GB/T 42386-2023Candles vocabulary (English PDF)
蜡烛术语
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Issued by
SAMR; SAC
Level / Type
National · Recommended
Issue date
March 17, 2023
Implementation date
October 1, 2023
Scope
GB/T 42386-2023 is the English-translated version of 蜡烛术语.
GB/T 42386-2023 is the Chinese national vocabulary for the candle trade, fixing the terms used for candles themselves, for their accessories, for their labelling and for the way they burn.
Its clause 3 defines candle, wick, wax base material, ordinary candle, craft candle, container candle and tea light, with notes on which fuels count as a wax base - mineral, animal, vegetable or synthetic hydrocarbons - and on oil lamps being excluded; its contents list then covers candle accessory terms, candle label terms and candle burning terms, followed by a bibliography and an index.
The document states that it has no normative references and that it applies to standardizing terminology in the candle industry. It was issued on 17 March 2023 and has applied since 1 October 2023.
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Document preview — GB/T 42386-2023
National Standard of the People's Republic of China
- ICS
- 71.100.35
- Classification
- Y 44
Issued by: State Administration for Market Regulation; Standardization Administration of the PRC
Contents
- Preface
- 1 Scope
- 2 Normative references
- 3 Candles General Terms
- 4 Candle Accessories Terminology
- 5 candle label term
- 6 Candle Burning Terminology
- Reference
- Index
Foreword
This document is in accordance with the provisions of GB/T 1.1-2020 "Guidelines for Standardization Work Part 1: Structure and Drafting Rules for Standardization Documents" drafting.
1 Scope
This document defines the terms candles, candle accessories, candle labels and candle burners.
This document is applicable to standardize candle industry terminology.
2 Normative references
This document has no normative references.
3 General terms for candles
3.1 Candle
Composed of a wax core (3.2) and a wax base (3.3), it is a daily lighting tool that emits light after being ignited.
Note 1. Additives and coatings that contain color, odor, stabilizers or change combustion characteristics.
Note 2. The oil lamp is not included.
3.2 Wax core wick
A body that delivers fuel to a flame by capillary action.
3.3 Wax base material
The intended fuel source for the candle flame.
Note: The fuels mentioned are derived from minerals (especially petroleum, coal), animal and vegetable oils or synthetic materials, and are composed of hydrocarbons and/or hydrocarbon derivatives It is a mixture of crystals, plastic solids or semi-solids at room temperature, and low-viscosity liquids after melting.
3.4 Ordinary candle basic candle
Candles with regular, symmetrical, simple geometric shapes and no special surface effects.
3.5 Craft candle artcandle
Candles with special surface effects or irregular shapes.
3.6 Container candle
A candle that is molded and used inside a container.
NOTE: Tealight included.
3.7 Tea light
A candle that burns in a non-flammable cylindrical container and is primarily used for warming or lighting. Its cylindrical container has a diameter of about 36 mm and a height of No more than 19mm.
Note 1. Nonflammable cylindrical container materials such as metal, glass and plastic, etc., can prevent the molten wax liquid from flowing or overflowing.
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