Designation:C1159−98(Reapproved2012)StandardSpecificationforSulfurPolymerCementandSulfurModifierforUseinChemical-Resistant,RigidSulfurConcrete1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationC1159;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisspecificationcoverstherequirementsforsulfurpolymercementandsulfurmodifierforuseinrapidsettingandhighstrengthapplicationsofchemical-resistantsulfurcon-crete.1.2Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.ThevaluesgiveninparenthesesaremathematicalconversionstoSIunitsthatareprovidedforinformationonlyandarenotconsideredstandard.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2C267TestMethodsforChemicalResistanceofMortars,Grouts,andMonolithicSurfacingsandPolymerConcretesC904TerminologyRelatingtoChemical-ResistantNonme-tallicMaterialsD70TestMethodforDensityofSemi-SolidBituminousMaterials(PycnometerMethod)3.Terminology3.1Definitions—Fordefinitionsoftermsusedinthisspecification,seeTerminologyC904.4.TypesandCompositionofSulfurConcretes4.1Therearecurrentlytwotypesofcommercialsulfurconcretetechnologyinuse.Bothutilizecyclopentadiene-typehydrocarbonsreactedpolymericallywithsulfur,butthesulfurconcreteproductionprocessesdiffer.Eachtechnologyisde-scribedfurtherin4.1.1and4.1.2.4.1.1Type1—Type1sulfurconcreteusessulfurpolymercementmadebyreactingablendofdicyclopentadieneandoligomersofcyclopentadienewithsulfur.Thesulfurpolymercementshallconformtothechemicalandphysicalrequire-mentsprescribedinTable1.4.1.2Type2—Type2sulfurconcreteusesasulfurmodifiermadebyreactingsulfurwithanoligomericp...
