ASTM F2195-03

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Designation: F 2195 – 03
Standard Specification for
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Linoleum Floor Tile
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F 2195; 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 (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
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1. Scope ient Floor Covering by Color Change
F 2055 Test Method for Size and Squareness of Resilient
1.1 This specification covers floor tiles made of a homoge-
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Floor Tile by Dial Gage Method
neousmixtureoflinoleumcementbindercalenderedorpressed
2.2 Other Standards:
onto a fibrous or suitable backing.
ANSI/ASQC Z1.4 Sampling Procedures and Tables for
1.2 Four types of linoleum floor tile are covered. The floor
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Inspection by Attributes
covering is intended for use in commercial, light commercial,
EN 433 Determination of Residual Indentation after Static
and residential buildings based on serviceability characteris-
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Loading
tics. General information and performance characteristics,
EN 669 Determination of the Dimensional Changes ofTiles
which determine serviceability and recommended use, are
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Caused by Atmospheric Humidity Changes
included in this document.
EN 670 Identification and Composition of Linoleum—
1.3 The following safety hazards caveat pertains only to the
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Determination of Cement and Ash Residue
test methods portion, Sections 7 and 8, of this specification.
1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the
3. Terminology
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
3.1 Definitions:
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
3.1.1 drying room yellowing—a yellowish cast develops on
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
the surface of the linoleum during the oxidation process, which
bility of regulatory requirements prior to use.
will disappear when exposed to either natural or artificial light
1.5 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded
to give a stable color in service; it may reappear or not
as the standard; the values in parentheses are provided for
disappear in areas not exposed to light.
information only.
3.1.2 linoleum cement—thebinderinlinoleumconsistingof
2. Referenced Documents a mixture of linseed oil, pine rosin, fossil or other resins or
rosins, or an equivalent oxidized oleoresinous binder.
2.1 ASTM Standards:
3.1.3 rosin—a translucent amber to almost black brittle,
F 137 Test Methods for Flexibility of Resilient Flooring
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friable resin that is obtained by chemical means from the
Materials with Cylindrical Mandrel Apparatus
2 oleoresin dead wood of pine trees or from tall oil.
F 141 Terminology Relating to Resilient Floor Coverings
3.2 For additional definitions, refer to Terminology F 141.
F 150 Test Method for Electrical Resistance of Conductive
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and Static Dissipative Resilient Flooring
4. Classification
F 386 Test Method for Thickness of Resilient Flooring
2 4.1 The floor coverings shall be of the following types:
Materials Having Flat Surfaces
4.1.1 Type I—Linoleum floor tile with fibrous backing.
F 410 Test Method for Wear Layer Thickness of Resilient
2 4.1.2 Type II—Linoleum floor tile with special backing.
Floor Covering by 0ptical Measurement
4.1.3 Type III—Linoleum floor tile without backing.
F 925 Test Method for Resistance to Chemicals of Resilient
2 4.1.4 Type IV—Static dissipative linoleum floor tile with or
Sheet Flooring
2 without backing.
F 970 Test Method for Static Load Limit
F 1514 Test Method for Measuring Heat Stability of Resil-
NOTE 1—If any of the above structures incorporate a stabilizing
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ient Floor Covering by Color Change inner-layer mat or fabric between the top wear-layer and the back of the
structure,theflooringtypewillincludethehyphenatedsuffixof“-IL.”(for
F 1515 Test Method for Measuring Light Stability of Resil-
example,Type II-IL, a linoleum floor tile with a special backing including
an inner-layer mat or fabric).
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F06 on
Resilient Floor Coverings and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F06.80
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on Specifications. Available fromAmerican National Standards Institute (ANSI), 25 W. 43rd St.,
Current edition approved Sept. 10, 2003. Published November 2003. Originally 4th Floor, New York, NY 10036.
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approved in 2002. Last previous edition aprpoved in 2002 as F 2195–02. Available from CEN European Committee for Standardization—Central Sec-
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 15.04. retariat: rue de Stassart, 36 B-1050 Brussels.
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