 16-18, 1994, in San Francisco, CA. It was
issued by the Standards Council on July 14, 1994, with an effective date of August 5,
1994, and supersedes all previous editions.

The 1994 edition of this document has been approved by the American National
Standards Institute.

Changes other than editorial are indicated by a vertical rule in the margin of the pages
on which they appear. These lines are included as an aid to the user in identifying
changes from the previous edition.

Origin and Development of NFPA 325

The first edition of NFPA 325,325M, was presented to theAssociation in 1930. Suc-
cessively revised and enlarged editions were published in 1935, 1941, 1945, 1947, 1951,
1954, 1960, 1965, 1969, 1977, and 1984.

This 1994 edition is an amended version of the 1991 edition. The hazard identification
ratings of NFPA 704, Standard System for the Identifcation of the Fire Hazards of Moterials, have
been updated to be consistent with changes made to chemicals listed in NFPA 49, Hazardous
Chemicals Data.These are indicated by a vertical rule in the left-hand margin.

This document is not a code, standard, or recommended practice, as these terms are
defined by NFPA. It is only a compilation of basic fire protection properties of various
materials, prefaced by an explanation of the properties covered. The data contained
have been collected from numerous authoritative sources, including the U.S. Bureau of
Mines, Factory Mutual Research Corporation, and Underwriters Laboratories Inc., as
well as from the manufacturers of the materials. The originating source of the data is on
file at NFPA headquarters and may be obtained upon request.

_
The table presented here summarizes available data on the fire hazard properties of
about 1,500 substances, listed alphabetically by their chemical name. In addition, about
500 synonyms are listed alphabetically and cross-referenced to their proper enrries.

Ther,,alu.es for any given property are representative and deemed suitable for general
use. Where diflerences exist in reference sources, the value selected for inclusion in this
compilation is conservative. Slight differences are to be expected between data sources,
due to differences in the purity of test samples, minor differences in rest apparatus, and
minor differences in technique and observation. In almost all cases, these minor varia-
tions.have little practical significance. Where there is difference of opinion as ro the
actual value of a property of a given material or where the validity of the data presented
is questioned, further tests should then be conducted on representative samples of the
specific material in question by a qualified resring laboratory.
325-2 PROPERTIES OF FI,AMMABLE LIQUIDS, GASES, VOL{TILE SOI,IDS

Technical Committee on Classification and Properties of Hazardous Chemical Data

F. Owen Krubias, Chair

Rocky River, OH

Robert A. Michaels, Secretary

R,A.M TRAC Corp., NY

Jacqueline E. Alpert, Underwriters Laborato- Ron A. Kirsch, Occupational Health Services

ries Inc., IL
John D. Arterberry, Northridge Hospital, CA
WilliamJ. Bradford, Brookfield, CT
Laurence G. Britton, Union Carbide Corp.,
WV
John A. Davenport, Industrial Risk Insurers,
CT
John B. Farley, M&M Protection
CA
Howard H. Fawcett, Wheaton, MD
Rep. American Chemical Society
Richard G. Gann, Nat'I. Inst. of Standards
Technology, MD
Mark I. Grossman, Reliance Nat'I. Risk
cialists, NY
William R. Heitzig,'fhe Dor,v Chemical
MI
Rep. Chemical Manufacturers
Richard Horner, U.S. Environmental Protec-
tion Agency, DC
Inc., TN
Arthur A. Krawetz, Phoenix Chemical Labora-
tory Inc., IL
Roland J. Land, Jardine Insurance Brokers,
NY
John Moskal, Arthur D. Little, Inc., MA
Jennifer L. Nelson, AT&T Co., NJ
Consultants, Rep. NFPA Industrial Fire Protection Section
Curtis G. Payne, U.S. Coast Guard (G-MTH-l),
DC
Gary Robinson, Liberty Mutual Insurance
and Co., IL
Rep. The Alliance of American lnsurers
Spe- William J. Satterfield, Hartford Steam Boiler
Inspection & Insurance Co., CT
Co., James Saylor, Aetna Life & Casualty, Rep.
American Insurance Services Group, Inc. C'f
Association Norman V. Steere, Norman V. Steere Assoc.,
Inc., MN

Alternates

Chaman L. Aggarwal, Industrial Risk Insur- Robert A. Kingsbury, Underwriters Laborato-

ers, CT ries lnc., IL
(Alt. to J. A. Davenport) (AJt. to J. E. Alpert)
Todd M. Christensen, M & M Protection Con-
sultants, CA
(Alt. to J. B. Farley)

Nonvoting

Jan van der Linde, Samsom Chemical Publish- Ira Wainless, U.S. Dept. of Labor/OSHA, DC
er:, Netherlands

Guy R. Colonna, NFPA Staff Liaison

This List represents the membership at the time the Committee uas balloted on the text ofthis editiln. Since that time, changes
in the membership mat haue occurred.

NOTE: Membership on a Committee shall not in and of itself constitute an endorsement of the Associa-
tion or any document developed by the Committee on which the member serves.

Committee Scope: This Committee shall have primary responsibility for documents on the classification of
the relative hazards of all chemical solids, liquids, and gases and to compile data on the hazard properties
of these hazardous chemicals.

1994 Edition
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Contents

Chapterl General ....32b-4

1-1 Scope. ..225-4
l-2 Purpose . g\b- 4
l-3 Definitions of Fire Hazard Properties .. . g2b- 4
1-5 Suggested Hazard Identification . g2b- 7
1-6 Additional Information . . . ZZb- g
l-7 Indexing ...g\b-g
Fire Hazard Properties of Flammable Liquids, Gases, and
Volatile Solids Table . . 325-10

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