ASTM_C_1423_-_16.pdf

Designation:C142316Standard Guide forSelecting Jacketing Materials for Thermal Insulation1This standard is issued under the fixed designation C1423;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope1.1 This guide covers criteria for selecting thermal insula-tion jacketing materials and is not intended for use as aperformance or product specification.1.2 This guide applies to jacketing materials applied overthermal insulation for piping,ducts,and equipment.1.3 This guide includes jacketing materials used over ther-mal insulation whether the insulation is in the form of pipe,board,or blanket,or field applied materials that are self-supporting,including insulating cements.1.4 This guide does not include covers or other retainingwalls that contain loose fill,other nonsupporting insulationmaterials,or conduits or containers for buried insulationsystems.1.5 This guide does not include mastics and coatings andtheir reinforcements.1.6 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regardedas standard.The values given in parentheses are mathematicalconversions to SI units that are provided for information onlyand are not considered standard.1.7 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2A240/A240M Specification for Chromium and Chromium-Nickel Stainless Steel Plate,Sheet,and Strip for PressureVessels and for General ApplicationsA366/A366M Specification for Commercial Steel(CS)Sheet,Carbon,(0.15 Maximum Percent)Cold-Rolled(Withdrawn 2000)3A1008/A1008M Specification for Steel,Sheet,Cold-Rolled,Carbon,Structural,High-Strength Low-Alloy,High-Strength Low-Alloy with Improved Formability,SolutionHardened,and Bake HardenableB209 Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-AlloySheet and PlateC165 Test Method for Measuring Compressive Properties ofThermal InsulationsC168 Terminology Relating to Thermal InsulationC488 Test Method for Conducting Exterior Exposure Testsof Finishes for Thermal InsulationC835 Test Method for Total Hemispherical Emittance ofSurfaces up to 1400CC921 Practice for Determining the Properties of JacketingMaterials for Thermal InsulationC1057 Practice for Determination of Skin Contact Tempera-ture from Heated Surfaces Using a Mathematical Modeland ThermesthesiometerC1136 Specification for Flexible,Low Permeance VaporRetarders for Thermal InsulationC1258 Test Method for Elevated Temperature and HumidityResistance of Vapor Retarders for InsulationC1263 Test Method for Thermal Integrity of Flexible WaterVapor RetardersC1338 Test Method for Determining Fungi Resistance ofInsulation Materials and FacingsC1371 Test Method for Determination of Emittance ofMaterials Near Room Temperature Using Portable Emis-sometersC1729 Specification for Aluminum Jacketing for InsulationC1767 Specification for Stainless Steel Jacketing for Insula-tionC1775 Specification for Laminate Protective Jacket andTape for Use over Thermal Insulation for Outdoor Appli-cationsC1785 Test Method for Concentration of Pinhole Detectionsin Moisture Barriers on Metal JacketingD774/D774M Test Method for Bursting Strength of Paper(Withdrawn 2010)31This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee C16 on ThermalInsulation and is direct responsibility of Subcommittee C16.40 on InsulationSystems.Current edition approved March 1,2016.Published March 2016.Originallyapproved in 1998.Last previous edition approved in 2015 as C1423 15a.DOI:10.1520/C1423-16.2For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information,refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.3The last approved version of this historical standard is referenced onwww.astm.org.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 D828 Test Method for Tensile Properties of Paper andPaperboard Using Constant-Rate-of-ElongationApparatus(Withdrawn 2009)3D882 Test Method for Tensile Properties of Thin PlasticSheetingD1000 Test Methods for Pressure-Sensitive Adhesive-Coated Tapes Used for Electrical and Electronic Applica-tionsD1204 Test Method for Linear Dimensional Changes ofNonrigid Thermoplastic Sheeting or Film at ElevatedTemperatureD3330/D3330M Test Method for PeelAdhesion of Pressure-Sensitive TapeD3363 Test Method for Film Hardness by Pencil TestD3759/D3759M Test Method for Breaking Strength andElongation of Pressure-Sensitive TapeE84 Test Method for Surface Burning Characteristics ofBu