Designation:F3009−14(Reapproved2018)StandardSpecificationforPolyolefinCompositionFloorTile1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF3009;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisspecificationcoverspolyolefincompositiontilewitheithersmoothorembossedsurfacesflooringapplicationforuseincommercial,lightcommercialorresidentialsurfacesflooringapplication.1.2Thisspecificationcoversatilethatshallbecomposedofbinder,fillersandpigments.Thebindershallconsistofoneormoreresinsofpolyolefin,polyolefincopolymersorpolyolefinter-polymers(orothersuitable),oranydesirablecombination.Othersuitablepolymericresinsmaybeincorporatedaspartofthebinderprovidedthepolyolefinportionofthebindersystemisgreaterthan50%.1.3Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.ThevaluesgiveninparenthesesaremathematicalconversionstoSIunitsthatareprovidedforinformationonlyandarenotconsideredstandard.1.4Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafety,health,andenvironmentalpracticesanddeter-minetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.1.5Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononPrinciplesfortheDevelopmentofInternationalStandards,GuidesandRecom-mendationsissuedbytheWorldTradeOrganizationTechnicalBarrierstoTrade(TBT)Committee.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1Thefollowingdocumentsoftheissueineffectonthedateofmaterialpurchaseformapartofthisspecificationtotheextentreferencedherein:2.2ASTMStandards:2D883TerminologyRelatingtoPlasticsF141TerminologyRelatingtoResilientFloorCoveringsF386TestMethodforThicknessofResilientFlooringMa-terialsHavingFlatSurfacesF925TestMethodforResistance...
