CEN/TR 15138:2005

Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Outline
3 Brief history
4 Flash and fire point, and sustained combustion and burning
5 Why are flash point tests required
6 Which flash point method should be used
7 Testing environment
8 Safety
9 Calibration and verification
10 Test samples
11 Instrumentation
12 Flash point testing effects
13 Test results
Annex A (informative) Major test methods used in specifications
                      and regulations
Acknowledgements
Bibliography

This Technical Report is not intended to be a comprehensive manual on flash point tests and the interpretation of test results, however it covers the key aspects on these subjects.The flash point test can be summarised as a procedure where a test portion is introduced into a temperature controlled test cup and an ignition source is applied to the vapours produced by the test portion to determine if the vapour / air mixture is flammable or at what temperature the vapour / air mixture is flammable.