ASTM D249-89(1996)

Standard Specification for Asphalt Roll Roofing (Organic Felt) Surfaced with Mineral Granules (Withdrawn 2002)

SCOPE
1.1 This specification covers asphalt roofing in sheet form, in widths as agreed upon by the purchaser and the seller, composed of asphalt-saturated organic felt coated on both sides with asphalt and surfaced on the weather side with mineral granules, except for any selvage.
1.2 This standard may involve hazardous materials, operations, and equipment. This standard does not purport to address all of the safety problems 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.

General Information

• Status: Withdrawn
• Publication Date: 31-Dec-1988
• ICS: 91.100.50 - Binders. Sealing materials
• Technical Committee: D08 - Roofing and Waterproofing
• Drafting Committee: D08.02 - Steep Roofing Products and Assemblies

Standards Content (Sample)

Designation: D 249 – 89 (Reapproved 1996)
AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING AND MATERIALS
100 Barr Harbor Dr., West Conshohocken, PA 19428
Reprinted from the Annual Book of ASTM Standards. Copyright ASTM
Standard Specification for
Asphalt Roll Roofing (Organic Felt) Surfaced with Mineral
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Granules
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 249; 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 (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 coated on both sides with a hot asphaltic coating, and finally
surfaced on the weather side with mineral granules, except for
1.1 This specification covers asphalt roofing in sheet form,
any selvage. The reverse side shall be covered with a suitable
in widths as agreed upon by the purchaser and the seller,
material to prevent sticking in the roll.
composed of asphalt-saturated organic felt coated on both sides
5.2 The granule surfacing shall be omitted on any selvage,
with asphalt and surfaced on the weather side with mineral
and the asphalt coating may be omitted on the weather side of
granules, except for any selvage.
the selvage. If the selvage is coated, it shall be covered with a
1.2 This standard does not purport to address all of the
material to prevent sticking in the roll that will not interfere
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
with the bonding of lap cement.
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
5.3 The felt shall be produced primarily from organic fibers.
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
The surface of the felt shall be uniform and relatively smooth.
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
Upon splitting or tearing on the bias, the felt shall appear
2. Referenced Documents
reasonably free of lumps of underbeaten stock and particles of
foreign substances.
2.1 ASTM Standards:
5.4 The asphaltic coating may be compounded with a fine
D 146 Test Methods for Sampling and Testing Bitumen-
mineral stabilizer substantially insoluble in water.
Saturated Felts and Woven Fabrics for Roofing and Wa-
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terproofing
6. Physical Requirements
D 228 Test Methods for Asphalt Roll Roofing, Cap Sheets,
6.1 The finished material shall neither crack at ambient
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and Shingles
temperatures above 50°F (10°C) nor be so sticky at tempera-
D 1079 Terminology Relating to Roofing, Waterproofing,
tures below 140°F (60°C) as to cause tearing or other material
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and Bituminous Materials
damage upon being unrolled.
D 3019 Specification for Lap Cement Used with Asphalt
6.2 Pliability—At least eight strips out of ten from the
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Roll Roofing
granule-surfaced portion of the sheet shall not crack when
tested in accordance with Test Methods D 228, Section 17.
3. Terminology
6.3 Loss and Behavior on Heating—There shall be no more
3.1 Refer to Terminology D 1079 for definitions of terms
than 1.5 % volatile loss, and the granular surfacing shall not
used in this specification.
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slide more than ⁄16 in. (2 mm) when tested in accordance with
Test Methods D 228, Section 18.
4. Classification
6.4 Material with a 4-in. (102 mm) wide selvage shall meet
4.1 Type I—Minimum net mass of granule-surfaced portion
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the lap strength requirements with Type II cement specified in
74.0 lb/100 ft ) (3610 gm/m ).
Specification D 3019.
4.2 Type II—Minimum net mass of granule-surfaced por-
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tion 71.5 lb/100 ft (3490 gm/m ).
7. Dimensions, Mass, and Permissible Variations
7.1 Width—The material shall be put up in rolls and shall be
5. Materials and Manufacture
36 in. (914 mm) 6 0.7 % wide, unless another width is agreed
5.1 In the process of manufacture, a single thickness of dry
upon by the purchaser and the seller.
felt shall be impregnated with a hot asphaltic saturant, then
7.2 Selvage—The material may be offered without a sel-
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vage, with a 2 6 ⁄4 in. (51 6 6 mm) selvage, or with a 4 6 ⁄2
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in. (102 6 12 mm) selvage.
This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D-8 on
Roofing, Waterproofing, and Bituminous Materials and is the direct responsibility of
7.3 Area—The standard 36-in. (914-mm) wide roll shall
Subcommittee D08.02 on Prepared Roofing, Shingles, and Siding Materials. 2 2
contain 108 ft (10.0 m )6 1 % of sheet if there is no selvage
Current edition approved April 4, 1989. Published May 1989. Originally
or if there is a 2-in. (51-mm) selvage. The standard width roll
published as D 249 – 26 T. Last previous edition D 249 – 81.
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 04.04. shall contain 114 ft (10.6 m ) 6 1 % of sheet if there is a 4-in.
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D 249
(102-mm) selvage. For other widths, the average area of the 9.2 Lap Strength—Specification D 3019.
rolls shall not deviate more
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