Designation:C960/C960M–04StandardSpecificationforPredecoratedGypsumBoard1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationC960/C960M;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(e)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ThisstandardhasbeenapprovedforusebyagenciesoftheDepartmentofDefense.1.Scope*1.1Thisspecificationcoverspredecoratedgypsumboardwhichisdesignedtobeusedasthefinishedsurfaceforwallsorceilings.NOTE1—SpecificationC840containsapplicationproceduresforpre-decoratedgypsumboard.1.2Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedseparatelyasthestandard.Withinthetext,theSIunitsareshowninbrackets.Thevaluesstatedineachsystemshallbeusedindependentoftheother.Valuesfromthetwosystemsshallnotbecombined.1.3Thefollowingsafetyhazardscaveatpertainsonlytothetestmethodportion,Section10ofthisspecification:Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappropriatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimita-tionspriortouse.1.4Thetextofthisspecificationreferencesnotesandfootnotesthatprovideexplanatorymaterial.Thesenotesandfootnotes(excludingthoseintablesandfigures)shallnotbeconsideredasrequirementsofthestandard.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2C11TerminologyRelatingtoGypsumandRelatedBuild-ingMaterialsandSystemsC36/C36MSpecificationforGypsumWallboardC645SpecificationforNonstructuralSteelFramingMem-bersC840SpecificationforApplicationandFinishingofGyp-sumBoardC1264SpecificationforSampling,Inspection,Rejection,Certification,Packaging,Marking,Shipping,HandlingandStorageofGypsumBoardE84TestMethodforSurfaceBurningCharacteristicsofBuildingMaterialsE119TestMethodsforFireTestsofBuildingConstructionandMaterials3.Terminology3.1DefinitionsoftermsshallbeinaccordancewithTermi-nologyC11.3.2DefinitionsofTerms...
