ASTM C764-02

Standard Specification for Mineral Fiber Loose-Fill Thermal Insulation

SCOPE
1.1 This specification covers the composition and physical properties of nodulated mineral fiber thermal insulation for use in attics or enclosed spaces in housing and other framed buildings.
1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as the standard. The values in parentheses are provided 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.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 09-Oct-2002
• ICS: 91.100.60 - Thermal and sound insulating materials
• Technical Committee: C16 - Thermal Insulation
• Drafting Committee: C16.23 - Blanket and Loose Fill Insulation

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM C764-99 - Standard Specification for Mineral Fiber Loose-Fill Thermal Insulation
• Effective Date: 10-Oct-2002
• Replaced By: ASTM C764-04 - Standard Specification for Mineral Fiber Loose-Fill Thermal Insulation
• Effective Date: 01-Jun-2004
• Referred By: ASTM C1373/C1373M-11(2017) - Standard Practice for Determination of Thermal Resistance of Attic Insulation Systems Under Simulated Winter Conditions
• Effective Date: 10-Oct-2002
• Referred By: ASTM C1558-19 - Standard Guide for Development of Standard Data Records for Computerization of Thermal Transmission Test Data for Thermal Insulation
• Effective Date: 10-Oct-2002
• Referred By: ASTM E970-17e1 - Standard Test Method for Critical Radiant Flux of Exposed Attic Floor Insulation Using a Radiant Heat Energy Source
• Effective Date: 10-Oct-2002
• Referred By: ASTM C1015-17 - Standard Practice for Installation of Cellulosic and Mineral Fiber Loose-Fill Thermal Insulation
• Effective Date: 10-Oct-2002
• Referred By: ASTM C1363-19 - Standard Test Method for Thermal Performance of Building Materials and Envelope Assemblies by Means of a Hot Box Apparatus
• Effective Date: 10-Oct-2002
• Referred By: ASTM C1374-18(2023) - Standard Test Method for Determination of Installed Thickness of Pneumatically Applied Loose-Fill Building Insulation
• Effective Date: 10-Oct-2002
• Referred By: ASTM C1630-19 - Standard Guide for Development of Coverage Charts for Loose-Fill Thermal Building Insulations
• Effective Date: 10-Oct-2002

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: C 764 – 02
Standard Specification for
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Mineral Fiber Loose-Fill Thermal Insulation
This standard is issued under the fixed designation C 764; 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 C 1338 Test Method for Determining Fungi Resistance of
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Insulation Materials and Facings
1.1 This specification covers the composition and physical
C 1363 Test Method for the Thermal Performance of Build-
properties of nodulated mineral fiber thermal insulation for use
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ing Assemblies by Means of a Hot Box Apparatus
in attics or enclosed spaces in housing and other framed
E 136 Test Method for Behavior of Materials in a Vertical
buildings.
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Tube Furnace at 750°C
1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded
E 970 Test Method for Critical Radiant Flux of Exposed
as the standard. The values in parentheses are provided for
Attic Floor Insulation Using a Radiant Energy Heat
information only.
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Source
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the
G 1 Practice for Preparing, Cleaning, and Evaluating Cor-
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
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rosion Test Specimens
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
3. Terminology
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
3.1 Definitions—For definitions of terms used in this speci-
2. Referenced Documents fication, refer to Terminology C 168.
2.1 ASTM Standards:
4. Classification
B 152 Specification for Copper, Sheet, Strip, Plate, and
2 4.1 The nodulated mineral fiber thermal insulation shall be
Rolled Bar
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of the following types and classes:
C 168 Terminology Relating to Thermal Insulation
4.1.1 Type I—Pneumatic application.
C 177 Test Method for Steady-State Heat Flux Measure-
4.1.2 Type II—Poured application.
ments and Thermal Transmission Properties by Means of
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the Guarded Hot Plate Apparatus
5. Ordering Information
C 390 Criteria for Sampling and Acceptance of Preformed
5.1 Both types of nodulated mineral fiber thermal insulation
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Thermal Insulation Lots
are intended for use as thermal insulation in open spaces, such
C 518 Test Method for Steady-State Thermal Transmission
as attics and enclosed spaces, such as walls, in housing and
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Properties by Means of the Heat Flow Meter Apparatus
buildings at ambient temperatures. Type I is used for pneumatic
C 519 Test Method for Density of Fibrous Loose-Fill Build-
application (blown or conveyed by an air stream through a hose
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ing Insulations
and discharged over the area to be insulated). Type II is used
C 687 Practice for Determination of Thermal Resistance of
for application by pouring in place.
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Loose-Fill Type Building Insulation
C 1104/C1104M Test Method for Determining the Water
6. Materials and Manufacture
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Vapor Sorption of Unfaced Mineral Fiber Insulation
6.1 Basic Material—The basic material shall be fibers made
C 1304 Test Method for Assessing The Odor Emission of
3 from mineral substances such as rock, slag, or glass processed
Thermal Insulation Materials
from the molten state into an incombustible fibrous form.
6.2 Manufacture—The fibers shall be mechanically pro-
cessed into nodules, and may be treated to provide improved
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee C16 on
processing and handling characteristics suitable for installation
Thermal Insulation and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee C16.23 on
Blanket and Loose Fill Insulation. by pouring or pneumatic applications.
Current edition approved Oct. 10, 2002. Published October 2002. Originally
published as C 764 – 73. Last previous edition C 764 – 99.
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C764–02
7. Physical Properties 9. Workmanship
7.1 Thermal Characteristics—The standard thermal resis- 9.1 Mineral fiber nodulated insulation shall be free of
foreign materials and shall be clean and dry. The insulation
tance values normally recommended for open application are:
11, 19, 22, 30, and 38 (1.9, 2.3, 3.3, 3.9, 5.3, and 6.7) and are shall not have visible defects that will adversely affect the
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service quality.
expressed in °F·h·ft /Btu (K·m /W). The thermal resistance R
for the average of an
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