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Designation:C141017Standard Specification forCellular Melamine Thermal and Sound-Absorbing Insulation1This standard is issued under the fixed designation C1410;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.1.Scope1.1 This specification covers the type,physical properties,and dimensions of open-cell melamine foam intended for useas thermal and sound-absorbing insulation for temperaturesfrom 40 to+350F(40 to+177C)in industrial environ-ments.1.2 Some uses of thermal insulation materials covered bythis specification are governed by building codes that addressfire performance.1.3 The use of an appropriate vapor retarder is required oncold surface applications where water vapor condense andcause a decrease in thermal performance.Refer to PracticeC755 for selection of vapor retarders.Facings shall be agreedupon between the purchaser and the manufacturer or supplier.1.4 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.1.5 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.1.6 This international standard was developed in accor-dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-ization established in the Decision on Principles for theDevelopment of International Standards,Guides and Recom-mendations issued by the World Trade Organization TechnicalBarriers to Trade(TBT)Committee.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2C168 Terminology Relating to Thermal InsulationC177 Test Method for Steady-State Heat Flux Measure-ments and Thermal Transmission Properties by Means ofthe Guarded-Hot-Plate ApparatusC335 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 LotsC423 Test Method for SoundAbsorption and SoundAbsorp-tion Coefficients by the Reverberation Room MethodC518 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 TubingC755 Practice for Selection of Water Vapor Retarders forThermal InsulationC1045 Practice for Calculating Thermal Transmission Prop-erties Under Steady-State ConditionsC1104/C1104M Test Method for Determining the WaterVapor Sorption of Unfaced Mineral Fiber InsulationC1363 Test Method for Thermal Performance of BuildingMaterials and Envelope Assemblies by Means of a HotBox ApparatusD2863 Test Method for Measuring the Minimum OxygenConcentration to Support Candle-Like Combustion ofPlastics(Oxygen Index)D3574 Test Methods for Flexible Cellular MaterialsSlab,Bonded,and Molded Urethane FoamsE84 Test Method for Surface Burning Characteristics ofBuilding MaterialsE176 Terminology of Fire StandardsE662 Test Method for Specific Optical Density of SmokeGenerated by Solid MaterialsE795 Practices for Mounting Test Specimens During SoundAbsorption TestsE2231 Practice for Specimen Preparation and Mounting ofPipe and Duct Insulation Materials to Assess SurfaceBurning Characteristics1This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee C16 onThermal Insulation and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee C16.22 onOrganic and Nonhomogeneous Inorganic Thermal Insulations.Current edition approved April 15,2017.Published May 2017.Originallyapproved in 1998.Last previous edition approved in 2014 as C1410 14.DOI:10.1520/C1410-17.2For 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.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United StatesThis international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for theDevelopment of International Standards,Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade(TBT)Committee.1 2.2 Boeing Standards:Boeing Specification Support Standard 7239632.3 International Maritime Organization:Resolution MSC.41(64)Interim Standard for MeasuringSmoke and Toxic Products of Combustion Interim Stan-dard for Measuring Smoke and Toxic Products of Com-bustion43.Termino