Designation:F1861−16StandardSpecificationforResilientWallBase1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF1861;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisspecificationcoversresilientwallbase.Theseproductsaremanufacturedfromrubberorthermoplasticmaterials,oracombinationthereof.Wallbaseisusedtoprovideafunctional,aswellasdecorativeborder,betweenwallsandfloors.Thisspecificationdoesnotincluderigidproducts.1.2Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasthestandard.Thevaluesgiveninparenthesesareforinformationonly.1.3Thefollowingsafetycaveatpertainstothetestmethodsportion,Section12,ofthisspecification:Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associ-atedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappropriatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1Thefollowingdocumentsoftheissueineffectonthedateofthematerialpurchaseformapartofthisspecificationtotheextentreferencedherein:2.2ASTMStandards:2D883TerminologyRelatingtoPlasticsD1566TerminologyRelatingtoRubberD1755SpecificationforPoly(VinylChloride)ResinsF137TestMethodforFlexibilityofResilientFlooringMa-terialswithCylindricalMandrelApparatusF141TerminologyRelatingtoResilientFloorCoveringsF386TestMethodforThicknessofResilientFlooringMa-terialsHavingFlatSurfacesF410TestMethodforWearLayerThicknessofResilientFloorCoveringsbyOpticalMeasurementF925TestMethodforResistancetoChemicalsofResilientFlooringF1515TestMethodforMeasuringLightStabilityofResil-ientFlooringbyColorChange2.3OtherStandards:ANSI/ASQCZ1.4–2003(R2013)SamplingProceduresandTablesforInspectionbyAttributes33.Terminology3.1Definitions—Fordefinitionsofothertermsusedinthisstandard,seeTerminologyF141.4.Classification4.1Types—Wallbaseshal...
