ASTM F1066-04

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Designation: F1066 – 04
Standard Specification for
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Vinyl Composition Floor Tile
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F1066; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the Department of Defense.
1. Scope 2.3 Other Standards:
ANSI/ASQC Z1.4–1993 Sampling Procedures and Tables
1.1 This specification covers vinyl composition tile (VCT)
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for Inspection by Attributes
with either smooth or embossed surfaces for flooring applica-
tion.
3. Classification
1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded
3.1 The vinyl composition floor tile covered by this speci-
as the standard. The values given in parentheses are for
fication shall be non-asbestos formulated and classified as
information only.
follows: Class 1 for solid tile, Class 2 for through pattern tile,
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the
and Class 3 for surface pattern tile. These may have either
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
smooth or embossed wearing surfaces.
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
4. Ordering Information
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
4.1 The purchaser shall state whether this specification is to
be used, select the preferred options permitted herein, and
2. Referenced Documents
include the following information in the invitation to bid and
2.1 The following documents of the issue in effect on the
purchase order:
dateofmaterialpurchaseformapartofthisspecificationtothe
4.1.1 Title, number, and date of this specification,
extent referenced herein:
2 4.1.2 Class,color,pattern,andwearingsurface,(seeSection
2.2 ASTM Standards:
3),
F386 Test Method for Thickness of Resilient Flooring
4.1.3 Quantity in square feet or cartons,
Materials Having Flat Surfaces
4.1.4 Size required, (see 6.1),
F925 Test Method for Resistance to Chemicals of Resilient
4.1.5 Thickness required (see 6.2),
Flooring
4.1.6 Lot formation if other than as specified in ANSI/
F1265 Test Method for Resistance to Impact for Resilient
ASQC Z1.4–1993 (see Sections 11 and 13),
Floor Tile
4.1.7 Sampling, if other than as specified in ANSI/ASQC
F1304 Test Method for Deflection of Resilient Floor Tile
Z1.4–1993 (see Sections 11 and 13),
F1514 Test Method for Measuring Heat Stability of Resil-
4.1.8 Packing requirements if other than as specified (see
ient Flooring by Color Change
15.1),
F1914 Test Methods for Short-Term Indentation and Re-
4.1.9 Depth of depressed areas, if required,
sidual Indentation of Resilient Floor Covering
4.1.10 Palletization, if required (agreed upon between the
F2055 Test Method for Size and Squareness of Resilient
manufacturer and the purchaser),
Floor Tile by Dial Gage Method
4.1.11 Marking, if other than specified (agreed upon be-
F2199 Test Method for Determining Dimensional Stability
tween the manufacturer and the purchaser), (see 14.1), and
of Resilient Floor Tile after Exposure to Heat
4.1.12 Other requirements (agreed upon between the manu-
facturer and the purchaser).
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F-6 on
5. Materials and Manufacture
Resilient Floor Coverings and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F06.80
5.1 Materials—The tile shall be composed of binder, fillers,
on Specifications.
Current edition approved Sept. 1, 2004. Published September 2004. Originally and pigments.The binder shall consist of one or more resins of
approved in 1987. Last previous edition approved in 1999 as F1066 – 99. DOI:
poly(vinyl chloride) or vinyl chloride copolymers, or both,
10.1520/F1066-04.
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F1066 – 04
TABLE 1 Ten Minute Indentation
compounded with suitable plasticizers and stabilizers. Other
suitable polymeric resins may be incorporated as a part of the After After
1min 1min
10 min, max 10 min, max
binder.
in. mm in. mm in. mm in. mm
5.2 Color, Pattern, and Wearing Surface—The color, pat-
tern, and wearing surface, as applicable shall be as specified in 0.006 0.152 0.0100 0.254 0.011 0.279
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