Abstract

This practice covers the calculation of hazard potential figures of merit for exothermic reactions, including:(1) Time-to-thermal-runaway,(2) Time-to-maximum-rate,(3) Critical half thickness,(4) Critical temperature,(5) Adiabatic decomposition temperature rise,(6) Explosion potential,(7) Shock sensitivity,(8) Instantaneous power density, and(9) NFPA instability rating.1.2 The kinetic parameters needed in this calculation may be obtained from differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) curves by methods described in other documents.

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Published
Document Type	Standard
Status	Current
Publisher	American Society for Testing and Materials
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ISBN
Committee	E 27
Supersedes	ASTM E 1231 : 2010