Designation:C287−98(Reapproved2012)StandardSpecificationforChemical-ResistantSulfurMortar1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationC287;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisspecificationcoverstherequirementsforchemical-resistantsulfurmortar,whichmustbeheatedandmoltentobeused,forbondingchemical-resistantbrickortile.Fortheuseofthesematerials,seePracticeC386.1.2Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.ThevaluesgiveninparenthesesaremathematicalconversionstoSIunitsthatareprovidedforinformationonlyandarenotconsideredstandard.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.SeeSection7forspecificsafetyhazard.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2C267TestMethodsforChemicalResistanceofMortars,Grouts,andMonolithicSurfacingsandPolymerConcretesC307TestMethodforTensileStrengthofChemical-ResistantMortar,Grouts,andMonolithicSurfacingsC321TestMethodforBondStrengthofChemical-ResistantMortarsC386PracticeforUseofChemical-ResistantSulfurMortarC413TestMethodforAbsorptionofChemical-ResistantMortars,Grouts,MonolithicSurfacings,andPolymerConcretesC579TestMethodsforCompressiveStrengthofChemical-ResistantMortars,Grouts,MonolithicSurfacings,andPolymerConcretesC580TestMethodforFlexuralStrengthandModulusofElasticityofChemical-ResistantMortars,Grouts,Mono-lithicSurfacings,andPolymerConcretesC904TerminologyRelatingtoChemical-ResistantNonme-tallicMaterials3.Terminology3.1Definitions—Fordefinitionsoftermsusedinthisspecification,seeTerminologyC904.4.ChemicalComposition4.1Thesulfurmortarshallconformtothefollowingre-quirementsforchemicalcomposition:Sulfur,%...