1、Designation: C 167 09Standard Test Methods forThickness and Density of Blanket or Batt ThermalInsulations1This standard is issued under the fixed designation C 167; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last r
2、evision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. Asuperscript epsilon () indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the Department of Defense.1. Scope1.1 These test methods cover the determination
3、of thicknessand density of flexible, felted, or woven thermal insulatingblankets, rolls, or batts composed of fibrous materials, with orwithout surface covering or reinforcement.1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regardedas standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematicalc
4、onversions to SI units that are provided for information onlyand are not considered standard.1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety and health prac
5、tices and determine the applica-bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.2. Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2C 168 Terminology Relating to Thermal Insulation3. Terminology3.1 DefinitionsTerminology C 168 shall be considered asapplicable to the terms used in these test methods.4. Signific
6、ance and Use4.1 Proper measurements of thickness and density of blan-ket or batt insulations are essential for determining thermalinsulation properties. For a particular batt or blanket product,thickness and density are usually directly related to thermalinsulating value.4.2 These test methods are o
7、f significant value in manufac-turing quality control, to ensure that claimed insulation valuesof products are maintained.5. Apparatus5.1 Depth Gage, of the type shown in Fig. 1. The disk shallbe fabricated of a suitable plastic material. The disk shall havea mass of 9.3 6 0.3 grams and shall exert
8、a pressure of 0.4lbf/ft2(20 Pa). The disk shall be 3-in. 6 0.08-in. (76 mm 62mm) in diameter. The disk shall be perpendicular to the pin atall times and shall have a friction device or thumb grip tosecure the pin unless purposely moved. The pin shall be madeat a maximum18-in. (3 mm) diameter. The pi
9、n shall be ofsufficient length for the material to be measured.5.2 Steel rule, graduated in 0.05-in. or 1-mm intervals.5.3 Scales, of sufficient capacity and sensitivity to weigh thetest specimen to an accuracy of 60.5 %.6. Sampling6.1 A test sample shall consist of one representative roll orbundle
10、of insulation.6.2 Sampling of BundlesFor bundles which contain 20or more batts, five batts shall be selected. For bundles whichcontain less than 20 batts, either the three-batt or five-battselection technique may be used. Batts which are folded in halfshall count as two batts for purposes of choosin
11、g and employ-ing the selection method.6.2.1 Three-Batt MethodSelect the center batt and thesecond batt in from each end of the package.6.2.2 Five-Batt MethodDivide the package sequentiallyinto five groups of batts as equal in number as possible. Selectthe first batt from each group. Be careful to se
12、lect one and onlyone batt from the two end batts within the package.6.2.3 Cut batts which are longer than 48 in. to 48 6 0.25 in.(122 6 0.63 cm) in length.6.3 Sampling of Cut RollsFive batts shall be cut ofroll-width by 48 6 0.25 in. (122 6 0.63 cm) in length.6.3.1 Cut one batt from the center of th
13、e roll, two batts fromthe ends of the roll, and the fourth and fifth from the quarterpoints along the length. See Fig. 2.6.3.2 For blankets wider than 24 in., cut each of the fivebatts 24 6 0.25 in. (61 6 0.63 cm) wide by 48 6 0.25 in. (1226 0.63 cm) long.1These test methods are under the jurisdicti
14、on of ASTM Committee C16 onThermal Insulation and are the direct responsibility of Subcommittee C16.32 onMechanical Properties.Current edition approved April 1, 2009. Published April 2009. Originallyapproved in 1941. Last previous edition approved in 2003 as C 167 98 (2003).2For referenced ASTM stan
15、dards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org. For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information, refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.1Copyright ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken,
16、PA 19428-2959, United States.6.4 Sampling for Full Roll MethodThis method can beused in place of 6.3 when the roll is wider than 24 in. (61 cm)or longer than 50 ft (16.4 m). Prior to unrolling the material,weigh the entire roll to the nearest 0.25 pound (0.11 kg). Twomethods may be used to obtain th
17、e full roll weight. The firstmethod removes the insulation product from the packagingprior to weighing. The material will expand and may unrollslightly, care must be taken to ensure that the full roll isweighed accurately. The second method weighs the packagedinsulation product, then weighs the pack
18、aging material only.The packaging material weight is subtracted from packagedproduct weight to obtain net material weight.7. Procedure7.1 Expansion of Bundles and Cut RollHold the first battvertically off the floor by grasping it with both hands on itslong dimension so that the lower edge is 18 6 1
19、in. (460 6 25mm) above a solid horizontal surface. Release the batt,allowing it to strike the surface. Repeat the above for a secondtime. Next, holding the batt by the other long edge, drop twiceas above. Place the specimen on the flat, hard surface. Repeatthe above for the remaining four specimens.
