ASTM F1860-03
(Specification)Standard Specification for Rubber Sheet Floor Covering With Backing
Standard Specification for Rubber Sheet Floor Covering With Backing
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1.1 This specification covers the requirements for the compound and physical characteristics of rubber sheet floor covering having a rubber wear layer with backing. Products may also contain intermediate layers.
1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as the standard. The SI units given in parentheses are for information only.
1.3 The following precautionary statement pertains only to the test method portion, Section 9, of this specification: 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.
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Designation: F 1860 – 03
Standard Specification for
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Rubber Sheet Floor Covering With Backing
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F 1860; 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.
1. Scope F 1482 Guide for Wood Underlayment Products Available
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for Use Under Resilient Flooring
1.1 This specification covers the requirements for the com-
F 1514 Test Method for Measuring Heat Stability of Resil-
pound and physical characteristics of rubber sheet floor cov-
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ient Vinyl Flooring by Color Change
ering having a rubber wear layer with backing. Products may
F 1515 Test Method for Measuring Light Stability of
also contain intermediate layers.
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Resilient Vinyl Flooring by Color Change
1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded
2.3 ANSI Standards:
as the standard. The SI units given in parentheses are for
ANSI/ASQC Z1.4-1993 Sampling Procedures and Tables
information only.
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for Inspection by Attributes
1.3 The following precautionary statement pertains only to
the test method portion, Section 10, of this specification: This
3. Terminology
standard does not purport to address all the safety concerns, if
3.1 Definitions—For definitions of other terms used in this
any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user
standard, see Terminology F 141.
of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health
practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limita-
4. Classification
tions prior to use.
4.1 Rubber sheet floor covering covered by this specifica-
2. Referenced Documents tion shall conform to the following types:
4.1.1 Type I—Homogeneous rubber sheet floor covering
2.1 The following documents if the issue in effect on the
with backing:
date of the material purchase form a part of this specification to
4.1.1.1 Fibrous backing, and
the extent referenced herein:
4.1.1.2 Foamed rubber backing.
2.2 ASTM Standards:
2 4.1.2 Type II—Layered rubber sheet floor covering with
D 412 Test Method for Rubber Properties in Tension
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backing:
D 883 Terminology Relating to Plastics
2 4.1.2.1 Fibrous backing, and
D 1566 Terminology Relating to Rubber
4.1.2.2 Foamed rubber backing.
D 2240 Test Method for Rubber Property - Durometer
2 4.2 The above may have either smooth, embossed, or
Hardness
4 molded pattern surfaces.
F 141 Terminology Relating to Resilient Floor Coverings
4.3 These products shall not contain asbestos.
F 387 Test Method for Measuring Thickness of Resilient
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Floor Covering With Foam Layer
5. Ordering Information
F 410 Test Method for Wear Layer Thickness of Resilient
4 5.1 Purchasers shall state whether this specification is to be
Floor Coverings by Optical Measurement
used, select the preferred options permitted herein and include
F 710 Practice for Preparing Concrete Floors and Other
4 the following information in the invitation to bid or purchase
Monolithic Floors to Receive Resilient Flooring
order:
F 925 Test Method for Resistance to Chemicals of Resilient
4 5.1.1 Title, number, and date of this specification,
Flooring
4 5.1.2 Type, color, and surface (see Section 4 and Section 6),
F 970 Test Method for Static Load Limit
5.1.3 Quantity, in square feet, square yards, or square
metres,
5.1.4 Thickness required. (see 8.3),
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F06 on
5.1.5 Overall thickness, if molded pattern flooring is speci-
Resilient Floor Coverings and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F06.80
fied (see 8.1),
on Specifications.
Current edition approved March 10, 2003. Published May 2003. Originally
approved in 1998. Last previous edition aprpoved in 2002 as F 1860–00.
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F1860–03
5.1.6 Width required (see 8.4), 6.6 Color, Pattern, and Wearing Surface—The color, pat-
tern, and wear layer surface, as applicable, shall be as specified
5.1.7 Length required (see 8.5),
in the contract or order (see 5.1).
5.1.8 Resistance to chemicals, (see 7.4),
5.1.9 Lot information, if other than as specified in ANSI/
NOTE 1—The colors and patterns that are available are indicated in
ASQC Z1.4-1993. (see 10.1 and 11.1),
individual manufacturer’s current catalogs. As manufactured, colors may
vary somewhat in hue or shade from the catalo
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