ASTM_C_533_-_13.pdf

Designation:C53313Standard Specification forCalcium Silicate Block and Pipe Thermal Insulation1This standard is issued under the fixed designation C533;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()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.Scope1.1 This specification covers calcium silicate block and pipethermal insulation for use on surfaces with temperaturesbetween 80 and 1700F(27 to 927C),unless otherwise agreedupon between the manufacturer and the purchaser.1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regardedas standard.The values given in parentheses are mathematicalconversions to SI units that are provided for information onlyand are not considered standard.1.3 The following safety hazards caveat pertains only to thetest method(Section 12)described in this specification:Thisstandard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is the responsibility of the userof this standard to establish appropriate safety and healthpractices and determine the applicability of regulatory limita-tions prior to use.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2C165 Test Method for Measuring Compressive Properties ofThermal InsulationsC168 Terminology Relating to Thermal InsulationC177 Test Method for Steady-State Heat Flux Measure-ments and Thermal Transmission Properties by Means ofthe Guarded-Hot-Plate ApparatusC203 Test Methods for Breaking Load and Flexural Proper-ties of Block-Type Thermal InsulationC302 Test Method for Density and Dimensions of Pre-formed Pipe-Covering-Type Thermal InsulationC303 Test Method for Dimensions and Density of Pre-formed Block and BoardType Thermal InsulationC335 Test Method for Steady-State Heat Transfer Propertiesof Pipe InsulationC356 Test Method for Linear Shrinkage of Preformed High-Temperature Thermal Insulation Subjected to SoakingHeatC390 Practice for Sampling and Acceptance of ThermalInsulation LotsC411 Test Method for Hot-Surface Performance of High-Temperature Thermal InsulationC421 Test Method for Tumbling Friability of PreformedBlock-Type and Preformed Pipe-Covering-Type ThermalInsulationC446 Test Method for Breaking Load and Calculated Modu-lus of Rupture of Preformed Insulation for Pipes(With-drawn 2002)3C518 Test Method for Steady-State Thermal TransmissionProperties by Means of the Heat Flow Meter ApparatusC585 Practice for Inner and Outer Diameters of ThermalInsulation for Nominal Sizes of Pipe and TubingC795 Specification for Thermal Insulation for Use in Con-tact with Austenitic Stainless SteelC870 Practice for Conditioning of Thermal Insulating Ma-terialsC1045 Practice for Calculating Thermal Transmission Prop-erties Under Steady-State ConditionsC1058 Practice for Selecting Temperatures for Evaluatingand Reporting Thermal Properties of Thermal InsulationC1114 Test Method for Steady-State Thermal TransmissionProperties by Means of the Thin-Heater ApparatusC1616 Test Method for Determining the Moisture Contentof Organic and Inorganic Insulation Materials by WeightC1617 Practice for Quantitative Accelerated LaboratoryEvaluation of Extraction Solutions Containing IonsLeached from Thermal Insulation on Aqueous Corrosionof MetalsE84 Test Method for Surface Burning Characteristics ofBuilding MaterialsE136 Test Method for Behavior of Materials in a VerticalTube Furnace at 750C1This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee C16 onThermal Insulation and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee C16.20 onHomogeneous Inorganic Thermal Insulations.Current edition approved March 1,2013.Published March 2013.Originallyapproved in 1964 to replace C344 and C345.Last previous edition approved in 2011as C533 11.DOI:10.1520/C0533-13.2For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information,refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.3The last approved version of this historical standard is referenced onwww.astm.org.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 3.Terminology3.1 DefinitionsFor definitions used in this specification,see Terminology C168.4.Classification4.1 Thermal insulation shall be of the following types:4.1.1 Type IBlock for use on surfaces at temperature from80F(27C)to to 1200F(649C).4.1.2 Type IPipe for use on surfaces at temperature from80F(27C)to 1200F(649C).4.1.3 Type IABlock for use on surfaces at temperaturesfrom 80F(27C)to 1200F(649C).4.1.4 Type IIBlock for use on surfaces at temperaturesfrom 80F(27C)to 1700F(927C).5.Description5.1 CompositionCalcium silicate thermal insulation shallconsist principally of hydrous calcium