Standard Test Method for Electrical Resistance of Conductive Ceramic Tile (Withdrawn 2004)

SCOPE
1.1 This test method covers the determination of the electrical resistance of conductive ceramic tile prior to installation.  
1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as the standard. The values given in parentheses are for information only.  
1.3  This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
WITHDRAWN RATIONALE
This test method covers the determination of the electrical resistance of conductive ceramic tile prior to installation.
Formerly under the jurisdiction of Committee C21 on Ceramic Whitewares and Related Products, this test method was withdrawn in May 2004. Test Method C 483 is being withdrawn with no replacement because it is no longer used or relevant to the industry.

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Publication Date
31-Dec-1999
Withdrawal Date
31-May-2004
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Designation:C483–95 (Reapproved 2000)
Standard Test Method for
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Electrical Resistance of Conductive Ceramic Tile
This standard is issued under the fixed designation C 483; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (ε) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope requirements to prevent the accumulation of dangerous elec-
trostatic charges which, in the presence of flammable gases,
1.1 This test method covers the determination of the elec-
may cause possible explosions through spark discharges. Such
trical resistance of conductive ceramic tile prior to installation.
electrical resistance requirements are specifically called for in
1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded
hospital operating rooms and for floors of other rooms where
as the standard. The values given in parentheses are for
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flammable agents are stored or handled.
information only.
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the
6. Apparatus
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
6.1 Ohmmeter—A suitably calibrated d-c ohmmeter with a
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
nominal open-circuit output voltage of 500 V and a short-
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
circuit current of 2.5 to 10 mA, having wire leads and alligator
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
clamps.
2. Referenced Documents 6.2 Electrodes—Two electrodes weighing 5.0 lb (2.2 kg)
each and having a dry, flat circular contact area 2.5 in. (63.5
2.1 ASTM Standards:
mm) in diameter. The contact area shall comprise a surface of
C 242 Terminology of Ceramic Whitewares and Related
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aluminum or tin foil 0.0005 to 0.0010 in. (0.013 to 0.025 mm)
Products
thick, in electrical contact with the electrode and backed by a
D 2240 Test Method for Rubber Property—Durometer
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layer of rubber 0.25 in. (6.4 mm) thick and having a hardness
Hardness
of 506 10 as determined with a Shore Type A durometer as
3. Terminology
described in Test Method D 2240.
6.3 Iron Filings, dryclean,reasonablyfreeofoxidation,and
3.1 Definitions:
approximately 50-mesh size (0.297-mm opening).
3.1.1 conductive ceramic tile—tile made from special body
6.4 Stainless Steel Plate, 16 gage (1.29 mm) or heavier and
compositions or by methods that result in specific properties of
15 by 15 in. (380 by 380 mm) in size.
electrical conductivity while retaining other normal physical
properties of ceramic tile.
7. Sampling
3.1.2 tile—for the definition of the term “tile”, refer to
7.1 Size of Sample—Sufficient individual conductive ce-
Terminology C 242.
ramic tile to cover a minimum area of 3 by 3 in. (76 by 76 mm)
4. Summary of Test Method shallconstituteasample.Ifmounted,allthetileforonesample
shall be taken from the same sheet.
4.1 This test method consists of measuring the electrical
7.2 Selection of Sample—One sample shall be taken from
resistance between an electrode resting upon the tile to be
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each 200 ft (approximately 19 m ) of tile, but in no case shall
tested and a bed of iron filings on a stainless steel plate.
less than five samples be tested from a lot. In the case of
5. Significance and Use
patterns using a combination of conductive and nonconductive
tile, only the conductive tile shall be sampled.
5.1 This test method provides a means for determining
7.3 Preparation of Sample—The tile shall be dry and, if
whether conductive ceramic tile meets electrical resistance
previously mounted, shall be thoroughly cleaned to remove all
mounted material and adhesive. They shall then be dried at
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This test method is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee C-21 on
200°F (95°C) to constant weight and cooled to room tempera-
Ceramic Whitewares and Related Productsand is the direct responsibility of
ture before testing.
Subcommittee C21.06 on Ceramic Tile.
Current edition approved Sept. 10, 1995. Published November 1995. Originally
published as C 483 – 61 T. Last previous edition C 483 – 66 (1990).
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 15.02. See the National Fire Protection Association Pamphlet No. 56, Ch. 25 (June
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 09.01. 1959).
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C483
8. Procedure 8.2 Individual Tile—After the resistance range has been
determined on the group, remove the tile from the filings and
8.1 Group—Place two 1.0-in. (25.4-mm) wide and 0.0625-
test each tile individually in the same manner. Insulated side
in. (1.6-mm) thick metal strips parallel to each other on one
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