Designation:D315/D315M−95(Reapproved2009)´1StandardSpecificationforWovenAsbestosTape1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD315/D315M;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ε1NOTE—UnitsinformationwascorrectededitoriallyinMarch2010.1.Scope1.1Thisspecificationcoverswovenasbestostapehavingaminimumof75%asbestosfiberbyweight,excludingtheweightofotherinorganicreinforcingstrandsthatmaybepresent.1.2ThevaluesstatedineitherSIunitsorinch-poundunitsaretoberegardedseparatelyasstandard.Thevaluesstatedineachsystemmaynotbeexactequivalents;therefore,eachsystemshallbeusedindependentlyoftheother.Combiningvaluesfromthetwosystemsmayresultinnon-conformancewiththestandard.1.3Warning—Breathingofasbestosdustishazardous.Asbestosandasbestosproductspresentdemonstratedhealthrisksforusersandforthosewithwhomtheycomeintocontact.Inadditiontootherprecautions,whenworkingwithasbestos-cementproducts,minimizethedustthatresults.Forinforma-tiononthesafeuseofchrysoltileasbestos,referto“SafeUseofChrysotileAsbestos:AManualonPreventiveandControlMeasures.”21.4Thefollowingsafetyhazardscaveatpertainsonlytothetestmethods,Section13,describedinthisspecification:Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappropriatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimita-tionspriortouse.Forspecifichazardwarning,see1.3.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:3D123TerminologyRelatingtoTextilesD299SpecificationforAsbestosYarnsD1118TestMethodforMagneticRatingofAsbestosFiberandAsbestosTextilesD1682TestMethodforBreakingLoadandElongationofTextileFabric(Withdrawn1992)4D1777TestMethodforThicknessofTextileMaterialsD1918TestMethodforAsbestosContentofAsbestosTex-tilesD2100SpecificationforAsb...
