Designation:F1860−14StandardSpecificationforRubberSheetFloorCoveringWithBacking1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF1860;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisspecificationcoverstherequirementsforthecom-poundandphysicalcharacteristicsofrubbersheetfloorcov-eringhavingarubberwearlayerwithbacking.Productsmayalsocontainintermediatelayers.1.2Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.ThevaluesgiveninparenthesesaremathematicalconversionstoSIunitsthatareprovidedforinformationonlyandarenotconsideredstandard.1.3Thefollowingprecautionarystatementpertainsonlytothetestmethodportion,Section10,ofthisspecification:Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappropriatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimita-tionspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1Thefollowingdocumentsiftheissueineffectonthedateofthematerialpurchaseformapartofthisspecificationtotheextentreferencedherein:2.2ASTMStandards:2D412TestMethodsforVulcanizedRubberandThermoplas-ticElastomers—TensionD883TerminologyRelatingtoPlasticsD1566TerminologyRelatingtoRubberD2240TestMethodforRubberProperty—DurometerHard-nessF141TerminologyRelatingtoResilientFloorCoveringsF387TestMethodforMeasuringThicknessofResilientFloorCoveringWithFoamLayerF410TestMethodforWearLayerThicknessofResilientFloorCoveringsbyOpticalMeasurementF710PracticeforPreparingConcreteFloorstoReceiveResilientFlooringF925TestMethodforResistancetoChemicalsofResilientFlooringF970TestMethodforStaticLoadLimitF1482PracticeforInstallationandPreparationofPanelTypeUnderlaymentstoReceiveResilientFlooringF1514TestMethodforMeasuringHeatStabilityofResilientFlooringbyColorChangeF1515TestMethodforMeasuri...