ASTM C216-06

Standard Specification for Facing Brick (Solid Masonry Units Made from Clay or Shale)

SCOPE
1.1 This specification covers brick intended for use in masonry and supplying structural or facing components, or both, to the structure.
1.2 The property requirements of this specification apply at the time of purchase. The use of results from testing of brick extracted from masonry structures for determining conformance or nonconformance to the property requirements (Section 6) of this specification is beyond the scope of this specification.
1.3 The brick are prismatic units available in a variety of sizes, textures, colors, and shapes. This specification is not intended to provide specifications for paving brick (see Specification C 902).
1.4 Brick are manufactured from clay, shale, or similar naturally occurring earthy substances and subjected to a heat treatment at elevated temperatures (firing). The heat treatment must develop a fired bond between the particulate constituents to provide the strength and durability requirements of this specification (see firing, fired bond, and incipient fusion in Terminology C 43).
1.5 Brick are shaped during manufacture by molding, pressing, or extrusion, and the shaping method is a way to describe the brick.
1.6 Three types of brick in each of two grades are covered.
1.7 The text of this specification references notes and footnotes which provide explanatory material. These notes and footnotes (excluding those in tables and figures) shall not be considered as requirements of the standard.
1.8 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as the standard. The values given in parentheses are for information only.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 30-Sep-2006
• ICS: 91.100.15 - Mineral materials and products
• Technical Committee: C15 - Manufactured Masonry Units
• Drafting Committee: C15.02 - Brick and Structural Clay Tile

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM C216-05a - Standard Specification for Facing Brick (Solid Masonry Units Made from Clay or Shale)
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2006
• Replaced By: ASTM C216-07 - Standard Specification for Facing Brick (Solid Masonry Units Made from Clay or Shale)
• Effective Date: 01-Feb-2007
• Referred By: ASTM C1472-16(2022) - Standard Guide for Calculating Movement and Other Effects When Establishing Sealant Joint Width
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2006
• Referred By: ASTM C652-22 - Standard Specification for Hollow Brick (Hollow Masonry Units Made From Clay or Shale)
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2006
• Referred By: ASTM C34-23 - Standard Specification for Structural Clay Loadbearing Wall Tile
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2006
• Referred By: ASTM C1232-21a - Standard Terminology for Masonry
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2006
• Referred By: ASTM C1283-15(2021) - Standard Practice for Installing Clay Flue Lining
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2006
• Referred By: ASTM E2266-22 - Standard Guide for Design and Construction of Low-Rise Frame Building Wall Systems to Resist Water Intrusion
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2006
• Referred By: ASTM C1713-23 - Standard Specification for Mortars for the Repair of Historic Masonry
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2006
• Referred By: ASTM C62-23 - Standard Specification for Building Brick (Solid Masonry Units Made from Clay or Shale)
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2006

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: C 216 – 06
Standard Specification for
Facing Brick (Solid Masonry Units Made from Clay or
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Shale)
This standard is issued under the fixed designation C216; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision.Anumber in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.A
superscript epsilon (e) 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. Scope* 2. Referenced Documents
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1.1 This specification covers brick intended for use in 2.1 ASTM Standards:
masonry and supplying structural or facing components, or C43 Terminology of Structural Clay Products
both, to the structure. C67 Test Methods for Sampling and Testing Brick and
1.2 The property requirements of this specification apply at Structural Clay Tile
the time of purchase. The use of results from testing of brick C902 Specification for Pedestrian and Light Traffic Paving
extracted from masonry structures for determining conform- Brick
ance or nonconformance to the property requirements (Section E835/E835M Guide for Modular Coordination of Clay
6)ofthisspecificationisbeyondthescopeofthisspecification. and Concrete Masonry Units
1.3 The brick are prismatic units available in a variety of
3. Grades
sizes, textures, colors, and shapes. This specification is not
intended to provide specifications for paving brick (see Speci- 3.1 Grades classify brick according to their resistance to
damage by freezing when saturated at a moisture content not
fication C902).
1.4 Brick are manufactured from clay, shale, or similar exceedingthe24-hcoldwaterabsorption.Twogradesoffacing
brick are covered and the requirements are given in Section 6.
naturally occurring earthy substances and subjected to a heat
treatment at elevated temperatures (firing). The heat treatment 3.1.1 Grade SW (Severe Weathering)—Brick intended for
use where high resistance to damage caused by cyclic freezing
must develop a fired bond between the particulate constituents
to provide the strength and durability requirements of this is desired.
specification (see firing, fired bond, and incipient fusion in 3.1.2 Grade MW (Moderate Weathering)—Brick intended
for use where moderate resistance to cyclic freezing damage is
TerminologyC43).
1.5 Brickareshapedduringmanufacturebymolding,press- permissible.
ing, or extrusion, and the shaping method is a way to describe
NOTE 1—Measurement of moisture content of brick in buildings
the brick.
indicates that, when the building is designed and constructed to reduce
1.6 Three types of brick in each of two grades are covered.
water penetration, the 24-h cold water absorption is unlikely to be
1.7 The text of this specification references notes and exceeded.
footnotes which provide explanatory material.These notes and
4. Types
footnotes (excluding those in tables and figures) shall not be
4.1 Three types of facing brick are covered:
considered as requirements of the standard.
4.1.1 Type FBS—Brick for general use in masonry.
1.8 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded
4.1.2 Type FBX—Brick for general use in masonry where a
as the standard. The values given in parentheses are for
higher degree of precision and lower permissible variation in
information only.
size than permitted for Type FBS is required.
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee C15 on
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Manufactured Masonry Units and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
C15.02 on Brick and Structural Clay Tile. contact ASTM Customer Service at [e-mail]. For Annual Book of ASTM
Current edition approved Oct. 1, 2006. Published October 2006. Originally Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
approved in 1947. Last previous edition approved in 2005 as C216–05a. the ASTM website.
*ASummary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard.
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C216–06
TABLE 1 Physical Requirements
Minimum Compressive Strength Maximum Water Absorption Maximum Saturation
A
psi, (MPa) gross area by 5-h Boiling, % Coefficient
Designation
Average of 5 Average Average
Individual Individual Individual
brick of 5 brick of 5 brick
Grade SW 3000 (20.7) 2500 (17.2) 17.0 20.0 0.78 0.80
Grade MW 2500 (17.2) 2200 (15.2) 22.0 25.0 0.88 0.90
A
The saturation coefficient is the ratio of absorption by 24-h submersion in cold water to that after 5-h submersion in boiling water.
4.1.3 Type FBA—Brick for general use in masonry selected not apply, provided a representative sample o
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