20、 Allow specimensto reach equilibrium by waiting at least 5 min before makingthickness measurements within 1 in. (25 mm) in any directionof five points as indicated in Fig. 3.NOTE 1If 23-in. (580-mm) wide samples are tested, use a quarter orhalf of that dimension to establish the test points.NOTE 2So
21、me materials may require4hormore to reach equilibrium.7.2 Expansion of Full RollUnroll the insulation. Flip thetest roll over its entire length so the bottom surface is now ontop. Next grasp one end and pull the material over itself untilthe original surface is again facing up. If there is insuffici
22、entroom to pull the material over itself (less than twice theunrolled length), the material may be repositioned by slidingthe partially pulled roll to the end of the testing space, andcontinue to pull the material over itself.NOTE 3Use 7.1 if sampling procedure in 6.3 is used.FIG. 1 Depth Gage for T
23、hickness MeasurementsFIG. 2 Sampling of Cut RollsC1670927.3 Measurement of Bundles and Cut RollInsert the pin ofthe thickness gage vertically into the material at the firstmeasuring point with a twisting motion until it contacts thehard surface beneath. Lower the disk until it lightly anduniformly c
24、ontacts the specimen.An alternative procedure is touse a disk whose mass exerts a specified pressure of at least 0.4lbf/ft2(20 Pa) on the specimen. With the gage disk lockedagainst the pin, lift the gage unit from the test specimen. Whileholding the gage in locked position, place the disk against th
25、ezero end of the rule with the pin projecting along the calibratedsurface of the rule. Observe and record the reading at thepointed end of the pin to the nearest 0.05 in. (1 mm). Repeatthe above for each of the remaining measuring points as shownin Fig. 3.7.4 Measurement of Full RollRecord the roll
26、length to thenearest 1 in. (2.54) cm. Take measurements on each side of theroll. If the roll has been cut in half, take a third roll lengthmeasurement along the midpoint of the roll width. Record rollwidth at three locations to the nearest 0.125 in. (0.32 cm).Width measurements will be taken 10 ft (
27、3.05 m) from eachend, and in the middle of the roll length. Using a pin gauge,record thickness to the nearest 0.05 in. (1 mm) as shown in Fig.4. Refer to Section 7.3 for use of pin gauge. Two 15 ft (4.57 m)long sections shall be measured. These sections shall be 10(3.05 m) in from each end. A total
28、of twenty thicknessmeasurements will be taken for each roll.NOTE 4Use 7.4 if sampling procedure in 6.4 is used.8. Calculation8.1 ThicknessTake the average of the thickness measure-ments made in accordance with Section 7 as the thickness ofthe specimen.8.2 Area Weight and DensityCalculate the weight
29、per unitarea and the density by one of the following equations:Weight per unit area as received, lb/ft2or kg/m2!5w1/L 3 W!(1)Weight per unit area without facings, lb/ft2or kg/m2!5 w2/L 3 W!Density of insulation without facings!, lb/ft3or kg/m3!5 w2/L 3 W 3 T!Density of insulation without facings! at
30、 specified thickness, lb/ft3or kg/m3!5 w2!/L 3 W 3 specified thickness!where:w1= total weight of test specimen, lb (orkg),w2= weight of test specimen without fac-ings, lb (or kg),L = length of test specimen, ft (or m),W = width of test specimen, ft (or m),T = thickness of test specimen, convertedfro
31、m in. to ft (or mm to m), andspecified thickness = ordered thickness, ft (or m).9. Report9.1 Report the following information:9.1.1 The pressure exerted on the test specimens duringthickness measurements, if the gage used is of the type thatexerts a pressure,9.1.2 Average, maximum, and minimum of th
32、e measuredvalues of thickness of the test specimen, expressed in inches(or millimetres),9.1.3 Weight per unit area as received, expressed in poundsper square foot (or kilograms per square metre),9.1.4 Density of insulation, expressed in pounds per cubicfoot (or kilograms per cubic metre), andFIG. 3
33、Thickness Measurement LocationsFIG. 4 Thickness Measurement Locations Full RollC1670939.1.5 Age of material when tested, if known, and descrip-tion of package (roll, bag, etc.).10. Precision and Bias310.1 The precision and bias of these test methods depend onthe ability to read and interpolate the s
34、teel rule and balance andto judge when surface contact occurs between the depth gagedisk and the test specimen.10.2 Thickness of BundlesAn interlaboratory comparisonof six participating laboratories was conducted in 1991 onfibrous glass insulation. This test program used four commonbatt insulations
