1、Designation: F3008 13Standard Specification forCork Floor Tile1This standard is issued under the fixed designation F3008; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates
2、the year of last reapproval. Asuperscript epsilon () indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1. Scope1.1 This specification covers requirements for the com-pound and physical characteristics of cork floor tile. Thisstandard specifies the requirements for cork floor coveri
3、ngsmade from agglomerated composition cork supplied in tileform, which are designed to be used with a factory finish or anin situ finish, or both.1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regardedas standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematicalconversions to SI units that are
4、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 practices and determine the applica-
5、bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.2. Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2F137 Test Method for Flexibility of Resilient Flooring Ma-terials with Cylindrical Mandrel ApparatusF141 Terminology Relating to Resilient Floor CoveringsF386 Test Method for Thickness of Resilient Flooring Ma-t
6、erials Having Flat SurfacesF710 Practice for Preparing Concrete Floors to ReceiveResilient FlooringF925 Test Method for Resistance to Chemicals of ResilientFlooringF970 Test Method for Static Load LimitF1914 Test Methods for Short-Term Indentation and Re-sidual Indentation of Resilient Floor Coverin
7、gF2055 Test Method for Size and Squareness of ResilientFloor Tile by Dial Gage MethodF2199 Test Method for Determining Dimensional Stabilityof Resilient Floor Tile after Exposure to Heat2.2 European Standards:3EN 672 Resilient floor coverings - Determination of appar-ent density of agglomerated cork
8、EN 434 Resilient floor coverings - Determination of dimen-sional stability and curling after exposure to heat2.3 ISO Standards:4ISO 4918 Resilient textile, and laminate floor coverings Castor Chair TestISO 24338 Laminate floor coverings Determination ofabrasion resistance2.4 ANSI/ASQC Standard:4ANSI
9、/ASQC XZ1.4 Sampling Procedures and Tables forInspection by Attributes3. Terminology3.1 DefinitionsFor definitions of terms used in thisstandard, see Terminology F141.3.2 agglomerated corkproduct obtained from the blendingof cork granules with the addition of a binder. The percentageof cork, by weig
10、ht, shall be 90 %.4. Classification4.1 ClassType: cork floor tile covered by this specifica-tion shall have a smooth surface and be classified as follows:4.1.1 Class IHomogeneous Cork Tile (6.1)4.1.1.1 Type AUnfinished (specify details of staining orsite finishing, or both)4.1.1.2 Type BFactory fini
11、shed (specify per manufactur-ers product information)4.1.2 Class IIHeterogeneous Cork Tile (6.2)4.1.2.1 Type AUnfinished (specify details of staining orsite finishing, or both)4.1.2.2 Type BFactory finished (specify per manufactur-ers product information)1This specification is under the jurisdiction
12、 of ASTM Committee on ResilientFloor Coverings and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F06.80 onSpecifications.Current edition approved Sept. 1, 2013. Published September 2013. DOI:10.1520/F3008-13.2For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, orcontact ASTM Customer
13、 Service at serviceastm.org. For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information, refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.3Available from European Committee for Standardization (CEN), AvenueMarnix 17, B-1000, Brussels, Belgium, http:/www.cen.eu.4Available from American Nation
14、al Standards Institute (ANSI), 25 W. 43rd St.,4th Floor, New York, NY 10036, http:/www.ansi.org.Copyright ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959. United States15. Ordering Information5.1 Purchaser shall state whether this specification is to beused,
15、select the preferred options permitted herein, and includethe following information in the invitation to bid or purchaseorder:5.1.1 Title, number, and date of this specification.5.1.2 Class, type, pattern, and wearing surface (Section 4).5.1.3 Quantity, in square feet, square metres, or cartons.5.1.
16、4 Size required.5.1.5 Thickness required.5.1.6 Resistance to chemicals (8.6).5.1.7 Lot information; if other than as specified in ANSI/ASQC Z1.4 (11.1).5.1.8 Packing requirements, if other than as specified (Sec-tion 14).5.1.9 Palletizing, if required.5.1.10 Marking required, if other than specified
17、 (Section13).5.1.11 Other requirements.6. Materials and Manufacture6.1 Class IHomogeneous Cork Tile Homogeneous corktile shall be of uniform structure and composition throughout,consisting of cork granules thoroughly and uniformly bondedtogether.6.2 Class IIHeterogeneous Cork Tile The pattern of thi
18、stile comprises a veneer layer of cork and a base layer consistingof cork granules thoroughly and uniformly bonded together.The pattern of this tile need not extend throughout the entirethickness of the tile.7. Physical Properties7.1 SquarenessWhen tested in accordance with TestMethod F2055, cork fl
19、oor tile squareness variation shall notexceed 0.02 in. (0.5 mm).7.2 ThicknessWhen tested in accordance with TestMethod F386, thickness variation shall not exceed 60.01 in.(60.25 mm).7.3 SizeWhen measured in accordance with Test MethodF2055, a tolerance of 60.016 in. (0.4 mm) per tile shall bepermitt
20、ed.7.4 Apparent DensityShall be 28 lb/ft3(450 kg/m3) whentested in accordance with EN 672.7.5 CurlingWhen tested in accordance with EN 434, shallcurl less than 0.236 in. (6 mm).7.6 Moisture ContentShall be 4.5 % and 4.5 % and 6 %, per manufacturers guidelines 7.6Flexibility 2-in. (50.8-mm) mandrel,
21、no crack or break F137 7.7Castor Chair Test For commercial use, 20 000 cycles with no disturbance to the surface other than slight change in ap-pearance and no delamination shall occurISO 4918 8.1Static Load Resistance 0.005 in. (0.127 mm) at 250 lb (113.4 kg) load F970 8.2Residual Indentation Avera
22、ge less than 8 %, maximum single reading 10 % F1914 8.3Dimensional Stability Shall not change in linear dimension more than 0.020 in./linear ft (0.51 mm/305 mm) F2199 8.4Resistance to Abrasion $4000 revolutions, for commercial use ISO 24338 8.5Resistance to Chemicals no more than a slight change in
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