ASTM_C_1427_-_16.pdf

Designation:C142716Standard Specification forExtruded Preformed Flexible Cellular Polyolefin ThermalInsulation in Sheet and Tubular Form1This standard is issued under the fixed designation C1427;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.Scope1.1This specification covers extruded preformed flexiblecellular polyolefin thermal insulation operating temperaturesfrom 150F to 200F(101C to 93C).For specificapplications,the actual temperature limit shall be agreed uponbetween the manufacturer and the purchaser.1.2 The use of thermal insulation materials covered by thisspecification are governed by codes and standards that addressfire performance.Contact manufacturer for specific perfor-mance of product at the intended use thickness.1.3 This specification covers the physical properties ofpreformed flexible cellular polyolefin thermal insulation,which have been deemed mandatory for thermal design.Physical properties such as density and coefficient of thermalexpansion(CTE)have been deemed nonmandatory for thermaldesign.Nonmandatory physical properties have been includedin Appendix X1 for information purposes only.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.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 InsulationC390 Practice for Sampling and Acceptance of ThermalInsulation LotsC411 Test Method for Hot-Surface Performance of High-Temperature Thermal InsulationC447 Practice for Estimating the Maximum Use Tempera-ture of Thermal InsulationsC518 Test Method for Steady-State Thermal TransmissionProperties by Means of the Heat Flow Meter ApparatusC534 Specification for Preformed Flexible Elastomeric Cel-lular Thermal Insulation in Sheet and Tubular FormC585 Practice for Inner and Outer Diameters of ThermalInsulation for Nominal Sizes of Pipe and TubingC670 Practice for Preparing Precision and Bias Statementsfor Test Methods for Construction MaterialsC1045 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 ApparatusC1303 Test Method for Predicting Long-Term Thermal Re-sistance of Closed-Cell Foam InsulationC1304 Test Method for Assessing the Odor Emission ofThermal Insulation MaterialsC1763 Test Method for Water Absorption by Immersion ofThermal Insulation MaterialsD883 Terminology Relating to PlasticsD1622 Test Method for Apparent Density of Rigid CellularPlasticsD1667 Specification for Flexible Cellular MaterialsPoly(Vinyl Chloride)Foam(Closed-Cell)D3575 Test Methods for Flexible Cellular Materials MadeFrom Olefin PolymersE84 Test Method for Surface Burning Characteristics ofBuilding MaterialsE96/E96M Test Methods for Water Vapor Transmission ofMaterials1This 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 Dec.1,2016.Published January 2017.Originallyapproved in 1999.Last previous edition approved in 2013 as C1427 13.DOI:10.1520/C1427-16.2For 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 E177 Practice for Use of the Terms Precision and Bias inASTM Test MethodsE228 Test Method for Linear Thermal Expansion of SolidMaterials With a Push-Rod DilatometerE456 Terminology Relating to Quality and St