Designation:C1160−97(Reapproved2012)StandardSpecificationforChemical-ResistantCarbonBrick1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationC1160;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisspecificationcoversmachinemadesoliduncoredcarbonbrickproducedfromeithermetallurgicalorpetroleumcalcinedcoke,bakedtoaminimum1850°F(1010°C),andsuitableforuseinmasonryconstructionwhichwillbeexposedtovariouschemicals.Theseunitsaredesignedprimarilyforindustriesusinghydrofluoricacid,fluoridesalts,andhighconcentrationsofalkaliessuchassodiumandpotassiumhydroxide.Carbonbrickarenormallyusedwithcarbonfilledchemical-resistantmortars.1.2Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.ThevaluesgiveninparenthesesaremathematicalconversionstoSIunitsthatareprovidedforinformationonlyandarenotconsideredstandard.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappropriatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2C67TestMethodsforSamplingandTestingBrickandStructuralClayTileC561TestMethodforAshinaGraphiteSampleC904TerminologyRelatingtoChemical-ResistantNonme-tallicMaterialsC1106TestMethodsforChemicalResistanceandPhysicalPropertiesofCarbonBrick3.Terminology3.1Definitions—Fordefinitionsoftermsusedinthisspecification,seeTerminologyC904.4.SignificanceandUse4.1Thechemical-resistantcarbonbrickmeetingthisspeci-ficationisintendedforuseinacidandalkalineserviceatvaryingtemperatures.Physicalstressimposedonthebrickattributabletothermalshockorpressuredifferentialmayormaynotbeaconsideration.Thecorrosionresistanceandstructuralintegrityofthebrickaredependentonthetypeandpurityofthecarbonandbinderusedwhenthebrickisman...
