Designation:C1339/C1339M−18StandardTestMethodforFlowabilityandBearingAreaofChemical-ResistantPolymerMachineryGrouts1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationC1339/C1339M;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope*1.1Thistestmethodcoversthemeasureofflowabilityofchemical-resistantpolymermachinerygroutsasevaluatedina50-mm[2-in.]or25-mm[1-in.]pourthicknessinalaboratorysetting.Thetestmethodprovidesfortheassessmentofuppersurfaceplatecontactarea(bearingarea).Thesegroutswilltypicallybeatleasttwocomponentformulationsthatmaybeusedforinstallationswheregroutthicknesswillrangefrom25to150mm[1to6in.]underneaththebaseorplatesbeinggrouted.1.2ThevaluesstatedineitherSIunitsorinch-poundunitsaretoberegardedseparatelyasstandard.Thevaluesstatedineachsystemmaynotbeexactequivalents;therefore,eachsystemshallbeusedindependentlyoftheother.Combiningvaluesfromthetwosystemsmayresultinnon-conformancewiththestandard.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafety,health,andenvironmentalpracticesanddeter-minetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.1.4Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononPrinciplesfortheDevelopmentofInternationalStandards,GuidesandRecom-mendationsissuedbytheWorldTradeOrganizationTechnicalBarrierstoTrade(TBT)Committee.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2C904TerminologyRelatingtoChemical-ResistantNonme-tallicMaterials3.Terminology3.1Definitions—Fordefinitionoftermsusedinthistestmethod,seeTerminologyC904.4.SummaryofTestMethod4.1Polymermachinerygroutofaflowableconsistencyispouredintoahopperatoneendofashallowplastictroughwithaclearplasticcoverp...