35、and tested all batts within each package. Awithin-laboratory repeatability for thickness measurements of7 % was obtained, which also includes product and packagingvariability. Individual batt measurements were initially ex-pressed as percentages of the average measurement of therespective package av
36、erage. These percentages were thennormalized to the average thickness versus piece locationdistribution for the respective product as measured by the sixlaboratories. Twice the sample standard deviation of thesevalues yielded the repeatability. The 95 % repeatability limit,2.8 (sr), was 9 %.10.3 The
37、 interlaboratory comparison noted in 10.2 yieldedvalues for bias of the batt sampling techniques specified in 6.2of not greater than 1 % for any of the products tested. Bias wasmeasured in terms of the percent deviation of the averagethickness of the sampled batts from the package average.10.4 Impre
38、cision of the batt sampling techniques was deter-mined to be 2.4 % for the five-batt method and 3.6 % for thethree-batt method.NOTE 5Imprecision in this subsection refers to twice the samplestandard deviation of the thicknesses predicted by the sampling techniqueexpressed as a percentage of the aver
39、age measured thickness of all battswithin the package.10.5 Thickness of Cut RollAn interlaboratory study of thecut roll sampling technique was run in 1995 on fibrous glassinsulation. Five laboratories each tested three samples of twomaterial thicknesses. The materials included an R-11 roll, 32in. (9
40、.75 m) long by 15 in. (38.1 cm) wide, and an R-19 roll,39 ft (11.89 m) long by 15 in. (38.1 cm) wide. These materialsrepresent the range of product packaged as rolls. The analyzeddata consisted of a package average thickness, calculated from25 sampling points per package, five locations each from fi
41、vebatts per each roll.10.5.1 Precision Results:R-11 R-1995 % repeatability limit (within laboratory) 25.9 % 6.7 %95 % reproducibility limit (between laboratories) 38.7 % 11.4 %10.5.2 BiasThere is not an accepted reference valueavailable, and thickness bias cannot be determined.10.6 Density of Cut Ro
42、llData from the interlaboratorystudy of the cut roll sampling technique was used to investigatethe precision and bias of density calculations. Density isdefined as the mass per unit volume, and is dependent uponboth the process of weighing the sample and measuring its sizein three dimensions.10.6.1
43、Precision Results:R-11 R-1995 % repeatability limit (within laboratory) 7.8 % 17.9 %95 % reproducibility limit (between laboratories) 14.7 % 40.8 %10.6.2 BiasThere is not an accepted reference valueavailable, and density bias cannot be determined.10.7 Thickness of Full RollAn interlaboratory study o
44、f thefull roll sampling technique was also run in 1995 on fibrousglass insulation. Four laboratories each tested three samples oftwo material thicknesses. The materials included an R-10 roll,100 ft (30.48 m) long by 72 in. (182.88 cm) wide, and an R-19roll, 50 ft (15.24 m) long by 60 in. (152.4 cm)
45、wide. Thesematerials represent the range of product packaged as widerrolls. The analyzed data consisted of a package averagethickness, calculated from 20 sampling points per package, tenlocations each from two 15 ft (4.57 m) wide areas located 10ft (3.05 m) from each package end.10.7.1 Precision Res
46、ults:R-10 R-1995 % repeatability limit (within laboratory) 6.2 % 5.9 %95 % reproducibility limit (between laboratories) 13.3 % 7.3 %10.7.2 BiasThere is not an accepted reference valueavailable, and thickness bias cannot be determined. The inter-laboratory study revealed a thickness deviation from cu
47、t rollinsulation. The deviations are:R-10 0.152 in. (-3.86 mm)R-19 0.254 in. (-6.45 mm)10.8 Density of Full RollData from the interlaboratorystudy of the full roll sampling technique was used to investi-gate the precision and bias of density calculations. Density isdefined as the mass per unit volum
48、e, and is dependent uponboth the process of weighing the sample and measuring its sizein three dimensions.10.8.1 Precision Results:R-10 R-1995 % repeatability limit (within laboratory) 8.7 % 6.5 %95 % reproducibility limit (between laboratories) 13.3 % 7.2 %10.8.2 BiasThere is not an accepted refere
49、nce valueavailable, and density bias cannot be determined.10.9 The precision and bias for materials other than fibrousglass have not been determined.11. Keywords11.1 density-thermal insulating materials; thermal insulat-ing materialsbatt; thermal insulating materialsblanket;thicknessthermal insulating materials3Supporting data have been filed at ASTM International Headquarters and maybe obtained by requesting Research Report RR: C16 1016.C167094ASTM International takes no position respecting the validity of any patent rights asserted in
