ASTM D6231/D6231M-26

The category - similar standards:

Fire-fightingHalogenated hydrocarbons

Annotation of standard text ASTM D6231/D6231M-26 :

This specification covers the requirements for HFC-125 (pentafluoroethane, C2HF5) as a fire-fighting medium. It does not however address the fire-fighting equipment or hardware that employs HFC-125, the conditions of employing such equipment like hand helds, fixed installations, etc., or the storage and transportation of HFC-125. Samples of HFC-125 taken in the liquid phase shall be taken from filled containers in accordance to a specific method and shall be tested for quality conformance using gas chromatography, sodium hydroxide titration, and Karl Fischer methods. HFC-125 shall conform to the purity, acidity, water content, nonvolatile residue, presence of fixed gases in the vapor phase, and suspended matter or sediment requirements when tested by the appropriate test methods.

Keywords:

C2HF5, fire fighting, fire fighting agent, fire protection, fire suppressant, HFC-125, hydrofluorocarbon, hydrofluorocarbon 125, pentafluoroethane,, ICS Number Code 13.220.10 (Fire-fighting),71.080.20 (Halogenated hydrocarbons)