ASTM F963 Test Report Test Items and Standards for Toys in the United States. ASTM F963 is one of the most important toy safety standards in the United States, fully known as "Toy Safety". This standard specifies the safety testing methods and requirements for toy products. The ASTM F963 standard is applicable to toys used by children under the age of 14, including but not limited to toy cars, puzzles, building blocks, dolls, electronic toys, etc.

The main technical requirements of ASTM F963 include mechanical and physical safety, combustion performance, chemical toxicity, electrical safety, and microbial safety. Among them, mechanical physical safety is one of the most important parts of the ASTM F963 standard, covering the requirements for the structure, physical properties, and mechanical properties of toy products. Specifically, ASTM F963-1 specifies requirements for the mechanical strength and stability of toy products; ASTM F963-2 specifies the requirements for the combustion and flame retardancy of toy products; ASTM F963-3 specifies migration limits for eight major heavy metal elements in toy products.

The testing items in the ASTM F963 testing report include the following parts:

1. Physical and mechanical properties: This section involves impact tests, drop tests, tensile tests for component removal, pressure tests, deflection tests, etc. of toys to ensure their structural stability and safety in use.

2. Burning performance: The flammability test procedure for toys is carried out in accordance with the requirements of 16CFR1500.44, mainly for horizontal burning of toys, and it is stipulated that the self burning speed along the main axis of the toy after a fire should be 2.5mm/s lower to ensure that the toy does not cause serious fire hazards during use.

3. Chemical performance: This part of the test involves testing the migration of eight heavy metals and the total lead content. For materials, ASTM F963 mainly specifies requirements for surface coatings. Among them, the total lead content testing methods include two types: metal substrate and non-metallic substrate, while coatings and similar surface coating materials are tested using three methods: CPSC-CH-E1001-08.1, CPSC-CH-E1002-08.1, and CPSC-CH-E1003-09.

In terms of toy safety, the ASTM F963 standard not only addresses the hazards that may not be easily recognized by the public and that toys may encounter after normal use or reasonably foreseeable abuse, but also specifies the inherent and recognized hazards in toys as functional indicators, but does not include the performance and quality of toy products. For example, this standard does not require parts such as the tip displayed as a functional function in toys.

Except for the functional hazards indicated by the label requirements and the age group for which the toy is suitable, ASTM F963 does not require any inherent or recognized hazards in the toy as a functional indication.