1、Designation:F130304(Reapproved 2014)Standard Specification forSheet Vinyl Floor Covering with Backing1This standard is issued under the fixed designation F1303;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision
2、.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope1.1 This specification covers floor covering having a vinylplastic wear layer with backing.Products may also containnon-PVC specialty perfor
3、mance top layer(s)or intermediatelayer(s),or both.1.2 Two types of floor covering based on binder content arecovered.The floor covering is intended for use in commercial,light commercial,and residential buildings based on service-ability characteristics.General information and performancecharacteris
4、tics that determine serviceability and recommendeduse are included in this specification.1.3 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regardedas standard.The values given in parentheses are mathematicalconversions to SI units that are provided for information onlyand are not considered standa
5、rd.1.4 The following safety hazards caveat pertains only to thetest methods portion,Section 11,of this specification.Thisstandard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is the responsibility of the userof this standard to establish appropriate safety
6、 and healthpractices and determine the applicability of regulatory limita-tions prior to use.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2F137 Test Method for Flexibility of Resilient Flooring Ma-terials with Cylindrical Mandrel ApparatusF141 Terminology Relating to Resilient Floor CoveringsF386 Test M
7、ethod for Thickness of Resilient Flooring Ma-terials Having Flat SurfacesF410 Test Method for Wear Layer Thickness of ResilientFloor Coverings by Optical MeasurementF710 Practice for Preparing Concrete Floors to ReceiveResilient FlooringF925 Test Method for Resistance to Chemicals of ResilientFloori
8、ngF970 Test Method for Static Load LimitF1482 Practice for Installation and Preparation of PanelType Underlayments to Receive Resilient FlooringF1514 Test Method for Measuring Heat Stability of ResilientFlooring by Color ChangeF1515 Test Method for Measuring Light Stability of Resil-ient Flooring by
9、 Color ChangeF1914 Test Methods for Short-Term Indentation and Re-sidual Indentation of Resilient Floor Covering2.2 American National Standard:ANSI/ASQC Z1.4 Sampling Procedures and Tables for In-spection by Attributes33.Terminology3.1 Definitions:3.1.1 wear layerthe portion of a resilient floor cov
10、eringthat contains or protects the pattern effect.The wear layer doesnot include temporary finishes or maintenance coatings.3.1.2 For additional definitions refer to Terminology F141.4.Classification4.1 Sheet vinyl floor covering shall conform to the follow-ing types,grades,and backing classes.4.1.1
11、 TypesTypes shall be classified by the PVC wearlayers binder content(vinyl resins,plasticizers,and stabiliz-ers).Non-PVC compositions(specialty performance layer(s)used as the top layer are not described by binder limits.1This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F06 onResilient
12、 Floor Coverings and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F06.80on Specifications.Current edition approved May 1,2014.Published June 2014.Originallyapproved in 1990.Last previous edition approved in 2004 as F130304(2009).DOI:10.1520/F1303-04R14.2For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM w
13、ebsite,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.3Available from American National Standards Institute,11 W.42nd St.,13thFloor,New York,NY 10036.Copyright ASTM In
14、ternational,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 TypePVC Binder Content,Min,%PVC Wear LayerDescriptionIA90Transparent or translucent layer(s)thatmay contain opaque,translucent,ortransparent chips or particlessuspended through all or part of thethickness.Th
15、is wear layer(s)may beover a decorative print.IIA34Opaque,translucent,or transparentchips or particles that may besurrounded by a clear or colored grout.The design extends throughout thethickness of the wear layer.The wearlayer may be over a decorative print.AAll types may have a non-PVC top layer(s
16、)with an average minimum totalthickness of 0.0004(in.).Top layer(s)thinner than 0.0004(in.)may be used butcannot be counted to classify the grade.4.1.2 GradesGrades shall be classified by the total wearlayer thickness(sum of PVC and non-PVC wear layers).Thewear layer system shall consist of a single layer or multiplelayers that do not delaminate under normal use.4.1.3 Backing ClassesBacking classes shall be arrangedaccording to composition and use category.4.1.3.1 Class A backings shall be fibro