ASTM_F_715_-_07_2012.pdf

Designation:F71507(Reapproved 2012)Standard Test Methods forCoated Fabrics Used for Oil Spill Control and Storage1This standard is issued under the fixed designation F715;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of originaladoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.Anumber in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope1.1 These test methods cover laboratory-conducted perfor-mance tests for coated fabrics used in spill control barriers orin temporary storage devices.1.2 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded asstandard.No other units of measurement are included in thisstandard.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:2D86 Test Method for Distillation of Petroleum Products atAtmospheric PressureD93 Test Methods for Flash Point by Pensky-MartensClosed Cup TesterD97 Test Method for Pour Point of Petroleum ProductsD129 Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum Products(Gen-eral High Pressure Decomposition Device Method)D130 Test Method for Corrosiveness to Copper from Petro-leum Products by Copper Strip TestD287 Test Method for API Gravity of Crude Petroleum andPetroleum Products(Hydrometer Method)D445 Test Method for Kinematic Viscosity of Transparentand Opaque Liquids(and Calculation of Dynamic Viscos-ity)D482 Test Method for Ash from Petroleum ProductsD524 Test Method for Ramsbottom Carbon Residue ofPetroleum ProductsD543 Practices for Evaluating the Resistance of Plastics toChemical ReagentsD613 Test Method for Cetane Number of Diesel Fuel OilD664 Test Method for Acid Number of Petroleum Productsby Potentiometric TitrationD751 Test Methods for Coated FabricsD975 Specification for Diesel Fuel OilsD1149 Test Methods for Rubber DeteriorationCracking inan Ozone Controlled EnvironmentD1266 Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum Products(LampMethod)D1298 Test Method for Density,Relative Density(SpecificGravity),or API Gravity of Crude Petroleum and LiquidPetroleum Products by Hydrometer MethodD1319 Test Method for Hydrocarbon Types in Liquid Petro-leum Products by Fluorescent Indicator AdsorptionD1796 Test Method for Water and Sediment in Fuel Oils bythe Centrifuge Method(Laboratory Procedure)D2425 Test Method for Hydrocarbon Types in Middle Dis-tillates by Mass SpectrometryD2500 Test Method for Cloud Point of Petroleum ProductsD2644 Tolerances for Yarns Spun on the Woolen SystemD3117 Test Method for Wax Appearance Point of DistillateFuels(Withdrawn 2010)3D3884 Test Method for Abrasion Resistance of TextileFabrics(Rotary Platform,Double-Head Method)G26 Practice for Operating Light-Exposure Apparatus(Xenon-Arc Type)With and Without Water for Exposureof Nonmetallic Materials(Discontinued 2001)(With-drawn 2000)32.2 Federal Standard:Fed.Std.No.191A Textile Test Methods43.Significance and Use3.1 Membrane materials are subjected to these tests in orderto provide data that reasonably relate to membrane responseunder the actual conditions of spill control barrier or storagedevice use.3.2 Although these test methods provide data on individualperformance of membrane materials,all combinations of actual1These test methods are under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F20 onHazardous Substances and Oil Spill Response and are the direct responsibility ofSubcommittee F20.11 on Control.Current edition approved May 1,2012.Published June 2012.Originallyapproved in 1981.Last previous edition approved in 2007 as F715 07.DOI:10.1520/F0715-07R12.2For 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.3The last approved version of this historical standard is referenced onwww.astm.org.4Available from Standardization Documents Order Desk,Bldg.4 Section D,700Robbins Ave.,Philadelphia,PA 19111-5098,Attn:NPODS.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 conditions of spill control barrier or storage device use are notsimulated in this sequence of tests.4.Base Line Tests4.1 Number of SpecimensSubject specimens of spill con-trol membrane materials to the tests prescribed in 4.2-4.11.Perform all tests in the direction of both the warp and fill of thefabric.The number of specimens to be tested are as specified inthe procedures referenced in 4.2-4.11.4.2 Mass and ThicknessTest Methods D751.4.3 Tensile Strength and Elongation at BreakTest Meth-ods D751 for Breaking Strength,Procedure AGrab TestMethod.4.4 Tear StrengthTest Methods D751 for TearingStrength,Procedure BTongue Tear Method.