Designation:F1514−03(Reapproved2013)StandardTestMethodforMeasuringHeatStabilityofResilientFlooringbyColorChange1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF1514;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethodcoversaprocedurefordeterminingtheresistanceofresilientfloorcoveringtocolorchangefromexposuretoelevatedtemperatureoveraspecifiedperiodoftime.1.2Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.ThevaluesgiveninparenthesesaremathematicalconversionstoSIunitsthatareprovidedforinformationonlyandarenotconsideredstandard.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D794PracticeforDeterminingPermanentEffectofHeatonPlastics(Withdrawn1998)3D2244PracticeforCalculationofColorTolerancesandColorDifferencesfromInstrumentallyMeasuredColorCoordinatesE177PracticeforUseoftheTermsPrecisionandBiasinASTMTestMethodsE691PracticeforConductinganInterlaboratoryStudytoDeterminethePrecisionofaTestMethod3.SignificanceandUse3.1Resilientfloorcoveringismadebyfusingpolymermaterialsunderheatorpressure,orboth,invariousmanufac-turinganddecoratingprocesses.Thepolymermaterialmaybecompoundedwithplasticizers,stabilizers,fillers,andotheringredientsforprocessibilityandproductperformancecharac-teristics.Theformulationofthecompoundcanbevariedconsiderablydependingonthedesiredperformancecharacter-isticsandmethodsofprocessing.SeePracticeD794foradditionalsignificanceanduseinformation.3.1.1Heatstability,whichisresistancetodiscolorationfromheat,isabasicrequirementforprocessingandfunctionaluse.3.1.2Thistestmethodprovidesameansofmeasuringth...
