Designation:F2087−13AnAmericanNationalStandardStandardSpecificationforPacking,Fiberglass,Braided,Rope,andWick1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF2087;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ThisstandardhasbeenapprovedforusebyagenciesoftheDepartmentofDefense.1.Scope1.1Thisspecificationcoversthegeneralrequirementsandtestsforbraided,rope,andwickfiberglasspackingusedforboiler,furnace,andotherhigh-temperatureequipmentsealsforservicetemperaturesupto1000°F(538°C).1.2Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasthestandard.Thevaluesgiveninparenthesesareforinformationonly.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D578SpecificationforGlassFiberStrandsD3951PracticeforCommercialPackagingD4268TestMethodsforTestingFiberRopes(Withdrawn2002)33.Terminology3.1braidedfiberglass—abraidconstructedofcontinuousfiberglassstrands.3.2plied—ayarnproductproducedbytwistingtogethertwoormoreendsofsinglefiberglassyarns.3.3strand—anorderedassemblageoftextilefibershavingahighratiooflengthtodiameterandnormallyusedasaunit,includingslivers,rovings,singleyarns,pliedyarns,cords,braids,ropes,andsoforth.3.4yarn—portionoffiberglassreducedtothreadtoobtainafineandthinstrand.3.5lot—unlessotherwisespecifiedherein,alotshallconsistofallfinishedpackingofonetypeandsizeproducedinacontinuousrunoratthesametimeunderessentiallythesameconditions.Thesamplingunitshallbeonespool,reel,orcoilofpackingasnecessarytoenableperformanceoftherequiredexaminationsortests.4.Classification4.1Classification—Thematerialshallbeofthefollowingtypesasspecified(see5.1):T...
