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CSA C22.2 NO 0.17-00-CAN/CSA Document Information:
Title
Evaluation of Properties of Polymeric Materials
Canadian Standards Association
Publication Date:
May 1, 2000
Scope:
This Standard provides procedures for evaluating polymeric materials
and parts made from polymeric
materials intended for application in electrical equipment covered by
the Canadian Electrical Code,
Part II (CEC, Part II), with respect to:
(a) flammability;
(b) mechanical properties;
(c) thermal properties;
(d) resistance to weathering; and
(e) electrical properties.
The test procedures listed in this Standard are provided for reference
in the Standards forming
Part II of the Canadian Electrical Code. Although the verbal auxiliary
"shall" is used to state the
requirements of each test procedure given, it is essential to
recognize that the procedures are
nonmandatory in themselves unless mandated by individual Standards.
Note: Most of these procedures are recognized internationally for
evaluating polymeric materials
and are equally applicable to areas other than electrical.
This Standard provides procedures for making reproducible observations
and serves as an aid in
classifying materials according to the criteria set forth in the
individual Standards.
The procedures described in this Standard involve standard-size
specimens tested under laboratory
conditions and are intended to be used solely to measure and describe
the properties of material.
They are intended to serve as a preliminary indication of the
material's acceptability for a
particular application. The performance level of a material by these
methods may vary in the
end-use application.
Test procedures for classifying electrical wires and cables are not
specified in this Standard.
Notes:
(1) This Standard may involve hazardous materials, operations, and
equipment. This Standard does
not purport to address all of the safety problems 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 limitations prior to use.
(2) This Standard should be used to measure and describe the
properties of materials, products, or
assemblies in response to heat and flame under controlled laboratory
conditions and should not be
used to describe or appraise the fire hazard or fire risk of
materials, products, or assemblies
under actual fire conditions. However results of each test may be used
as an element of a fire risk
assessment that takes into account all of the pertinent factors of a
particular end use.
(3) The test methods described in this Standard are not intended to
assess fire hazard. The fire
hazard created by materials depends upon the form and end use of the
material. Assessment of fire
hazard includes, but is not limited to, many factors, such as ease of
ignition, burning rate, flame
spread, fuel contribution, intensity of burning, and products of
combustion.
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