ASTM_C_610_-_16.pdf

Designation:C61016Standard Specification forMolded Expanded Perlite Block and Pipe ThermalInsulation1This standard is issued under the fixed designation C610;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 U.S.Department of Defense.1.Scope1.1 This specification covers molded expanded perliteblock,fittings,and pipe thermal insulation intended for use onsurfaces with temperatures between 80 to 1200F(27 to649C).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 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: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/C335M Test Method for Steady-State Heat TransferProperties of 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 ThermalInsulationC450 Practice for Fabrication of Thermal Insulating FittingCovers for NPS Piping,and Vessel LaggingC518 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 SteelC1045 Practice for Calculating Thermal Transmission Prop-erties Under Steady-State ConditionsC1058/C1058M Practice for Selecting Temperatures forEvaluating and Reporting Thermal Properties of ThermalInsulationC1616 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 MetalsC1763 Test Method for Water Absorption by Immersion ofThermal Insulation MaterialsE84 Test Method for Surface Burning Characteristics ofBuilding MaterialsE136 Test Method for Behavior of Materials in a VerticalTube Furnace at 750C3.Terminology3.1 DefinitionsFor definitions of general terms related tothermal insulation used in this specification,refer to Terminol-ogy C168.1This 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 Sept.1,2016.Published October 2016.Originallyapproved in 1967.Last previous edition approved in 2015 as C610 15.DOI:10.1520/C0610-16.2For 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 States1 4.Standard Shapes,Sizes,and Dimensions4.1 Molded expanded perlite block,fitting,and pipe thermalinsulation shall be as follows:4.1.1 BlockBlock shall be furnished in lengths of either 36or 39.4 in.(914 or 1000 mm),widths of 6 in.(152 mm),12 in.(305 mm),18 in.(457 mm),or 24 in.(610 mm),and inthickness from 112to 6 in.(38 to 152 mm)in increments of12in.(13 mm).4.1.2 Pipe InsulationMolded expanded perlite pipe insu-lation shall be supplied either as hollow cylindrical shapes splitin half lengthwise(in a plane including the cylindrical axis)orcurved segments.The pipe insulation shall be furnished insections or segments in lengths of either 36 or 39.4 in.(914 or1000 mm)to fit standard sizes of pipe and tubing,and innominal thickness from 1 to 4 in.(25 to 102 mm)in12-in.(13-mm)increments.Inner a