ASTM F2087-01

Standard Specification for Packing, Fiberglass, Braided, Rope, and Wick

SCOPE
1.1 This specification covers the general requirements and tests for braided, rope, and wick fiberglass packing used for boiler, furnace, and other high-temperature equipment seals for service temperatures up to 1000oF (538oC).

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 09-Feb-2001
• ICS: 27.060.01 - Burners and boilers in general
• Technical Committee: F25 - Ships and Marine Technology
• Drafting Committee: F25.02 - Insulation/Processes

Relations

• Replaced By: ASTM F2087-01(2007) - Standard Specification for Packing, Fiberglass, Braided, Rope, and Wick
• Effective Date: 01-May-2007

Standards Content (Sample)

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An American National Standard
Designation: F 2087 – 01
Standard Specification for
Packing, Fiberglass, Braided, Rope, and Wick
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F 2087; 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 (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope Type III—Braided
1.1 This specification covers the general requirements and
5. Ordering Information
tests for braided, rope, and wick fiberglass packing used for
5.1 Acquisition Requirements—Acquisition documents
boiler, furnace, and other high-temperature equipment seals for
must specify the following:
service temperatures up to 1000°F (538°C).
(a) Title, number, and date of this specification;
2. Referenced Documents (b) Type, size, and weight of spool, reel, or coil required
(see Section 7);
2.1 ASTM Standards:
2 (c) Marking requirements (see Section 15);
D 578 Specification for Glass Fiber Strands
(d) Packaging requirements (see Section 16);
D 3951 Practice for Commercial Packaging
4 (e) Performance requirements; and
D 4268 Test Methods for Testing Fiber Ropes
(f) Inspection, testing, and certification of the material
3. Terminology should be agreed upon between the purchaser and the supplier
as part of the purchase contract (see Sections 12 and 14).
3.1 Braided fiberglass—A braid constructed of continuous
fiberglass strands.
6. Materials and Manufacture
3.2 Plied—A yarn product produced by twisting together
6.1 Material—The material shall be a continuous, high-
two or more ends of single fiberglass yarns.
density-type ETG fiberglass material (see Specification
3.3 Strand—An ordered assemblage of textile fibers having
D 578D 578). Asbestos and components containing asbestos
a high ratio of length to diameter and normally used as a unit,
are prohibited.
including slivers, rovings, single yarns, plied yarns, cords,
6.2 Construction—The packing shall be composed of
braids, ropes, and so forth.
twisted plied strands made into a braided packing or laid up
3.4 Yarn—Portion of fiberglass reduced to thread to obtain a
into the general form of a wick or a loosely twisted rope
fine and thin strand.
according to the manufacturer’s design. If a core is used, it
3.5 Lot—Unless otherwise specified herein, a lot should
shall be of the same material and construction.
consist of all finished packing of one type and size produced in
a continuous run or at the same time under essentially the same
7. Dimensions and Tolerances
conditions.The sampling unit should be one spool, reel, or coil
7.1 Type I Wick Packing—Unless otherwise specified (see
of packing as necessary to enable performance of the required
5.1), the packing shall come in 13-lb (5.9-kg) or 25-lb
examinations or tests.
(11.3-kg) spools, reels, or coils in the sizes listed in Table 1.
4. Classification 7.2 Type II Rope Packing—Unless otherwise specified (see
5.1), the packing shall come in 25-lb (11.3-kg) or 50-lb
4.1 Classification—The material shall be of the following
(22.7-kg) spools, reels, or coils in the sizes listed in Table 2.
types as specified (see 5.1):
7.3 Type III Braided Packing—Unless otherwise specified
Type I—Wick
(see 5.1), the packing shall come in 25-lb (11.3-kg) or 50-lb
Type II—Rope
(22.7-kg) spools, reels, or coils in the sizes listed in Table 3.
8. Workmanship
This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F25 on Ships
and Marine Technology and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F25.02 on
8.1 Workmanship—The packing should be free from extra-
Insulation/Processes.
neous material and visible defects that may affect its service-
Current edition approved Feb. 10, 2001. Published April 2001.
Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 07.01. ability.
Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 15.09.
Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 07.02.
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F2087–01
TABLE 1 Dimensions for Type I Wick Packing
11.3 Splices—Unless otherwise agreed upon, there shall be
Size Diameter in. (mm) ft/lb (m/kg) allowed a maximum of two splices per unit with no piece
001W 0.250 6 0.025 (6.3 6 0.6) 54.00 6 5.40 (80.36 6 8.04)
shorter than 10 ft in length.
002W 0.375 6 0.038 (9.5 6 0.9) 29.00 6 2.90 (43.16 6 4.32)
11.4 Weight—Material shall be weighed in accordance with
Table 1, Table 2,or Table 3 using a weighing scale, accurate to
60.25 related to the real division of the graduated line. This
TABLE 2 Dimensions for Type II Rope Packing
value is expressed in mass unit of:
Size Diameter in. (mm) ft/lb (m/kg)
(a) the difference between the corresponding values of
001R 0.250 6 0.025 (6.3 6 0.6) 55.00 6 5.50 (
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